PHOTOS BY PAULA MERRITT / THE MERIDIAN STAR Popular TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey speaks to a crowd of thousands at the Dumont Plaza in downtown Meridian, Friday. City officials said Meridian was chosen as the city for the kickoff of Winfrey's and her personal trainer, Bob Greene's 'Best Life Tour' because of the community's push toward weight loss and fitness through the 'Just Lose It Meridian' campaign. The segment is scheduled to air on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. Below, Bob Greene, left, Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer, signs autographs for the crowd of people at Dumont Plaza Friday while he takes out time to joke with Anita Foster of York, Ala., right and Angela Amerson of Meridian.
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