Producers for the Oprah Winfrey Show spent eight hours Sunday at the , gathering footage for an upcoming episode.
"It was very exciting," campus marketing director Phyllis Beaver said. "Oprah always has been interested in the latest in health and wellness, with Dr. Oz and some of her other segments. The North Carolina Research Campus is a natural fit."
A representative for the show confirmed Tuesday that crews had been in Kannapolis. Because the studio portion of the show has not been taped, Don Halcombe said he couldn’t reveal the topic for the show. The show does not have an air date yet.
Campus founder David Murdock, the 85-year-old owner of Dole Food Co., and Winfrey are friends. The show apparently has filmed them together at another location.
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