Tina Perry Is Running OWN Network With One Clear Mission: Center Black Women

Tina Perry Is Running OWN Network With One Clear Mission: Center Black Women

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated May 22, 2025 For Tina Perry, President of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, media is more than entertainment—it’s a calling. “Something Oprah told me very early on when I became president was, ‘You can never forget we are in service to our audience,’” Perry tells ESSENCE. “That’s something I think about every day.”That ethos, a hallmark of Oprah Winfrey’s original approach to television, still drives the brand today. Since …