Stephanie Edwards | |
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| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actress |
Stephanie Edwards is an American television personality and actress.
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, continuing with GMA as a frequent substitute 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 ]
From 1978 to 2005, Edwards served in the main broadcast booth with former game show host Bob Eubanks as co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade on Los Angeles television station KTLA Channel 5, then broadcast widely throughout the United States and Canada as a cable and satellite superstation. After 28 continuous years in the position, Edwards was then replaced as Eubanks' main booth co-host by KTLA morning news co-anchor Michaela Pereira, with Edwards herself being reassigned as an on-the-street reporter, sometimes having to stand 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] Finally, in 2009, Edwards rejoined Eubanks as the main co-host of KTLA's Tournament of Roses Parade coverage, [3] remaining continuously in the position again until 2016, following a September 25, 2015 announcement by Eubanks 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).
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Maurie | Carol | Alternative title: Big Mo |
| 1980 | The Formula | Reporter | |
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| 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 | |
| 1985 | The Fall Guy | Self | 1 episode |
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
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| 1979 | Daytime Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Everyday |