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, May 4, 2020, features Nikolas getting a double ultimatum, Molly coming clean, Julian being insightful and Franco saying all…
From teen model to crusading advocate – Christine Blair Williams on The Young and the Restless has certainly undergone quite the evolution during her 37-year…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for April 27-May 1, 2020, features specially-selected episodes filmed on location in Monte Carlo full of shock and awe…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, May 1, 2020, features a throwback to a very special anniversary episode that saw AJ ascending to the upper-room,…
General Hospital spoilers for May 4-8, 2020, reveal trouble for a particular married couple, Nelle trying to make friends and influence people, and so much…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, April 30, 2020, features Carly putting two and two together, Michael losing it in the park, Sonny making Josslyn…
Complicated paternity puzzles aren’t exactly a new phenomenon in daytime. But Days of our Lives certainly presented quite the pickle when it came to naming…
The General Hospital airs weekdays on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, features Charlotte being pacified, Sam making a nuisance of herself, and Finn getting to the…
Chloe Mitchell – be she villain, heroine, friend, or foe? Whatever the answer, the only certainty is that this feisty fashionista has been keeping her…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, April 28, 2020, features a lot of people concerned about Charlotte, Finn calling Chase’s bluff, Sonny coming to an…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, April 27, 2020, features Molly being brutally honest, Alexis’s lie catching up with her, a surprise for Lulu, and…
Sonny and Brenda – the mobster and the model. Their passion burned red-hot, but this General Hospital coupling was forever stymied by impulsively made decisions…
The General Hospital recap for April 20-24, 2020, features a whole host of characters dealing with, fighting against, and accepting some of life’s tougher challenges.…
The Young and the Restless recap for April 20-24, 2020, features the younger generation schooling and getting schooled. The Young and the Restless Recap Highlights…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for April 20-24, 2020, features Sally’s carefully laid plans unraveling at warp speed, and her situation only getting worse.…
