In 1949 Liz Smith brought her Texan wit, verve, and nerve to New York, making a lasting impression on her adopted city.
Liz's latest passion, WOWOWOW.com which offers sophisticated daily content for the largest group on the web — women over 40, is a natural outgrowth of her multifaceted career in communications.
When Liz arrived on the NY scene 60 years ago as a University of Texas graduate, she had a variety of early jobs: proofreader at Newsweek, editor for Modern Screen, typist for Blue Cross, and press agent on the road for Broadway shows. She then became producer for Mike Wallace on the radio (yes, the radio!) followed by live TV. Increasingly, Liz's talents as a writer became central to her career — becoming a ghostwriter for "Cholly Knickerbocker," entertainment editor for Cosmopolitan, and contract writer for Sports Illustrated.
In 1976 she launched her by-lined syndicated column for the Daily News, which became an overnight success, known simply as 'Page 6'. Eventually her column was appearing concurrently in three metropolitan papers, the New York Post, the Staten Island Advance, and Newsday. Her column is now syndicated in more than 70 newspapers and appears daily on the web and in Daily Variety.
Liz has raised many millions of dollars to fight illiteracy and AIDS and generously lends her prominent voice to advance NY City causes. She has written several books, beginning with The Mother Book. In 2000 she published her highly successful memoir, Natural Blonde, followed by her engaging food memoir Dishing.
