Aug 28, 2008 11:04 am US/Central
Woman Walks From Florida To Meet Oprah Winfrey
Debra Flinn Told Story Of Weight Loss On Oprah Show
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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Debra Flinn walked all the way from Florida to attend the Oprah Winfrey show.
WBBM 780/CBS
With a hole in the bottom of her shoes, a 49-year-old Florida woman has arrived in Chicago - after walking the whole way with one main goal in mind.
WBBM Newsradio 780's Steve Miller reports on the serendipitous end of her journey.
Debra Flinn arrived in Chicago after 1,600 miles. She said she walked because she says she needed to lose weight. Finn said weighed 216 pounds at the beginning of her journey and now says she has dropped about 35 pounds.
Her goal, though, was to meet Oprah Winfrey.
Flinn says she arrived Monday and was walking along Michigan Avenue.
"And guess who I ran into? Stedman. Oprah's boyfriend."
And of course, she remained calm.
"I am like freaking out! I told him the whole story and I told him I had tickets to the show on Wednesday at 11 o'clock. Yesterday, right? I went. Oh my gosh, I was in the audience, watched the show, and Oprah calls my name. She said, 'Is Debra Flinn here?'"
She says she shared her story of walking - and giving out food coupons to the needy along the way.
Flinn says she'll be in Chicago for five days, and her family is joining her here this weekend.
Steve Miller, WBBM Newsradio 780
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