Wendy Williams Brings The Drama To Fox

Apr 23,2008 00:00 by admin

Wendy Williams is coming to daytime television. The shock-jock will be hitting TVs nationwide, as Fox prepares to launch her long-awaited talk show this summer.

According to New York's Daily News, Williams' daily talk show, which is co-produced by Debmar-Mercury (SouthPark) and Fox, will premiere on July 14. The hour-long broadcast, scheduled for a six-week run, will feature the outspoken personality interviewing prominent guests in front of a studio audience.

"The Wendy Williams Show" will air in the daytime in a yet-unspecified time slot will initially be seen in New York (Ch. 5), Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit.

In an interview with the New York Post last year, the Drama Queen revealed the show would touch on every thing from fashion to food and health.

"We'll have everybody from Patti LaBelle talking about fashion, food and menopause to Beyonce, Jay-Z and Remy Ma," she told the Post. "I do want to have some celebrity chatabout and give advice, but I'm interested in all kinds of things busy women are interested in-food on-the-quick, fashion-on-the-cheap and fun with no headaches."

Although, the shock jock has made the switch to television, she's doesn't plan to retire from radio. Recently signing a new contract with New York's WBLS (107.5 FM), Williams will continue her radio show, which is nationally syndicated from 2-6 p.m. daily.

In related news, Williams' personal troubles escalated earlier this month as several women recently stepped forward to complain of being sexually harassed by her husband, Kevin Hunter.

As previously reported, Wendy's talent booker at WBLS, Nicole Spence, filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission in March alleging that Hunter tried to demand sex from her on several occasions. William has publicly refuted these claims.