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.
Roman Brady—this Days of our Lives favorite has had quite the adventure-filled existence. If only he could find someone to share his experiences with these…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, April 13, 2020, features Liesl making a chilling promise, Nina attending a pity party for one, Valentin and Laura…
The Young and the Restless recap for April 6-10, 2020, features a canvas full of characters facing the inevitable, undeniable force known as change. The…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, April 10, 2020, features a throwback to a very special birth and a simultaneous loss of epic proportion. General…
Last Friday, The Bold and the Beautiful treated viewers to their 30th-anniversary episode which had been shot on location in Australia. And today, the venerable…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for April 13-17, 2020, reveal a mother’s desperate attempt to bring peace to her fractured family, a nascent romance…
The General Hospital spoilers for April 13-17, 2020, reveal an audacious plan being revisited, utterly devastating news for Sonny, worry for Laura, and much more.…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, April 9, 2020, features more remembrances of times past and a further complication in the hunt for Nina’s daughter.…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, April 8, 2020, features an episode all about Carly and Nelle and their epic(?) rivalry. General Hospital Recap Highlight…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, April 6, 2020, features Jason breaking Sam’s heart, Jordan issuing a threat, a villain walking free and Nina worrying…
The General Hospital recap for March 30-April 3, 2020, features a canvas full of characters showing off their flaws and embracing them. General Hospital Recap…
The Days of Our Lives recap for March 30-April 3, 2020, features a particularly frightening take on classic children’s literature. Days of Our Lives Recap…
