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Film director FRED SCHEPISI hails from Australia. Along with directors Peter Weir and Bruce Beresford he was considered one of the leaders of the "Australian New Wave." His film, "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith," was the first Australian film ever accepted in competition in the Cannes Film Festival, and his first film distributed in the U.S. (in 1980). SCHEPISI went on to direct "Plenty," "Roxanne," "A Cry in the Dark," "The Russia House," and "Six Degrees of Seperation." His latest film "I.Q." stars Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, and Walter Matthau

Professor of English, and Director of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University, GERALD EARLY. He reflects on the meaning of Motown music to whites and blacks.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Paperboy", a new novel from Pete Dexter (published by Random House).

SCOTT TALKS WITH ROBERT SAMUELSON, ECONOMIC COLUMNIST WITH NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE AND THE WASHINGTON POST, ABOUT THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT, PASSED THIS WEEK BY THE HOUSE, AND WHY MANY POLITICIANS LIKE IT, BUT AN EQUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF ANALYSTS WHO DON'T HAVE TO FACE VOTERS DON'T.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz challenges listeners to puzzles and ord games. 7:54 (This week's on-air player lives in Huntington Beach, alifornia and listens to KCRW, Santa Monica and KPCC, Pas

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "The Wedding," by Dorothy West, one of the last surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. (Doub

NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY EXAMINES JAPANESE RESPONSE TOWARD THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S DECISION TO ABANDON PLANS FOR A MAJOR EXHIBIT THIS SPRING ON THE ENOLA GAY AND THE HIROSHIMA BOMBING FIFTY YEARS AGO.

The greatest of all American media spectacles is bout to kick-off, and the region surrounding Joe Robbie Stadium in ade County, Florida is ready to harvest the financial rewards. NPR's erek Reveron reports that Superbowl XXIX is expected to generate illions of dollars in revenue for businesses in the Miami area.

As the Israeli Parliament the "Knessit" decides on the fate of the borders between Israel and the Palestinian - controlled Gaza strip, Danny talks to Washington Post reporter Glenn Frankl. Frankl, who has covered the region for many years, feels that whether the border is kept closed or left open the situation is very tenuous. Frankl's new book is called "Beyond the Promised Land - Jews and Arabs on a hard road to a new Israel.

2: Irish Writer WILLIAM TREVOR, whom The New Yorker called "probably the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language." Besides his eight volumes of short stories, he has written eleven novels, several plays for stage and for radio and television, and stories for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other magazines. Early last year he published his memoir, "Excursions in the Real World" (Alfred A. Knopf), in which he writes about his family and childhood in Ireland. His most recent novel is "Felicia's Journey" (Viking).

2: Actress SARAH JESSICA PARKER. She's been acting for most of her life, including playing Annie on Broadway, the young bimbo SanDeE in "L.A. Story," and a fed-up fiancee in "Honeymoon in Vegas." PARKER is now starring in the film "Miami Rhapsody," playing a woman having second thoughts about marriage as she learns that everyone in her family has had an affair.

Singer BETTY JOHNSON. She was a member of "The Johnson Family," which sang gospel and country music for two decades. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a fan, and the group was invited to sing at his memorial service. JOHNSON went solo in the late 1950s and was a regular on Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club," and Jack Paar's TV show. She also made many guest appearances on TV shows. During that time she made over 150 records and a dozen albums. JOHNSON left show business to raise a family and receive a degree in drama at Dartmouth. JOHNSON has since returned to her singing career, with a cabaret act at The Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel (June 1994). It also featured her daugher, Lydia Gray. She has a new recording "A Family Affair," (Bliss-Tavern Music Productions). For info call 800-287