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.
Zoe Buckingham – from perpetrator to victim, from villain to anti-heroine. Zoe Buckingham’s time in Los Angeles on The Bold and the Beautiful has been…
The General Hospital recap for February 17-21, 2020, features two juicy secrets coming to light, a baby being handed over, and much more. General Hospital…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, February 21, 2020, features a baby being returned to his biological father, a woman learning her little boy died,…
The General Hospital spoilers for February 24-28, 2020, reveal a week of shocking fallout from Brad coming clean… and also a little light-hearted romance. You…
Days of our Lives spoilers for February 24-28, 2020, reveal the truth about Adrienne’s death becoming public knowledge, a cure being held hostage, a couple…
Frank Grillo and Wendy Moniz – the heat they generated on-screen paid dividends off, resulting in a 20-years-and-counting marriage with two happy and healthy children.…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, February 20, 2020, features a tender reunion, arrests being made, interrupted father/daughter time, and more. General Hospital Recap Highlights…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, February 19, 2020, features the truth being told, Nelle and Willow getting slap-happy, Sonny getting one over on Cyrus,…
Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon – their complicated white-hot roundabout is best described by Fisher herself. “Paul and I dated for six years, were married…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, February 18, 2020, features Lucas remembering all, Nelle plotting and planning, a troubling development for Jordan and Taggert, as…
The Young and the Restless recap for February 10-14 features characters learning a valuable lesson about stick-to-it-ness, and much more. The Young and the Restless…
The Days of Our Lives recap for February 10-14, 2020 features a whole lot of characters living with regrets, struggling to comprehend the fantastic, and…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, February 14, 2020, features Valentin spiraling, Nina taking a leap, Nelle on the warpath, and good news for Brad.…
