Nancy Redd

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About Nancy Redd

I’m a professional talker, writer, & shopper. As a talker, I’m an award-winning, seasoned on-air talent with game shows, talk shows, news & entertainment shows, and hundreds of one-on-one celebrity interviews behind my belt. I've grilled Oscar the Grouch about his trash can, bonded over hair bonnets with Queen Latifah, and given my opinion on kid leashes, spankings, sports bras, and more.(Click here for clips.) As a writer, I’m a USA Today and New York Times best-selling author, with multiple books published for children, teens, and adults. As a shopper, at The New York Times, I'm the health, beauty, and grooming expert for our product review vertical, Wirecutter. I shop for the best products and then I bathe, vacuum my hair, and take care of my skin. It is a dream beat and I work with some of the most incredible people in the world. MORE FORMAL BIO: Nancy Redd is an award-winning on-air host, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, a two-time Mom's Choice Award winner, an NAACP Image Award nominee for outstanding literary work, and a GLAAD Media Award nominee for outstanding digital journalism. Called "the perfect combination of style and substance" by ESSENCE magazine, Nancy holds an honors degree in women's studies from Harvard University.