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By Tina Charles
Tina Charles is the Managing Editor at Soap Hub. With over 25 years of experience covering daytime, primetime, and streaming television, she’s written about The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Bold and the Beautiful, along with countless holiday movies across Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, and BET+. A former broadcast professional with more than two decades in TV production, Tina has worked with VH1, TV Guide Network, OWN, and on talk shows like Tamron Hall and Red Table Talk. She earned her M.A. in Journalism from the University of Miami and continues to combine her passion for storytelling and television in every piece she writes.
Title: Managing Editor
Email: tina@soaphub.com
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Daytime, primetime, and streaming television. Anything you can binge? I’m there.
Years In This Expertise: 25+
Shows You Write About: The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Bold and the Beautiful. Also holiday movies on Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, BET+.
Education & Certifications
Education: Master of Arts, Journalism, University of Miami
Years in Broadcast Television: 20+
Broadcast TV Credits: VH1, TV Guide Network, Oprah Winfrey Network plus talk shows Pickler & Ben, the Daytime Emmy-nominated Tamron Hall Show and Red Table Talk
Years of Writing: 15+
Previous Publications: TVGuide.com, Frontier Communications’ Fast Feed Blog, TV Insider, Collider
A Word from Tina Charles
How Author Began Career: I began my TV career as a production assistant for VH1. My writing career developed when I started writing Supernatural recaps for TVGuide.com.
Personal Interests: Most recently, I contributed a chapter to a book called Supes Ain’t Always Heroes — it focuses on the Prime Video drama The Boys. (Release date: Dec. 5, 2023)
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