Suze Orman to star in OWN show

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Financial adviser Suze Orman is to serve as host of a new U.S. prime-time series called "Money Class," OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced.

Set to premiere this fall, the show is "dedicated to addressing and moving beyond both the circumstantial and personal decisions that have created difficult financial situations for so many people around the country by going into their lives to help them transform," the cable network said in a new release.

"Suze Orman is the rock star of personal finance, and her straight-forward advice will help people that are in need of a financial wake-up call," Lisa Erspamer, OWN's chief creative officer, said in a statement Thursday.

"Nothing can teach you more about who you really are, than your money," Orman added.