Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 3, 1993 TAG: 9304030245
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: C9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: from wire reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
THE PEOPLE COLUMN
Bob Edwards is back as host of National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" after a four-month leave to write a book on sportscasting legend Red Barber.Edwards got interested in writing about Barber, voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and later the New York Yankees, while Barber had a weekly segment on "Morning Edition."
Edwards, whose workday begins at 2:30 a.m., said he's glad to be back but is still not thrilled about the hours.
"There's great job security because nobody wants to get this shift," he joked Thursday, his first day back. The show airs on Roanoke public radio station WVTF (89.1 FM).
\ It's looking more and more as if Wilson Phillips is nostalgia fodder. The group's record label says members of the trio have gone their separate ways - Chynna Phillips is pursuing a movie career, while sisters Carnie and Wendy Wilson are doing recording sessions with Beach Boy dad, Brian. After a sensational debut album in 1990, interest in the group did a fast fade, and it was forced to bag a planned tour last year for lack of interest. An SBK Records executive said the group "might" record again, noting it is scheduled to do a Christmas-song collection.
\ Curtis Chapman walked away with six awards from the Gospel Music Association - including artist of the year - on the strength of his "Great Adventure" album.
Michael English won top male vocalist for the second straight year, and Twila Paris won best female vocalist at Thursday's ceremony in Nashville, Tenn.
Chapman also won songwriter of the year, contemporary album of the year, best recorded song, song of the year and No. 1 short-form video, all for "Great Adventure," which is No. 3 on Billboard's contemporary Christian LP chart.
"Thanks for not getting tired of my songs - and me," Chapman said.