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 Wednesday, October 2, 2019, features disastrously-handled bachelor and bachelorette parties and the possible discovery of a needle in a rather…
Comforting familial specters, fear-inducing wraiths, corporal manifestations of a guilty conscience or, quite plainly, ghosts. They’ve been a staple of the soap opera genre for…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, September 27 features legal woes for Sam, a meddling in-law, and a surprise delivery of Carly. General Hospital Recap…
General Hospital spoilers for September 30-October 4, 2019 reveal a shocking arrest and an impromptu delivery. You won’t want to miss a moment of this…
On General Hospital, crime doesn’t pay unless your last name is Corinthos so poor Ric Lansing – the mob boss’s revenge-minded half-brother who employed just…
A Martinez is preparing to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Santa Barbara with a once-in-a-lifetime fan even on the high seas, but the actor certainly…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, September 26 features Shiloh’s last stand, a newsflash for Laura and Ava getting some professional help. General Hospital Recap…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 25, 2019, features a heroic Jason, a confused Cameron, and some clarity for Dranco. GH Recap Highlights At…
Nicole Travis, one of the most popular characters from The Edge of Night, had quite the transformative experience during her tenure in Monticello. Initially introduced…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, September 24 features Shiloh making one good decision, Peter getting caught making a bad one and the Corinthos/Jacks family…
