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 spoilers for September 7-11, 2020, tease changes afoot at General Hospital. Also, there are choppy waters ahead for Friz and a reckoning…
They’re front and center (nearly every day) experiencing the whole gamut of emotions. But your favorite soaps stars also have other interests, and some of…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 2, 2020, features Sonny giving Mike a day to remember, Ned making it all about himself, Anna’s resolve…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, September 1, 2020, features yet another one of Alexis’s lovers meeting a premature end, trouble brewing for the Quartermaines,…
Many Americans, soap stars included, can still remember where they were on the day that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, August 31, 2020, features Jason’s homecoming, Carly weaving a web of falsehoods, and Alexis suffering a profound loss. General…
The General Hospital recap for August 24-28, 2020, features the apparent end of Nelle Benson (for now) and complications for Jordan that raise a number…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for August 24-28, 2020, features the soap’s stalwart couple facing yet another crisis, and Bill and Katie finally calling…
General Hospital recap for Friday, August 28, 2020, features Neil making a Hail Mary pass, Jax passing out unsolicited advice, Dante making progress, and Jordan…
The General Hospital spoilers for August 31-September 4, 2020 reveal Port Charles reacting to Nelle’s alleged death. Plus, there’s trouble for Anna and Alexis, which…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for August 31-September 4, 2020 reveal a (possible) shocking connection, a son putting his mother’s needs first, and so…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, August 27, 2020, features more questions asked than answers given. General Hospital Recap Highlight Sonny (Maurice Benard) continued to…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, August 26, 2020, features Brook Lynn putting her health on the line, Michael charging full steam ahead, and Sonny…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, August 25, 2020 features yet another disagreement between husband and wife, an attack victim coming to, and Nelle setting…
