THE QUEEN OF DAYTIME TALK OPRAH WINFREY IS COMING TO TOWN. AT LEAST THOSE HAVE BEEN THE REPORTS FLOATING AROUND IN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND RADIO TALK . BUT THE EXCITEMENT-

"I think its really sad," says Stephanie Duffer, Howell Middle School student.

...HAS NOW TURNED INTO DISAPPOINTMENT. IT TURNS OUT THE UPCOMING VISIT IS A HOAX.
THIS ALL SWIRLS AROUND HUNTER SPENCE, A HOWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WHO OVERCAME A BAD CASE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAYPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUA OR M.R.S.A, AN ANTIO-BIOTIC RESISTANT SUPER-BUG, THAT NEARLY TOOK HER LIFE BACK IN 2007.

VICTORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS AND THE SPENCE FAMILY BOTH RECEIVED LETTERS FROM ALLEGED OPRAH SHOW REPRESENTATIVES THAT CLAIMED OPRAH WANTED TO MEET WITH SPENCE AND SHOWCASE HER STORY.

BUT DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THE ALLEGED EARLY DECEMBER VISIT WAS NEVER SET IN STONE.

"We had only emailed conversations. There was never an on the phone conversation and we had not arrived at any of the logistics to have this happen," says Victoria Independent School District Communications Specialist, Diane Boyett.

BUT SO MANY WERE HOPING THE VISIT WAS TRUE. ESPECIALLY FRIENDS CLOSEST TO THE TEEN WHO WAS PROBABLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING HER STORY WITH OPRAH THE MOST.

"She was really sad about it. She didn't come to school for like a day or two because she was really sad about it," says Leona Wilkins, friend of Hunter Spence.

AND NOW MANY ARE LEFT WONDERING HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY.