'Oprah Winfrey Show' concludes taping in Macon

MACON, Ga. - Oprah Winfrey concluded her show's taping in Macon on Saturday but not without dispensing gifts.

Under the theme ``Oprah's favorite things,'' the talk show host gave out gifts to the audience ranging from refrigerators to camcorders to wrapping paper. The show will air on Tuesday.

``The Oprah Winfrey Show'' kicked off a series of shows highlighting towns across the United States in Georgia. More than 4,500 people applied for free tickets for the show in the first 48 hours they were available online in early November.

Winfrey toured downtown Macon and stopped by the famous hot dog restaurant on Friday afternoon. Afterwards, she said her favorite thing about the visit was the Nu-Way hot dogs.

Macon spent up to $20,000 to ready City Auditorium for Winfrey's visit. Her company, Harpo Productions, has offered to reimburse the city for some of the improvements to the historic building.