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 Tuesday, March 24, 2020, features Jordan laying down her burdens, Nina deciding to play spy, the Deception team meeting their…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, March 23, 2020, features Jordan coming to a number of startling realizations, Sonny and Jason putting two and two…
Summer Newman—for years, this The Young and Restless character has walked the razor’s edge between outright villain and misunderstood heroine. But considering who her parents…
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli – theirs was an identity-affirming relationship according to the latter. “I had started questioning my sexuality… Samira became my outlet,…
The Young and the Restless recap for March 16-20, 2020, features the characters learning a tough lesson – actions have consequences. And every once in…
The General Hospital recap for March 16-20, 2020, features a whole host of characters letting their emotions eclipse their better judgment. General Hospital Recap Highlights…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for March 16-20, 2020, features a child officiated wedding ceremony, a shocking revelation, and some hypocritical judgment. The Bold…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for March 23-27, 2020, reveal a pair of former spouses circling one another, a betrayed girlfriend unwilling to accept…
The General Hospital spoilers for March 23-27, 2020, reveals a surprise new addition to the Crimson staff, a confrontation between exes, and much more. General…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, March 19, 2020, features ELQ in serious crisis, Maxie getting disappointed, Anna and Finn making plans, and Spinelli getting…
Lola Rosales—this sassy, self-assured culinary genius has been putting the young in The Young and the Restless since her first appearance in September of 2018.…
The General Hospital recap for March 18, 2020, features Jordan compromising her principals, Maxie calling Nina out, Brook Lynn jeopardizing her company’s future, and Sasha…
Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer – onscreen, they’re monster-slaying teenagers whose greatest battle helped them find their way to one other. Off-screen, they’re a pair…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, March 17, 2020, features the teen scene in crisis, Jason and Willow’s suspicions aroused, Jordan and Curtis desperate for…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, March 16, 2020, features Liz and Franco feeling the pinch, Liesl getting the shaft, Josslyn and Carly coming to…
Curtis Ashford—a relatively new General Hospital mainstay—stands as a testament that one can indeed recover from one’s darkest hours and emerge triumphantly. Who Is Curtis Ashford? Curtis…
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale – according to her, theirs was a marriage that was, “extra hard.” They were from different countries, they were competitors…
The General Hospital recap for March 9-13, 2020, features villains reigning supreme – which isn’t exactly shocking. What did shock us was the surprise hook-up…
