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 Monday, September 14, 2020, features more of Mike’s friends and family gathering to say goodbye, Robert and Olivia embarking on…
The Young and the Restless recap for September 7-11, 2020, features a week chock full of Adam-related drama. But has the show been completely consumed…
There’s a whole roster of talent-laden families – including the Barrymores, the Fondas, the Gabors, the Redgraves, and the Estevez/Sheens. And there are a number…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for September 14-18, 2020, tease answers to one woman’s identity crisis, Chelsea trying her hand at spy games, and…
The General Hospital spoilers for September 14-18, 2020, tease the end of the line for Mike Corbin and so much more! General Hospital Spoilers Highlights…
The General Hospital recap for September 10, 2020, features heartbreak for the Corinthos clan, Robert getting a blast from the past, Nina getting some long-sought…
Daily serials and science fiction programs have more in common than one might think. For example, they both inspire passionate audiences as soap stars and…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 9, 2020, features Julian doing his best to get out from under Nelle’s thumb, Alexis in mourning, and…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, September 8, 2020, features Olivia being shut out and down by Dante, Cyrus making waves, Peter desperate for some…
The General Hospital recap for August 31-September 4, 2020, features Alexis losing yet another lover, Sam making yet another enemy, and Peter making yet another…
The Young and the Restless recap for August 31-September 4, 2020, features Adam continuing on his downward spiral, Chelsea joining her lover on his trip,…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, September 4, 2020, features Alexis receiving some shocking news, Sam thinking the worst of Brando, Spinelli getting the goods…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for September 7-11, 2020, tease a deterioration in Sharon’s condition, a revelation for Amanda, and so much more! The…
