Arlene Williams

Arlene Williams (January 9, 1946 - September 20, 2017) was the host of Cornerstone Television's show At Home With Arlene Williams.[1] The show has been on the air weekly since July 1991. It has been in over 100 markets in America, and in Jamaica, Eastern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The show gives viewers simple recipes and cooking hints along with Arlene preparing the food and giving directions on how to make it. Arlene died on September 20, 2017.

A native of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, Arlene started cooking when she was nine years old. Born into a Pastor's home, she learned very early what it meant to entertain and prepare good tasty meals for very special guests. Her mother taught her well and encouraged her to "try" recipes that seemed difficult. Much patience and love on her mother's part turned Arlene into an accomplished cook, something her father and brothers benefited from greatly.

Start in Television

Arlene got her start in television as a producer for Cornerstone Television and after years behind the camera producing Getting Together, the flagship program, Arlene stepped into the creator/producer/host position of a new cooking show, At Home with Arlene Williams. From its debut on Cornerstone Television in July 1991.

Success

The show was a success, attracting viewers from all over America and from all demographic groups. Attractive to women and men, young and old, and children too, Arlene's show generated 3,000-4,000 requests for recipes per month, and thousands more during holiday seasons. Arlene wrote three cookbooks which sold over 50,000 copies along with a holiday video.

References

  1. ↑ CTVN Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
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