Steve Edwards (talk show host)
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Steve Edwards is an American
television personality on Los Angeles
, California
, morning shows, including AM Los Angeles, Two on The Town, and Good Day L.A.
. From 2001-2005, he hosted GDLA's nationally-syndicated companion show, Good Day Live, which aired on many Fox-owned and affiliated stations.
(earning a degree in history) and attending the University of Houston
(unfinished work on a master's degree in clinical psychology). His first broadcasting job was in the late 1960s with KMSC radio station in Clear Lake City, Texas
. . He moved up to the Houston, Texas
, radio station KTRH, where he hosted a nighttime call-in show. While in Houston, he also worked at CBS television affiliate KHOU-TV
, where he was a news anchor and hosted shows. In the mid-1970s, he worked in Chicago
, Illinois
, as host of AM Chicago and Friday Night with Steve Edwards. In 1978, Edwards moved to Los Angeles
, California
, where he worked at CBS
-owned KNXT (later KCBS-TV
), in which he hosted infotainment
programs such as Two On The Town with Connie Chung
and later Melody Rogers, and his own self-titled talk show. While at the station, he served as its entertainment editor and as a weatherman. He also worked on The Baxters
, an experimental sitcom produced by Norman Lear
, and was lead host on the variety show On Stage America.
He did Entertainment Tonight
for one season, and moved to KABC-TV
in 1984. At KABC, he hosted A.M. Los Angeles, first with Cristina Ferrare followed by Tawny Little, along with Hollywood Closeup and an afternoon show, 3:30.
Through these years he was a talk radio
host for KABC with both the Steve Edwards Show and Sports Talk.
Edwards got back into local television in 1993, when he began hosting Live in L.A., an infotainment program on KCAL-TV
Channel 9. Edwards became an anchor and host of KTTV's Good Day L.A. in 1995 with Dorothy Lucey
and Jillian Reynolds.
Through the years Edwards has been the host of many unsold pilots including game shows, variety shows talk shows.
United States
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television personality on Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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, morning shows, including AM Los Angeles, Two on The Town, and Good Day L.A.
Good Day L.A.
Good Day L.A. is a television talk show aired on KTTV , the Fox Broadcasting Company-owned and operated station in Los Angeles, California. The show airs Monday through Friday mornings from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and is simulcast live on myfoxla.com...
. From 2001-2005, he hosted GDLA's nationally-syndicated companion show, Good Day Live, which aired on many Fox-owned and affiliated stations.
Biography
Edwards began his broadcasting career after graduating from the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
(earning a degree in history) and attending the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
(unfinished work on a master's degree in clinical psychology). His first broadcasting job was in the late 1960s with KMSC radio station in Clear Lake City, Texas
Texas
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. . He moved up to the Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
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, radio station KTRH, where he hosted a nighttime call-in show. While in Houston, he also worked at CBS television affiliate KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV
KHOU is the CBS affiliate television station in Houston, Texas. Serving Greater Houston, it is owned by the Belo Corporation and broadcasts on digital and PSIP channel 11...
, where he was a news anchor and hosted shows. In the mid-1970s, he worked in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, as host of AM Chicago and Friday Night with Steve Edwards. In 1978, Edwards moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
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, where he worked at CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
-owned KNXT (later KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
), in which he hosted infotainment
Infotainment
Infotainment is "information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers." It is a neologistic portmanteau of information and entertainment, referring to a type of media which provides a combination of...
programs such as Two On The Town with Connie Chung
Connie Chung
Connie Chung, full name: Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S...
and later Melody Rogers, and his own self-titled talk show. While at the station, he served as its entertainment editor and as a weatherman. He also worked on The Baxters
The Baxters
The Baxters is an American situation comedy television series produced by Norman Lear. The series premiered in broadcast syndication in 1979 and lasted two seasons, ending in 1981. The series was the first "interactive" sitcom depicting a middle-class St...
, an experimental sitcom produced by Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude...
, and was lead host on the variety show On Stage America.
He did Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
for one season, and moved to KABC-TV
KABC-TV
KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
in 1984. At KABC, he hosted A.M. Los Angeles, first with Cristina Ferrare followed by Tawny Little, along with Hollywood Closeup and an afternoon show, 3:30.
Through these years he was a talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
host for KABC with both the Steve Edwards Show and Sports Talk.
Edwards got back into local television in 1993, when he began hosting Live in L.A., an infotainment program on KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
Channel 9. Edwards became an anchor and host of KTTV's Good Day L.A. in 1995 with Dorothy Lucey
Dorothy Lucey
Dorothy Lucey is an American entertainment reporter who currently can be seen on Good Day L.A., the morning news broadcast of Los Angeles Fox affiliate KTTV.-Career:...
and Jillian Reynolds.
Through the years Edwards has been the host of many unsold pilots including game shows, variety shows talk shows.