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2: Writer, actor, director HAROLD RAMIS. He's one of the most influential forces behind some of the biggest comedy hits of the late 70s and 80s. But his influence is not generally known by those outside the industry. (For that reason he's been called the "Clark Kent" of comedy. Also because he's "mild-mannered," "bespectacled," and he "looks as if he would be the first to duck under the table at the first sign of a food fight"). RAMIS wrote for "The National Lampoon Show," and "SCTV." He co-wrote as well as acted in the movies, "Animal House," "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," and others. He directed the movie, "Groundhog Day," starring his old co-star Bill Murray. (REBROADCAST from 2/11/93).

2: A live interview with former Atlantic Records executive JERRY WEXLER. Wexler was the producer behind some of the greatest soul music of the 60s, including classic sessions with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

2: Filmmaker ALLISON ANDERS. Her 1992 film "Gas Food Lodging" has just been released on home video. It's about a single mother and her two teenage daughters living in a trailer. ANDERS herself was a single mother on welfare with two teenage girls. Previously, ANDERS collaborated on the film "Border Radio." (REBROADCAST FROM 7

Actress LIV ULLMAN. She's best known for her work with director Ingmar Bergman. She's making her directing debut with the new film, "Sofie," based on a novel by Danish writer Henri Nathansen. ULLMAN also travels around the world on behalf of starving children, as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

Ken Tucker reviews, "Waundering Spirit," the new solo album by Mick Jagger.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN on St. Patrick''s Day.

Republican leaders RALPH REED and SENATOR JOHN CHAFEE. REED is the Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, based in Chesapeake, VA. CHAFEE is a Republican from Rhode Island. He's a member of the newly formed Republican Majority Coalition. The Republican National Committee is meeting at the end of this month to elect a new chairman. The two men will talk about what direction the Republican party needs to take to win the 1996 Presidential election, and why the party failed to win i

2: Writer RICHARD RODRIGUEZ. He was called a traitor to his heritage (Mexican-American) after he published a collection of autobiographical essays, "Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez" in 1982. He was accused of "selling out." He has a new book of essays, "Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father." (Viking Press) in which he still struggles with questions about his heritage.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "The Future," the new release by singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen. (Col

2: We remember songwriter SAMMY CAHN, who died last Friday at the age of 79 with an interview Terry Gross recorded with him in 1985. Cahn wrote many of the songs that Frank Sinatra recorded, including Come Fly With Me, Teach Me Tonight and High Hopes. He also wrote the scores for many Broadway shows including Walking Happy and Skyscraper, and for the movies Come Blow Your Horn, Robin and the Seven Hoods, and A Pocketful of Miracles.

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2: We pay tribute to ANDREY HEPBURN, who died yesterday from colon cancer, with a excerpt from a 1988 Fresh Air interview.