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Wendy's Got the Heat

Wendy Williams

Known as a "shock jock diva," Wendy Williams has had a following in the nation's number one media market, New York City, and across the nation from the time she became a top-rated radio personality and "It Girl" in the mid-1990s--whether she's hosting her nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show or doing commentary for the VH1 Fashion Awards, her fans know that Wendy's Got the Heat.

Wendy Williams is the kind of media personality that artists love because she builds them up--and fear because she can bring them down. She's interviewed many of the biggest names in entertainment--Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, and Queen Latifah among them--and is known for her ability to disarm and get them to reveal their secrets.

Known as both a "shock jock diva" and "the biggest mouth in New York," Wendy Williams is always at the top of her game, whether she's doing commentary for the VH1 Fashion Awards or giving romantic advice. But there's more to the Queen of Urban Radio than meets the mike. Wendy's Got the Heat is her story--about growing up in a predominately white suburb, recovering from drug addiction, struggling to launch a successful career in one of the most male-dominated media industries--and it's by turns painful, hilarious, triumphant, and totally true.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Gallery Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 3rd, 2004
  • Pages: 272
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.32in - 0.76in - 0.53lb
  • EAN: 9780743470223
  • Categories: Cultural & RegionalWomenRadio - General

About the Author

Hunter, Karen: - Karen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a celebrated radio talk-show host, and coauthor of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Confessions of a Video Vixen, On the Down Low, and Wendy's Got the Heat. She is also an assistant professor in the Film & Media Department at Hunter College.
Williams, Wendy: - Wendy Williams, a graduate of Northeastern University, is the host of the popular television show The Wendy Williams Show. Lifetime also released a documentary revolving around Wendy's life, Wendy Williams: What a Mess! She lives in New York with her husband and son.

Praise for this book

Amy DuBois Barnett Honey magazine With the incredible success of her daily program -- full of celebrity dish and frank advice -- Wendy is at the top of her game....The best part? Wendy achieved her success by being herself.
New York Post If you're dying to find out everything there is to know about radio scandal-monger Wendy Williams, she has a story for you.