Garren Waldo is a Contributing Writer at Soap Hub. Based in Tennessee, this Southern Fried Spitfire, and authority on all things soapy, whiles away his time critiquing, recapping, and spoiling. He’s sure that within him exists the next Great American Novel, a sensational stage play, and a noteworthy serial or two.
Title: Contributing Writer, Daytime TV Columnist Location: Spring City, Tennessee
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Critical Analysis, Critical Reading, Soap History, Turning A Phrase Years in This Expertise: 25+ Shows You Write About: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless. Bygone soap operas (Edge of Night, Guiding Light, Ryan’s Hope, et al.), Foreign serials.
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Tennessee Wesleyan College Years of Writing:Professionally: 3+, For Pleasure: 25+
A Word from Garren Waldo
Why Author Chose This Career: I’ve been enamored of the soap opera genre for as long as I can remember, and my most fervent desire is to one day have my name mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Irna Phillips, Henry Slesar, Pat Falken Smith, and Douglas Marland, or, barring what may be the impossible, at the very least alongside soap journalist greats such as John Kelly Genovese, P.K. Waddle, Mimi Torchin, and Marlena De Lacroix. How Author Began Career: An editor with a masochistic streak and the patience of a saint saw fit to take pity on me, an untried but promising scribe with extensive knowledge of soap operas and storylines past and the ability to entertain via the written word. Personal Interests: Dissecting film and television; plugging the myriad of gaps in my knowledge; reading; penning the next Great American Novel, a play that would make Tennessee Williams weep, and an original TV serial worthy of note. Small goals, really.
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 8, 2021, features Jasper “Jax” Jacks bringing a halt to Nina Reeves’s bubble universe, Trina Robinson letting Esme…
The Days of our Lives recap for Wednesday, September 8, 2021, features Philip Kiriakis getting the jump on a potential usurper, Paulina Price running off…
The DAYS spoilers for Thursday, September 9, 2021, tease a bromance deepening, a jealous girlfriend attempting to stave off her love rival, a scheme to…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, September 7, 2021, features Trina Robinson getting Esme Prince’s number, Curtis Ashford and Portia Robinson setting off on an…
The Days of our Lives spoilers for Wednesday, September 8, 2021, tease wedding day blues, a businessman’s ire overriding his better judgment, and a couple…
The Days of our Lives recap for Monday, September 6, 2021, features Julie Williams coming thisclose to becoming a Julie-cicle, Xander Cook realizing that he’s been…
DAYS has always benefited from the presence of a slightly kooky, garishly dressed, and interestingly accented female character – think Calliope Jones Bradford, Susan Banks,…
The Bold and the Beautiful recaps for August 30 – September 3, 2021, feature a marriage imploding, then rebuilding itself, a villainous mother playing dirty,…
The General Hospital recaps for August 30 – September 3, 2021, featuring an audacious kidnapping, a steamy hen night, spaghetti sauce that points to a…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, September 3, 2021, features what should be a carefree night for Carly Corinthos and Jason Morgan turning hella awkward,…
The Days of our Lives recap for Friday, September 3, 2021, features Gwen Rizczech finally taking responsibility for her actions, Ciara Brady Weston making a…
The Y&R spoilers for September 6 – September 10, 2021, tease nostalgia forcing a startling confession, a disillusioned woman attempting to trust the world around…
The GH spoilers for September 6 – September 10, 2021, tease a suspicious young woman confronting a potential threat, two seemingly unrelated crimes being linked,…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, September 2, 2021, features Liesl Obrecht at the mercy of a former victim, Ava Jerome Cassadine preparing to bid…
The DAYS spoilers for Friday, September 3, 2021, tease a couple making a very important decision, an anti-heroine unburdening herself, and a formal criminal debating…
