Williams’ career took off when she began hosting radio shows. WVIS in the United States Virgin Islands was the first radio station to hire her, and she was paid $3.75 per hour. Within a year, she switched to another station called WOL. Williams found work as a substitute DJ at New York City’s urban contemporary WRKS (now WEPN-FM) in 1989.
Wendy finally left the radio in 2009, and her talk show, ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ debuted. The show aired on Fox and BET, with the latter airing it in 54 countries through its international network. Williams announced in July 2020 that ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ in-studio production would resume on September 21, 2020. Williams has also appeared in a number of films, musicals, and stand-up comedy series. Among her television appearances are ‘Martin,’ ‘One Life to Live,’ ‘Drop Dead Diva,’ ‘The Face,’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ She has also executive produced several shows, including ‘Love Triangle,’ ‘Death By Gossip with Wendy Williams,’ and ‘Celebrities Undercover.’ She also has a clothing line called ‘The Wendy Williams’ on Home Shop Network and a jewelry line called ‘Adorn by Wendy Williams’ on QVC.
Fun Facts about Wendy Williams Career:
- Wendy returned to the United States after a brief stint abroad.
- Wendy established her own show, The Wendy Williams Experience, in New York City, which became a huge success.
- Wendy had over 12 million listeners at the time.
- Wendy was later inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in November 2009.
