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 recaps for February 14 – February 18, 2022, feature “That Loving Feeling,” career advancement, unwelcome texts, and so much more.…
As a prelude to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Days of our Lives produced several storylines intended to keep their fans waiting on tenterhooks…but…
The GH spoilers recap for Friday, February 18, 2022, features several heroes keeping cool in Switzerland while Port Charlesites suffer through an unseasonable heatwave. GH…
In this historical Days of our Lives recap, originally penned by Amber Sinclair, it’s February 18, 2020, and in addition to Gabi Hernandez’s spectacular downfall,…
The GH spoilers for February 21 – February 25, 2022, tease far-flung adventure, good vs. evil, two would-be lovers growing ever closer, a marriage unraveling,…
The GH spoilers recap for Thursday, February 17, 2022, features Maxie Jones getting her message across, Victor Cassadine stymied in the most embarrassing way possible,…
Scrambled memories, presumed deaths, ill-informed head writers. There are a plethora of viable excuses, but the fact remains that there is a fair number of…
The GH spoilers recap for Wednesday, February 16, 2022, features Carly Corinthos echoing Taylor Swift. She and Sonny Corinthos are never, ever, ever getting back…
In this historical Days of our Lives recap, originally penned by Diane Brounstein, it’s February 16, 2018, and Steve Johnson is feeling fine…until he learns…
The GH spoilers recap for Tuesday, February 15, 2022, features a hello and a goodbye, Carly Corinthos taking a meeting, two wrong’uns attempting to make…
The GH spoilers recap for Monday, February 14, 2022, features the second, and final part of a so-so romantic Valentine’s Day special. GH Spoilers Recap…
In this historical Days of our Lives recap, originally penned by Diane Brounstein, it’s February 14, 2019…an auspicious Valentine’s Day if there ever was one.…
The Young and the Restless recaps for February 7 – February 11, 2022, feature new business ventures, promotions, sleepless nights, a medical crisis, and so…
The General Hospital recaps for February 7 – February 11, 2022, feature bedroom antics, a babynapping, praise where it’s due, and so much more. General…
The GH spoilers recap for Friday, February 11, 2022, features the first part of an apparently stirring Valentine’s Day double bill. GH Spoilers Recap Highlights…
