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 Tuesday, June 29, 2021, features Hamilton Finn desperate to do the honorable thing, everybody at Deception concerned about Maxie Jones,…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, June 28, 2021, features Nikolas Cassadine determined to be the hero that Ava Jerome Cassadine’s holding out for, and…
The Bold and the Beautiful recaps for June 21-25, 2021, features Justin Barber preventing Thomas Forrester from doing the right and proper thing, Bill and…
The Young and the Restless recaps for June 21-25, 2021, feature Tara Locke showing her true colors, Summer Newman sacrificing her happiness so that Kyle…
The General Hospital recaps for June 21-25, 2021, feature Harrison Chase proving himself to be a medical marvel, Jason Morgan accepting a plethora of “I’m…
The Days of our Lives recap for Friday, June 25, 2021, features a fractious board meeting, Sami Brady-DiMera desperately trying to cover her tracks, and…
The Y&R spoilers for June 28-July 2, 2021, tease Billy Abbott becoming suspicious of his brother’s houseguest, Abby Chancellor being visited by a past lover,…
The DAYS spoilers for June 28-July 2, 2021, tease Ben Weston’s holiday reverie interrupted by a horrific find, Kate Roberts DiMera forced to accept an…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, June 24, 2021, features Monica settling onto her new throne, Carly and Jason taking their eyes off the prize,…
The DAYS spoilers for Thursday, June 24, 2021, tease dissension amongst the ranks, a father in want of straight answers, and two wrong parties looking…
