Stephanie Edwards (TV personality)
Encyclopedia
Stephanie Ann Edwards is an American
actress and television personality
.
, Edwards began her career as an actress, but became widely known as an on-air personality in the 1970s. She co-hosted ABC-TV
's AM America
jointly with Bill Beutel, the program was the forerunner to Good Morning America
. Previously, she had hosted a similar west coast news and talk program in Southern California namedAM Los Angeles along with Ralph Story
. She is also the continuing much loved co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade
on Los Angeles
television channel KTLA
(broadcast widely as a "superstation" across the US) with former game show host Bob Eubanks
from 1978 to 2005, resuming again in 2009.
Rose Parade
broadcast, Edwards was replaced (after 28 years) as Eubanks' co-host in the main booth by KTLA morning news co-anchor Michaela Pereira
and reassigned as an on-street reporter (having to stand outside in the rain while giving periodic live updates). Although all three were equally billed as co-hosts, the move created a storm of controversy and was seen as insensitive by many of Edwards' fans, as well as by local TV critics, although Edwards herself remained gracious.
On September 15, 2008, in a move that was well received by the public still lamenting her departure, KTLA announced that Edwards would rejoin Eubanks to co-host the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade
coverage on KTLA.
Edwards was also the longtime commercial spokesperson for the California-based supermarket chain Lucky Stores
, from the mid-1980s until they merged with Albertsons.
United States
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actress and television personality
Celebrity
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.
Career
Born in Kenyon, MinnesotaKenyon, Minnesota
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, Edwards began her career as an actress, but became widely known as an on-air personality in the 1970s. She co-hosted ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's AM America
AM America
AM America was a morning news program produced by ABC in an attempt to compete with the highly rated Today on NBC. The show never found an audience after its premiere on January 6, 1975...
jointly with Bill Beutel, the program was the forerunner to Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
. Previously, she had hosted a similar west coast news and talk program in Southern California namedAM Los Angeles along with Ralph Story
Ralph Story
Ralph Story, originally Ralph Bernard Snyder was an American television and radio personality. He was best remembered as the host of The $64,000 Challenge, a spin off of the game show The $64,000 Question, from 1956 until 1958.-Biography:Story was born Ralph Bernard Snyder in Kalamazoo, Michigan...
. She is also the continuing much loved co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
on Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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television channel KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
(broadcast widely as a "superstation" across the US) with former game show host Bob Eubanks
Bob Eubanks
Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks is an American television/radio personality and game show host, best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off since 1966, where he was known for using the catchphrase, "Makin' Whoopee"...
from 1978 to 2005, resuming again in 2009.
Tournament of Roses parade
For the 2006 KTLAKTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
Rose Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
broadcast, Edwards was replaced (after 28 years) as Eubanks' co-host in the main booth by KTLA morning news co-anchor Michaela Pereira
Michaela Pereira
Michaela Pereira is a Canadian television personality best known as being an anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles.- Biography :...
and reassigned as an on-street reporter (having to stand outside in the rain while giving periodic live updates). Although all three were equally billed as co-hosts, the move created a storm of controversy and was seen as insensitive by many of Edwards' fans, as well as by local TV critics, although Edwards herself remained gracious.
On September 15, 2008, in a move that was well received by the public still lamenting her departure, KTLA announced that Edwards would rejoin Eubanks to co-host the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
coverage on KTLA.
Edwards was also the longtime commercial spokesperson for the California-based supermarket chain Lucky Stores
Lucky Stores
Lucky Stores is an American supermarket chain founded in Alameda County, California in 1935. Lucky is currently operated by SuperValu in Southern California and Nevada and by Save Mart in Northern California and Nevada.In 1998, Lucky's parent company, American Stores, was taken over by Albertsons,...
, from the mid-1980s until they merged with Albertsons.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Maurie Maurie Maurie is a 1973 American semi-biographical feature film directed by Daniel Mann. Distributed by National General Pictures, the film covers the lives and relationship of two NBA Hall of fame basketball players, the forward Jack Twyman, and his teammate the forward Maurice Stokes.-Plot summary:The... |
Carol | Alternative title: Big Mo |
| 1980 | The Formula | Reporter | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Love, American Style Love, American Style Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974... |
1 episode | |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising Temperatures Rising Temperatures Rising is an American television situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974 on the ABC network.The network had a good deal of faith in the low-rated series, which went through three cast changes, two different formats, and two time slots during its... |
Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. Marcus Welby, M.D. Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell... |
Judith Haines | 1 episode |
| The Christmas Visit | Alice Johnson | Television movie | |
| 1973–1974 | The Girl with Something Extra The Girl with Something Extra The Girl with Something Extra is an American fantasy-based sitcom that aired on NBC for one season during 1973-1974. The series was created by Bernard Slade and produced by Screen Gems Television.-Synopsis:... |
Angela | 10 episodes |
| 1977 | Police Story | Faye Ludwig | 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency The Hoboken Chicken Emergency The Hoboken Chicken Emergency is a children's book by Daniel and Jill Pinkwater.The main character, Arthur, is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then... |
Newscaster | Television movie |
| 1985 | Lots of Luck | Television movie | |
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... |
Nominated | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Everyday |