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 Thursday, January 28, 2021, features Alexis getting stabby, Nina demanding an explanation, and Sonny and Curtis receiving ultimatums. General Hospital…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, January 27, 2021, features Peter engaging in some fear-mongering, Alexis overreacting, Sasha preparing to lay herself bare, and Nina…
Elliot Stabler’s triumphant return to the Law & Order universe via a spinoff series subtitled Organized Crime is soon to be realized…and actors Chris Meloni…
General Hospital has been forced to temporarily recast yet another character. But while Jordan Ashford might have a new face, courtesy of actress and professional…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, January 26, 2021, features Carly’s best-laid plan going to pot, and Jordan and Finn’s pleas falling on deaf ears.…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, January 25, 2021, features Michael and Willow making their split official, Jax and Nina getting hip to Valentin’s manipulation,…
Everybody’s got an opinion…especially where their favorite daytime drama is concerned – and Soap Hub is no different. For five days we sat and watched…
Everybody’s got an opinion…especially where their favorite daytime drama is concerned – and Soap Hub is no different. For five days we sat and watched…
Everybody’s got an opinion…especially where their favorite daytime drama is concerned – and Soap Hub is no different. For five days we sat and watched…
Everybody’s got an opinion…especially where their favorite daytime drama is concerned – and Soap Hub is no different. For five days we sat and watched…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for January 18-22, 2021, features further drama for the soaps favorite foursome, plus a startling about-face, and a tardy…
The General Hospital spoilers for January 25-29, 2021, tease a relationship on the brink, ex-lovers attempting to solve a mystery, a potential father in search…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, January 21, 2021, features a number of truths coming to light, including whose truly responsible for Alexis’s legal predicament…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, January 19, 2021, features Alexis being thrown a lifeline, Olivia realizing an inconvenient truth, and Jax and Nina taking…
She was the fourth of 12 children whose simple existence in the Tennessee mountains could literally be described as dirt poor. But Dolly Parton transcended…
The General Hospital recap for January 18, 2021, features Sonny playing the hero, Millow reaching a decision, and the walls closing in on Tracy. General…
