Born in Kenyon, Minnesota,[citation needed] Edwards began her career as an actress, and became widely known as an on-air personality in the 1970s.
Previously, she had hosted a similar West Coast news and talk program in Southern California, AM Los Angeles along with Ralph Story.
Edwards was nominated in 1979 for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series, for her show Everyday.
[citation needed] From 1978 to 2005, Edwards served in the main broadcast booth with former game show host Bob Eubanks as co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade on Los Angeles television station KTLA Channel 5, then broadcast widely throughout the United States and Canada as a cable and satellite superstation.
Although all three were equally billed as co-hosts, the move created a storm of controversy and was seen as insensitive by many of Edwards' fans, as well as by local TV critics.