Sonya Friedman was born on 1936 and is an American psychologist, author, and former television host.
14 Facts About Sonya Friedman
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Sonya Friedman studied at Brooklyn College between the ages of 16 and 20, graduating in 1956.
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Sonya Friedman first met her future husband when they were in their teens on a beach in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sonya Friedman later married a family doctor and they had a son and daughter together.
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Sonya Friedman later received a Masters of Psychology and doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in 1967.
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Sonya Friedman then moved on to AM radio and television in Detroit.
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Sonya Friedman began hosting her own radio show twice a week in 1986 for ABC Talkradio as a radio psychologist replacement for Toni Grant.
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Sonya Friedman's radio show was removed from airing in September 1988 and replaced with other programming.
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Sonya Friedman published what she referred to as the "last of my self-help books" in 1991 titled On a Clear Day You Can See Yourself.
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Sonya Friedman recommended that all women should make their own totem, a collection of objects that represent themselves and important moments in their lives that they keep in a small package close to themselves.
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Sonya Friedman's totem includes objects on a charm necklace, representing themes of "herself, luck, God, her roots, and integrity".
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Sonya Friedman published a new book in 1994 titled Secret Loves that featured interviews with over 100 women from a variety of education and economic levels, but who otherwise were the average representation of women in the country, those who were "your mothers, your grandmothers, your sisters and next-door neighbors".
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At the 1984 Awards for Cablecasting Excellence, Sonya Friedman won best program hostess.
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In 1991, Sonya Friedman was awarded the first annual Star award from the American Women in Radio and Television.