Wendy's Got the Heat

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Simon and Schuster, Jun 24, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 284 pages
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.
 

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Contents

Futuristic Vision
1
Wendy from Wayside
11
Radio
33
The JumpOff
51
Me and the White Lady
67
Queen of New York
85
Hey Deejay
95
FirstHusband Blues
109
Hot in Here
145
Getting Off the Shit
161
And Baby Makes
171
It Is What It
193
Kevins Side
209
BigBody Girl
223
Advice Hour
239
Ten Simple Rules
257

Beauty and a Thug
129

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About the author (2008)

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.

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