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 1, 2021, features Scott Baldwin making a crash landing, Cyrus Renault attempting to forge a bond with a…
The DAYS spoilers for Thursday, September 2, 2021, tease a call to action, a mother desperate to correct her daughter’s mistakes, and several unsettling encounters.…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, features Sonny Corinthos’s magic pasta sauce making appearances in neighboring states, Elizabeth Webber Baldwin discovering that…
The Days of our Lives recap for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, features Ben Weston and wife, Ciara Brady Weston bidding temporary adieus, Philip Kiriakis fearing…
The DAYS spoilers for Wednesday, September 1, 2021, tease a number of romantic couplings on the rocks, parents doing their best to instill some learning…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, August 30, 2021, features Liesl Obrecht and Scott Baldwin’s best-laid plans going to pot, Peter August making waves, and…
The Days of our Lives recap for Monday, August 30, 2021, features Calista Lockhart making demands of sister-in-law Bonnie Lockhart – and being kind enough…
The DAYS spoilers for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, tease two characters struggling to contain their own personal green-eyed monster, and a Mr. and Mrs. announcing…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, August 27, 2021, features Carly Corinthos refusing to give in to temptation, Nina Reeves and Liesl Obrecht plotting to…
The GH spoilers for August 30 – September 3, 2021, tease a terrifying high-flying adventure, a father/daughter date, and so much more! GH Spoilers Highlights…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, August 26, 2021, features Nina Reeves pushed to her breaking point, Josslyn Jacks making her loyalties clear, and everyone…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, August 25, 2021, features Michael Corinthos handing Austin Gatlin-Holt the keys to the Quartermaine kingdom, Peter August and Nina…
The Days of our Lives recap for Wednesday, August 25, 2021, features Gabi Hernandez scheming against Ava Vitali AND Philip Kiriakis, Rafe Hernandez torn between…
