Wendy's Got the Heat

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.

Author: Wendy Williams
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 08/03/2004
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.32w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780743470223


Review Citation(s):
Essence 05/01/2011 pg. 147

About the Author
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.

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.