RECORDING ON SPEC

Skip Stephenson, co-host of the TV show 'Real People,' was in Nashville this week, but he wasn't looking for real people.

Stephenson was in town as a singer, recording country music songs on speculation. 'I have no record contract,' he said, 'but some company may hear the tapes and sign me. I've been singing country -- or rock 'n' roll -- for a long time.' He said his style is somewhere between Don Williams and Waylon Jennings.