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 Monday, August 5, 2019, features an attempted murder unmasked, a major decision being made, and an (apparently) dimension-hopping Sam. Liesl…
The General Hospital recap features a drugging, a kidnapping, and some vindication for a villain turned romantic lead. Down in sunny Puerto Ricco, Michael (Chad…
Carrier pigeons slaughtered and served as hors d’ oeuvres alongside an afternoon aperitif. A wicked step-mother strutting out the door naked as a Jaybird after…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, August 1 features a storm ripping through the Port Charles metropolis, trapping a therapist and his patient in close…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, July 31 features a less-than-cordial dinner engagement, seeds of doubt being sewn, the return of a deadly foe, and…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, July 30 features jailhouse reckoning between two former lovers, a new addition to Wyndemere, some harsh advice and the…
The escalating tit-for-tat rivalry between neighboring hoteliers Santiago and Finn reaches a shocking new low on the latest episode of Grand Hotel. And while the…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, July 29 features a child’s birthday party interrupted by some good old fashioned brawling, some messages from the other…
Lucas may have his hands full with a rebellious teenage daughter but his portrayer, Bryan Dattilo, certainly has a reason to celebrate. That’s because he…
It’s been nine years since then-23-year-old Chad Duell took over the role of Michael Quartermaine Corinthos on General Hospital. And while soaps fans know all…
