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Former Major Leaguer KEITH HERNANDEZ. Called by some baseball purists the finest First Baseman in the game, HERNANDEZ played with the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets, and the Cleveland Indians. He is the winner of eleven consecutive Golden Glove Awards for fielding, and played in two World Championships. HERNANDEZ's new book is "Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan" (Harper): analysis of two 1993 match-ups, with play by play commentary, based on his seventeen years in the game.(THE INTERVIEW WITH KEITH HERNANDEZ WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.

Writer MARK RICHARD ("rih-SHAR") of cajun, creole and French descent, has writen his first novel: "Fishboy" (Doubleday), after an award winning collection of short stories: "Ice at the Bottom of the World". "Fishboy" is a novel of a boy's sea journey, "replete with ghosts, sea creatures and violent shipmates". Richard's prose style has been singled out for praise, with one critic hailing the novel as "an eloquent fever dream"

Dorris interview contines (no review).

War surgeon DR. CHRIS GIANNOU (YAH-new), who recently worked through the devastating civil war in the East African country of Burundi. In the ensuing ethnic and political conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi peoples there, at least two hundred thousand people were been killed, oftentimes not with guns, but with machete knives and spears. GIANNOU has spent over 12 years working in the world's hotspots: Somalia, Lebanon, Cambodia. He was Director of surgical operations in Somalia with the International Committee for the Red Cross, from February 1992 until Jan 1993 where he helped set up field hospitals, and both taught and performed war surgery. Before that GIANNOU spent over two years in a Palestinian Refugee Camp, which was under constant seige; his memoir is called "Besieged: A Doctor's Story of Life and Death in Beirut." (Published by Olive Branch Press). GIANNOU is a Canadian citizen. (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE HAD GIANNOU ON THE SHOW

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews "Brian/Kell/Gossens Play Schumann & Beethoven." (Testament label: distributed by Allegro 1-800-288-2007).

French film legend JEANNE MOREAU. She's best known for her work in the French New Wave films (between 1958 and 1962), working with such directors as Francois Truffaut, Louis Malle, and Jean-Luc Godard. Perhaps MOREAU's most famous role was in Truffaut's "Jules et Jim," as the woman in a complicated menage a trois. MOREAU has led an admittedly unconventional life, from her choice of movie roles, to her succession of love affairs. She's now 65, and starring in the new film, "The Summer House." (Rebroadcast from 12/23/93). REV. :TBA

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Jurassic Park," the new Stephen Spielberg film.

Band leader and composer MERCER ELLINGTON. The son of Duke Ellington, he perpetuates the big band tradition his father made famous as head of the Duke Ellington Band. When he was a young man, Mercer Ellington had hoped to break into his father's band on the saxophone. But after years of frustration, he could see that he would never crack the legendary Ellington reed section. He finally was accepted as a trombone player and later played french horn and trumpet. With the death of his father in 1974, Mercer Ellington took over his father's orchestra. (UPDATE: Ellington's band is preparing to go into the studio to record his father's opera, Queenie Pie, for Motown Records. And the band will attend this summer's major jazz festivals, including the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Vocalist Natalie Cole will appear with the band for limited engagements this summer.) (INTERVIEW RECORDED IN 5

2: Band leader WOODY HERMAN. This interview was orginally recorded in May, 1986. Herman was the leader of numerous big bands, all variously called The Thundering Herd. His bands were noted for their dazzling improvisation combined with their incisive ensemble playing. (HERMAN died in 1987)Band leader and clarinetist ARTIE SHAW. In the 1930s and 40s his band ranked with the Goodman, Dorsie, and Miller bands in popularity. But he rejected many of the pop tunes and stuck with music by composers like Porter, Gershwin, and Berlin. SHAW is also known for working with many fine Black musicians and singers, including Billie Holiday. SHAW is now retired from performing. (From an interview recorded in 1985).