Oprah Winfrey To Give USC Commencement Speech

LOS ANGELES, CA — USC graduates will be getting life advice this year from one of the most famous women on the planet. Oprah Winfrey will give this year's commencement speech at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism graduation ceremony, the school announced Wednesday.

The famed talk show host, actress and "60 Minutes" special contributor Winfrey will share her words of wisdom to the future leaders May 11 at the Shrine Auditorium. Tickets are required. Each Annenberg communication and journalism graduate has been given four tickets to accommodate guests for the ceremony.

Winfrey was an anchor on television newscasts in Nashville, Tennessee and Baltimore before beginning her career as a talk show host.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.

Photo: Oprah Winfrey reacts as U.S. President Barack Obama introduces her during a presentation ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room at the White House on November 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)