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 Young and the Restless recap for October 12-16, 2020, features the passing of an iconic character, Summer and Kyle’s marriage imploding before it even…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, October 16, 2020, features Ned coming clean with Monica, Elizabeth and Franco taking the high road, Alexis continuing to…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for October 19-23, 2020, reveal Elena’s emotional confession, Gloria’s triumphant return, and so much more! The Young and the…
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury, the British-born star of screen, stage, and television, is set to celebrate an incredibly special milestone. Happy Birthday, Angela Lansbury! And…
The General Hospital spoilers for October 19-23, 2020, tease Carly going down a rabbit hole, Sam attempting to save her fledgling business, Brando going undercover,…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, October 15, 2020, features Olivia and Dante reuniting, Cyrus trying to get Brando on his side, Sonny going down…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, October 14, 2020, features Chase single-handedly ruining Deception’s chances of making it to a store near you. Also, the…
Raymond Usher IV, singer, songwriter, actor, businessman, and dancer, is celebrating a very special milestone: his 42nd birthday! Happy Birthday, Usher! Though born in Dallas,…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, October 13, 2020, features Paxie taking things to the next level, Anna and Finn discussing an inconvenient truth, Chase…
She’s played everything from an overly indulgent real estate agent to a sassy detective, to a world-class neonatal surgeon with a penchant for sabotaging personal…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, October 12, 2020, features Lulu and Ava’s world upended, Brando laying the seeds for a double-cross, and Alexis continuing…
She’s portrayed everything from a starry-eyed airline stewardess turned Fifth Avenue trophy wife cum-theater agent to a Stone Age housewife and a serial killer preying…
Tom Kennedy, actor, prolific television series host, and radio announcer, has died. He was 93. Though the official cause of death remains unknown, Steve Beverly,…
The Young and the Restless recap for October 5-9, 2020, features a number of characters learning that tantalizing rewards aren’t always worth the high stakes…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, October 9, 2020, features Dante making the rounds, Alexis spiraling, Monica making threats, and Gladys making waves. General Hospital…
The Days of Our Lives recap for October 5-9, 2020, features two differing explanations concerning an assault in London, a man betraying his lover (for…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for October 12-16, 2020, tease the death of a much-admired woman, the Hamilton/Winters/Hastings clan in crisis, and so much…
The General Hospital spoilers for October 12-16, 2020, tease Sasha nearing her rock bottom, a whole host of angry encounters, a plethora of decisions to…
