(MediaBistro) — When it comes to women of color in radio, the ranks are thin. Yet, over the course of a two-decade career, Wendy Williams established herself as a force to be reckoned with and was inducted into the Radio Hall Of Fame alongside legends like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R. Murrow, and package Clark. While she attempted to make the transition to television several times throughout her career, her latest venture, The Wendy Williams Show, has showcased her talents in a way that has spelled immediate success with ratings high enough to extend her contract through 2012. “When I got the news, I was elated,” says Williams. “It’s such a sign to me that I’m in the right game. I love my job and wouldn’t have my career trajectory [go] any other way.” Here, the self-professed “outsized personality” dishes on life, broadcasting, and, oh yeah, the wigs.
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