From the Publishers:
Known as a "shock jock diva" and "a radio gossip guru, " 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 doing color commentary for the VH1
Fashion Awards or giving advice on her daily drive-time show on New York's
WBLS, her fans know that Wendy's "Got the Heat." She's 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--including Jennifer Lopez, Ice-T, and Queen Latifah--and is
known for her ability to disarm and get them to reveal their secrets. Known
also as the "biggest mouth in New York, " she is candid as well in discussing
her own drama-filled life--including her public struggles to recover from drug
addiction, miscarriages, being fired from her job, and rehired to the top spot
in radio. Her story begins in a conservative middle class black family in
predominately white Ocean Township, New Jersey, far from the glitz and grit of
urban and hip hop culture. Her family sent her to college more with the
intention of seeing her "marry well" than launch a successful career in one of
the most male-dominated and competitive media industries of all. Now, it's
Wendy's turn to talk about herself; a chance to laugh, cry, and reflect on the
woman she was to becoming the woman she is now, the "Queen of Urban Radio."
