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 Wednesday, August 5, 2020 features Sonny learning to let go, Valentin offering two further quid pro quo arrangements, Neil and…
Some characters have been known to swoon over marriage proposals. Others have had to give answers to the question while knee-deep in some dicey circumstances…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, August 4, 2020 features most characters bemoaning their fates and/or existences. General Hospital Recap Highlights Carly (Laura Wright) arrived…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, August 3, 2020, features Nina taking a stand, Cyrus making his presence known, Valentin trying to get Brook Lynn…
The General Hospital recap for July 27-31, 2020, features the final week of May flashbacks since original content will resume on Monday. (HOORAY!) General Hospital…
The General Hospital spoilers for August 3-7, 2020 reveal a return to original programming after two months of repeated episodes. General Hospital Spoilers Highlights Due…
Soap stars are routinely asked to enact a whole host of trying situations – playing drunk, losing a lover, enduring a brutal attack, death-bed confessions,…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, July 29, 2020 features a flashback to May of this year. In that episode, everyone expressed an opinion about…
It’s not just the ordinary everyday folk who thrill over the opportunity to view their favorite daytime soaps and soap stars. Movie stars, singers, sports…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for July 20-24, 2020, features a return to original programming. Sally’s continued descent into madness and a traffic accident…
