Edwards began his broadcasting career in the late 1960s with KMSC radio (now
KMJQ) in
Houston. He later moved to
KTRH, where he hosted a nighttime call-in show. While in Houston, he also worked at CBS television affiliate
KHOU-TV as a news anchor. In the mid-1970s, he worked at
WLS-TV in
Chicago as host of
AM Chicago and
Friday Night with Steve Edwards. In 1978, Edwards moved to
Los Angeles, where he hosted
Two on the Town with
Connie Chung before getting his own talk show. While at KNXT (later
KCBS-TV). he also served as entertainment editor and as a weatherman. He worked on
The Baxters, a sitcom produced by
Norman Lear, and hosted
On Stage America. Edwards appeared as a correspondent for
Entertainment Tonight for one season before moving to
KABC-TV in 1984 to host
A.M. Los Angeles with
Cristina Ferrare, and his own talk show on
KABC-AM. Edwards returned to television in 1993 with
Live in L.A. on
KCAL-TV, before becoming an anchor and host of
Good Day L.A. in 1995. Through the years Edwards has hosted numerous unsold pilots for network series. ==Awards and honors==