Stephanie Edwards (television personality)
Stephanie Edwards | |
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| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actress |
Stephanie Edwards is an American television personality and actress.
Career
[edit]Born in Kenyon, Minnesota,[citation needed] Edwards began her career as an actress, and became widely known as an on-air personality in the 1970s. She co-hosted ABC-TV's AM America, the forerunner to Good Morning America, jointly with Bill Beutel. (She continued with GMA, often substituting for Joan Lunden.) Previously, she had hosted a similar West Coast news and talk program in Southern California, AM Los Angeles along with Ralph Story.
Edwards was nominated in 1979 for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series, for her show Everyday.[citation needed]
She was also the continuing co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade on Los Angeles television channel KTLA (broadcast widely as a "superstation" across the United States) with former game show host Bob Eubanks from 1978 to 2005, resuming again in 2009. She ended her 35-year career as co-host in 2016.
Tournament of Roses parade
[edit]For the 2006 KTLA 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.[1][2]
In 2009, Edwards rejoined Eubanks as co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade coverage on KTLA.[3] On September 25, 2015, Eubanks revealed that the 2016 parade would be their last.[4]
Edwards was also the longtime commercial spokesperson for the California-based supermarket chain Lucky Stores from the mid-1980s until they merged with Albertsons (1998).
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Maurie | Carol | Alternative title: Big Mo |
| 1980 | The Formula | Reporter | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Love, American Style | 1 episode | |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising | Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Judith Haines | 1 episode |
| The Christmas Visit | Alice Johnson | Television movie | |
| Match Game 73 | Herself | 5 episodes | |
| 1973–1974 | The Girl with Something Extra | Angela | 10 episodes |
| 1977 | Police Story | Faye Ludwig | 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | Newscaster | Television movie |
| 1985 | Lots of Luck | Television movie | |
Award nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Daytime Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Everyday |
References
[edit]- ^ Mickadeit, Frank - Edwards left in the cold at Rose Parade Orange County Register, January 4, 2006
- ^ Roderick, Kevin - Stephanie gets wet LA Observed, January 1, 2006
- ^ Braxton, Greg - Roses for KTLA's Stephanie Edwards Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2008
- ^ "World Exclusive: Stephanie Edwards and Bob Eubanks Make a Big Announcement: 'It's Just Time'". 25 September 2015.