Oprah Books Interview With Roger Ebert

By PopEater Staff Posted Feb 26th 2010 03:05PM

In what has already been a season of big guests, talk show mogul Oprah Winfrey will soon sit down with film critic and close personal friend Roger Ebert, Boston.com is reporting.

The interview -- which airs Tuesday -- will be especially notable, as Ebert's recent bout with thyroid cancer has rendered him speechless. To accommodate, Ebert will use text-to-speech computer technology to field Oprah's questions, according to the report. His wife, Chaz, will also make an appearance.

In recent years, Ebert -- who hosted 'At the Movies' and its incarnations for about 20 years -- has stayed relatively out of the spotlight, due to his illness. However, as we previously reported, Esquire magazine ran a profile on the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic earlier this month, in which he said, "There is no need to pity me. Look how happy I am."

Ebert still writes regularly for the Chicago Sun-Times.

During her 20th anniversary special, Oprah revealed that it was Ebert who convinced her to go into syndication while out on a date in the '80s. Ebert later confirmed the story in a 2005 piece.

Tags: oprah, oprah winfrey, roger ebert

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Friday 26 February

By pugz

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Definitely, two thumbs down!

By Margaret Reilly

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Palmer, You've got to be kidding. They engaged in lively debate as they were both passionate about movies. They were never cruel to each other. They challenged each other - that's what good critics do. Gene could take the occassional barb, he relished in it. Roger Ebert & Gene Siskel were best of friends and Roger grieves for him to this day.

By Bernadette

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Roger and Ebert were close in reality....They were great together....I miss them.

By bernadette

Oops...I meant Ebert and Siskel.

By leroy

HEY ROGER..KEEP YOUR CHIN UP..UH UH UH

By ickster01

I am shocked! Yeah right! Roger Ebert only dated black women....a bottom feeder. He is the one who told Oprah to syndicate...so now he is deformed and off the charts as a liberal, Oprah is gonna turn him down?????

Saturday 27 February

By jewel

@ ickster01 - you know the revamped saying " if you can't blog something nice then don't blog at all!"

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By reena

Palmer, I don't think he was mean on purpose to Gene Siskel...that was the point of the show, they just showed their difference of opinions. I am from Chicago, and both of those men were really good friends...it's sad that we lost Gene years ago, he was a brilliant man, but Roger is just as lovable and respectable. I wish him the best.

Thursday 04 March

By sid

Het Roger you are so ulgy even the hookers don't call you back you make Oprah look good whom am i kidding she noting but a fat ugly Bit@# to!!!!!!!

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By charles

sick twisted people i wish you would die.

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