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 Young and the Restless recap for March 9-13, 2020, features some interesting pairings, some interesting capers, and some very interesting requests. The Young and…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, March 13, 2020, features Liesl losing her family and friend, Michael and Sasha’s parade gets rained on, Jordan getting…
The General Hospital spoilers for March 16-20, 2020, reveal a surprising night of passion, a bitter battle between former spouses, a whole lot of teenage…
The Young and the Restless spoilers for March 16-20, 2020, reveal co-workers (and former lovers) making the best of an awkward situation, another layer to…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, March 12, 2020, features Jordan getting terrible news, Britt offering some comfort, Willow serving drinks (in a most unusual…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, March 11, 2020, features Brad entering a plea, Neil receiving a verdict, and Jordan getting spooked. General Hospital Recap…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, March 10, 2020, features Taggert being memorialized, Trina continuing to be ungrateful, Alexis and Neil making even more trouble…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, March 9 features many characters forming two distinct teams: pro-Peter and anti-Peter. Also, Neil and Alexis prove they aren’t…
Nina Reeves – from put-upon heiress to obsessed ex; from baby-snatcher to savvy businesswoman. Who Is Nina Reeves? Nina Addison Reeves is the daughter of…
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz – they built an empire together and traded on the public’s fascination with their supposed domesticity. But was their home…
The Young and the Restless recap for March 2-6, 2020, features an ice storm making strange bedfellows and offering opportunities to heal. The Young and…
General Hospital spoilers for March 9-13 revel villain-on-villain crime, a proposal that’s more than it seems, and more. General Hospital Spoilers Highlights Peter (Wes Ramsey)…
The Days of our Lives spoilers for March 9-13, 2020, reveal a young man struggling to regain control of his mental functions, an unexplainable connection,…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, March 5, 2020, features Liesl owning Nelle and getting pounded by Anna, Trina’s mother arriving in town guns blazing,…
