There was a major shake-up at OWN just recently, with the dismissal of key execs and of course Rosie O'Donnell.  Now it seems as if media maven Oprah Winfrey may have a few more tricks up her sleeves.  Word is that Winfrey is trying to recruit veteran journalist Maria Shriver over to OWN. Oprah has been in discussions with Maria for a very long time about doing a news/special interest driven show for OWN. However, Oprah has ramped up the pressure in the past several weeks.

Oprah has told Maria that she could do specials for the network with an emphasis on the human interest issues that she is very passionate about. Winfrey admires and respects Maria, and thinks her viewers can relate to her.