I would like to know the maiden name of Wendy P. McCaw. She is the
former wife of the billionaire Craig McCaw of McCaw Cellular. She is
currently in the news for the exit of 6 editors from the newspaper she
owns in Santa Barbara. Almost 150 newspapers from the U.K. to India
ran the story. She is alleged to be worth nearly one billion dollars
herself. She is a celebrity and I only wish to receive publicly
available information.

Hi Santabarbara!

Wendy McCaw's maiden name is Wendy Petrak.

I found this in the index of the book ?Money from Thin Air: The Story
of Craig McCaw, the Visionary who Invented the Cell Phone Industry,
and His Next  Billion Dollar Idea.?

See page 305
McCaw, Wendy Petrak (first wife)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0812926978/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-6619901-0859958#reader-link


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From the NNDB:

Wendy McCaw 
AKA Wendy Petrak 
Born: c. 1950
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Philanthropist 
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Billionaire

http://www.nndb.com/people/422/000118068/


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McCaw went through a messy divorce from his first wife, Wendy Petrak

"Nextel was barely back on track in 1997 when Craig McCaw went through
a messy divorce from his first wife, Wendy Petrak. The split cost
Craig $500 million of his then- $2 billion fortune. Most of Petrak's
payout was in Nextel and Nextlink stock, with McCaw retaining the
voting rights; her holdings are worth about $4 billion today. (A year
after the divorce, Craig McCaw married Susan Rasinski, an investment
banker.)"

Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/global/2000/0612/0312112a_print.html


Search criteria:
Amazon.com for Craig McCaw and Wendy

I hope this helps!



Best regards, 
Bobbie7

You are amazing!

Thank you!