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STAMBERG/CUOMO: HOST SUSAN STAMBERG "CHASTIZES" MARIO CUOMO, WHO IS NOW OUR COMPETITION! THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT HE WILL HOST HIS OWN TALK RADIO SHOW, WHICH WILL AIR SATURDAY MORNINGS.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including one of the victims from the Long Island Railroad shooting and udge Donald Belfi; Marcia Clark and "Kato" Kaelin from the O.J. Simpson trial; residential hopefuls Republican California Governor Pete Wilson and Republican at Buchannan; and Congressman Sam Gibbons (D-FL) during the welfare reform ebate on the House Floor.

Jennifer Ludden of member station WBUR in Boston reports on attempts by Massachusetts governor William Weld to limit the number of children eligible for a special education. Under the current system, nearly one in five of all school age children in Massachusetts qualify for such programs.

2: Child care innovator and reformer DICK CLIFFORD. In 1993-94 he took a year leave from his professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish and direct the North Carolina Smart Start Early Childhood Initiative under Governor Hunt. The program is a working model of partnership between public and private groups. It has been considered a success and is being expanded into other counties of North Carolina.

Wisconsin Governor Thommy Thompson is trying an xperiment in state-controlled welfare reform. Marge Pitrof (PIH-troff) of ember station W-U-W-M in Milwaukee reports on the state's new "work not elfare" pilot program. The new system will give welfare recipients two years to ind and maintain employment or risk the loss of all state assistance.

Danny speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about President Bill Clinton's meeting today with governors. They met to discuss welfare, childrens issues and unfunded mandates.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this ast week's news, including an excerpt from President Clinton's State f the Union Address, New Jersey Governor Christina Whitman's epublican response, O.J. Simpson from the audio companion to his book, rosecutor Marcia Clark, Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran, and House ajority Leader Dick Armey and Congressman Barney Frank.

NPR'S TOM GJELTEN REPORTS ON THE GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE, WHICH BEGINS TODAY. ONE ISSUE ON THE GOVERNORS' MINDS IS THE MOVE TO SHIFT POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AWAY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND TOWARD THE STATES.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on today's meeting between President Bill Clinton and governors and congressmen in which they discussed ways to revamp the nation's welfare system.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on a proposal that several governors have put together which would define how hundreds of federal programs could be combined into a handfull of blockgrants. The proposal would limit the funds going directly from Washington to cities.