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 Friday, September 6 features some much needed good news, familial conflict, and romantic memories. Everything’s coming up roses for Cassadine…
She was smart-mouthed, street smart and a shark in the courtroom. In fact, Julia Wainwright, Santa Barbara’s feisty legal eagle was the total package and…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, September 5 features some good old-fashioned blackmail, an unexpected recovery, and even more questions. At General Hospital, Finn (Michael…
Leave it to the pop culture gossip shows on BH90210 to get just enough information right to avoid a nasty network-launched lawsuit. Sure, the “vultures”…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 4 features a wrench being thrown in Julian’s plan, a major blow-up between Cameron and Dranco, and more…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, September 3 features a stern warning, a romantic kiss, a not-so welcome-visitor, a new partnership and a surprise admittance…
Last night’s Grand Hotel was all about shocking revelations. The secret behind Mama Mendoza’s passing, the true extent of Malcolm’s illness, and the startling evidence…
Nina Cassadine may be worrying herself sick about Sasha’s illness but actress Cynthia Watros certainly has a reason to celebrate. That’s because she was born…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, August 29 features an impromptu date between Neil and Alexis, a deal brokered between Curtis and Satan’s emissary Valentin,…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, August 28, 2019, features a not-so-cordial reunion, history revisited, and a new job offer for good ol’ Curtis Ashford.…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, August 27, 2019 features some-not-so expert lying, some tough revelations, and a lovers tiff. Sonny (Maurice Benard) reluctantly allowed…
He came from one of the most dysfunctional families in soap opera history so it’s no surprise that Dr. Alan Quartermaine occasionally divested himself of…
