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PETE TOWNSEND. In the 1960's he made waves as the lead guitarist in the British rock group The Who. He was world famous for smashing guitars during concerts. Now, years after The Who split up, TOWNSEND is busy with solo projects. "Tommy," the rock opera he wrote for The Who in 1969, is on Broadway. His latest album is called "White City.

Author and former field engineer, editor, actor, migrant farm worker, farmer, trapper, truck driver and sailor GARY PAULSEN. PAULSEN has authored books for adults, young adults and children. His latest book for adult readers is "Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod" (Harcourt Brace and Company). The Iditarod has been called "the last great race on earth." It is the grueling 1,180 mile dogsled race over the Arctic terrain from Anchorage to Nome. PAULSEN ran it twice. During training for the race, PAULSEN almost lost his dogs and his own life. Relying on a combination of luck and brute will, he saved himself and his team. After that, he understood he would never be able to stop running dogs of his own free will. He is driven to write too. He has said "I can't not write. . . . I love doing it, putting the bloody skins on and dancing around the fire."

In the first half, a performance from the archives from guitarist Marty Grosz. In the second, rock critic Ed Ward on the early days of Sam Phillips, the legendary founder of Sun Records, and discoverer of Elvis Presley.

British Beer maven MICHAEL JACKSON (not THAT Michael Jackson). As a leading expert on beer, he's traveled the planet and northern California to sample and rate the wide range of beer-brewing. JACKSON is also a historian of the drink, offering perspectives on the popularity of local microbreweries and the appeal of home-brewing. His books include "Pocket Guide to Beer -The Connoisseur's companion to over 1000 Beers of the World-" (Simon & Schuster) and "Michael Jackson's Beer Companion" (Running

Rock musician NEIL YOUNG. In 66' he joined L.A. rock band Buffalo Springfield; they split up 3 albums later due to inter-band fighting and their lack of commercial success. YOUNG then meandered from band to band, including "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young," while doing a lot of solo work as well. He's been called the "Godfather of Grunge," and "The king of punk." His lastest album is "Harvest Moon," intended to be a sequel to his 1972 album "Harvest." (Time Warner) (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 11

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "On Deadly Ground," the new Steven Seagal film.

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Biologist EDWARD O. WILSON has been called "The Ant Man" by "The New York Times Magazine." He has spent most of his life studying ants and other insects, and has written a number of books on the subject. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed "The Ants," with Bert Holldobler. The pair have just published a sequel to that work, "Journey to the Ants" (The Belkap Press of Harvard University Press), and WILSON has written a memoir, "Naturalist" (Island Press), that chronicles his love of ants.

2: Gospel singer MARION WILLIAMS. She died on Saturday at the age of 66. Her trademark, a long-lasting high A-flat "whooo," has been adopted by most gospel singers and soul singers like Little Richard and Aretha Franklin. A pioneer of gospel music, she started singing with the Clara Ward Singers, the first gospel group to perform outside the church. A self- proclaimed "Holy Roller", in 1993 WILLIAMS received the MacArthur Foundation grant and the Kennedy Center Honars Award in Washington for her lifetime achievement in the arts. She recorded ten albums, and her music was used in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes," which was dedicated to her, and in the film "Mississippi Masala." Her last album was "Can't Keep It To Myself" (Sanachie). (REBROADCAST FROM 12

From 1953 until 1989 HELEN SUZMAN served as an Opposition Member of the South African Parliament. SUZMAN was a pioneering political leader in the fight against apartied and anti-semitism. For thirteen years she was the sole representative in the Parliament to reject race discrimination. In her book, "In No Certain Terms: A South African Memoir" (Knopf), she explains how she used her status to gain access to places out of bounds to the general public--prisons, black townships and "resettlement areas"--and how she came to know Nelson Mandella and other political prisoners.