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November of 2009

 

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Original at PGP Classic Soaps external link    Thu, Nov 19

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By noreply@blogger.com (PGP Classic Soaps) Daniel Cosgrove will join the cast of As The World Turns in early 2010. Cosgrove is best known for his roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Dirty Sexy Money and Guiding Light where he played Bill Lewis. Cosgrove's character on ATWT is still unknown.

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Original at PGP Classic Soaps external link    Fri, Nov 6

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By noreply@blogger.com (PGP Classic Soaps) On-going Guiding Light synopsis from http://twitter.com/MelindaSueLewis for November 2, 2009 to November 6, 2009. Leah goes out with Kevin Marler, a fact that doesn't thrill either Mindy or Rick. He reminds them a little too much of his grandfather, Roger.

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Original at PGP Classic Soaps external link    Fri, Oct 16

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By noreply@blogger.com (PGP Classic Soaps) Jonathan arrived at the party without Sarah and told Lizzie the little girl was still upset about sharing her mom with the new baby and refused to come. Lizzie wanted to know who Sarah was with now, and Jonathan admitted she was with Aubrey, the young woman Jonathan became involved with whil...

September of 2009

 

Rate Video: Friday Grill: Guiding Light

Original at CBS News external link    Fri, Sep 18

Adam "The Audience Guy" grilled Guiding Light cast members Tina Sloan and Ron Raines about what they'll miss most about the show and its fans.

Rate Video: Lights Out for Guiding Light

Original at CBS News external link    Fri, Sep 18

The final episode of "Guiding Light" airs after a 72-year run on radio then television. Actors Tina Sloan and Ron Raines reminisce after their 26 year-long roles came to an end. To read more, go to Final Flicker for "Guiding Light."

Rate Guiding Light - Guiding Light: From The Beginning.Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Thu, Sep 10

In light of the end drawing near, here's a little glance back at the beginning. Guiding Light first aired on radio on January 25, 1937 and ran until June 29, 1956. It made the leap to TV in 1952. The kernel of the series came to writer Irna Phillips from her own experiences growing up in Illinois. Af...

Year 2009

 

Rate Guiding Light - Guiding Light on 60 Minutes. (Updated)

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Thu, Aug 20

Original Article: June 12 Since the Guiding Light's cancellation was announced, plenty of fans have been saddened by how little media attention the event has received. Finally, it looks like someone, at CBS no less, will be giving the show a little more of the honor it deserves. Amidst all o...

Rate Is Guiding Light actually going to sabotage the Reva/Josh relationship?

Original at TV Squad external link    Wed, Aug 19

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By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Reality-Free But I thought that, since the show was ending, they'd start wrapping up classic storylines and actually get Reva and Josh together forever, to please fans of the show. It doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Rate The end is near for Guiding Light

Original at TV Squad external link    Tue, Jul 28

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By Allison Waldman There will be no reprieve from the governor, no last minute miracle save. No, the end is approaching and Guiding Light will stop filming the week of August 3. The CBS soap opera will air its last show on September 18, 2009, and the 72-year-long run of America's most enduring daytime drama will...

Rate Guiding Light - Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan Engaged.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Tue, Jul 28

After recently marrying the love of her life onscreen, it looks like real life could be catching up with fiction. Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding) has just become engaged. Surrounded by her friends and castmates, her longtime boyfriend, Don Money, surprised her with a marr...

Rate Guiding Light - Maureen Garrett Returns To Guiding Light.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Tue, Jul 14

This year has already meant a string of returns, now Guiding Light fans can add another character to the list. Maureen Garrett has been snagged to make a return appearance on the series as Holly Reade. After originating the role all the way back in 1976, she coming back to tie up some story stra...

Rate Guiding Light - The Many Lives of Guiding Light's Bradley Cole.Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Thu, Jul 9

While in pursuit of Edmund, Jeffrey's plane went down and everyone is sure he's dead. Then again, everyone was also sure that Edmund was dead. Both characters have been in this kind of territory before. Bradley Cole played Richard Winslow from 1999-2002. After that character's demise, the a...

Rate Guiding Light Nov 5, 2007

Original at MovieWeb external link    Wed, Jun 17

Cassie turns to Jeffrey for help. Lizzie and Dinah strike up an interesting relationship. Marina and Cyrus reunite and declare their love for one ... www.movieweb.com

Rate Mayor Will Miss 'Guiding Light'

Original at New York Times external link    Tue, Jun 16

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 United States The soap opera will broadcast its final episode on Sept. 18. Can a daytime soap be a “real New York institution”? That's what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called “Guiding Light,” the longest-running drama in television history, on Monday, at the fourth ...

Rate SOAP OPERA REVIEW

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Mon, Jun 8

 MA GUIDING LIGHT: Phillip was livid when he learned James is working a new Ponzi scheme. Mallet found a PVC pipe in the trunk of Reva's car that could prove she's the person who killed Edmund. Reva was arrested for Edmund's murder. ... Daytime dramas San Jose Mercury News all 6 news articles

Rate Soap Opera Review

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Mon, May 18

GUIDING LIGHT: Shayne secretly donated blood when Henry, who is anemic, needed a transfusion. Dinah wants Shayne to tell Marina that he is Henry's father. Phillip learned James is running a Ponzi scheme using Bill's name. ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Jessica ...

Rate Peyton Place - Part One

Original at DVD Talk external link    Sat, May 9

 OR With the predictions of the death of traditional network daytime soaps gaining a lot of news coverage lately (daytime's longest running serial, The Guiding Light, was recently canceled), it's rather fascinating to see this night-time version of the ...

Rate 20 stars of daytime soap operas on Marco Island to mingle with ...

Original at The News-Press external link    Fri, May 1    4 related articles

 FL You can bet Thomas will be sipping bubbly with her soap friends this weekend at the 11th annual SoapFest on Marco Island. Twenty soap stars from "As the World Turns," "All My Children," "Guiding Light" and "One Life to Live" will give fans the ...

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Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Mon, Apr 13

 MA GUIDING LIGHT: At her old boarding school, Daisy failed to realize the boy she met in the dorm was James Spaulding. Alan told Phillip that he bribed a judge to make sure that Phillip went to prison. Christina had Remy served with divorce papers. ...

Rate Billy V: Robert De Niro, Chris Brown, Guiding Light

Original at KGMB9 external link    Tue, Apr 7

 HI Guiding Light may leave CBS, but find new life elsewhere, reports TV Guide. TeleNext Media, which produces the soap for Procter & Gamble, has launched a campaign to find the show a new home. A TeleNext spokesman says "conversations are happening."

Rate Guiding Light - Soaps.com Talks to Guiding Light's Beth Chamberlin.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Mon, Apr 6

I've interviewed Beth Chamberlin (Beth Raines) before, but I never had the pleasure to do so in person. By the time I arrived in Orlando, she'd already been down for a few days, enjoying the sun with her son. Although Guiding Light had been down to Florida for a big Spaulding event before, that...

Rate Opinion: Guiding Light - Fan Reaction to Guiding Light's Cancellation.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Fri, Apr 3

It's been a brutal week for all of us since news of Guiding Light's cancellation was announced. We've been flooded with e-mails about it at Soaps.com. They've been both sad and angry, testament to what a profound impact the series has had in the lives of generations of viewers. Here are a just a f...

Rate Opinion: Guiding Light - Soaps.com Talks to Guiding Light's Robert Newman.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Wed, Mar 25

This was the first time I ever met Robert Newman (Josh Lewis) in person. I was a bit nervous. We sat in the shadows cast by the Jaws ride at Universal Studios. Sensing my nervousness, he did his best to help me out. We talked a bit about architecture and a lot about our backgrounds working in theater....

Rate Guiding Light - What's Going On With Guiding Light's Natalia and Olivia?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Fri, Jan 9

For some time now, rumors have been circulating that Natalia (Jessica Leccia) and Olivia (Crystal Chappell) are embarking on a ‘different’ sort of relationship for Springfield. Initially, many insiders suggested that they would become a romantic pairing, making them Guiding Light’...

Rate Opinion: Guiding Light - Guiding Light End of Year Overview: The Best and Worst.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Wed, Dec 31

polls) The Reva-Josh movie was a big plot this year. It managed to play into the nostalgia of Jeva fans and provide some self-reflexive commentary on the show’s history. I found it amusing and I’m glad she stuck with Jeffrey. The 'Always' movie story?

Rate TV News: Resolution Time for Soaps

Original at National Ledger external link    Sat, Dec 20

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 AZ - Dec 20, 2008 GUIDING LIGHT: Be steadier with that camera; no more needing Dramamine to watch some of the scenes. To stop having Reva battle one illness after the other. ...

Rate Opinion: Guiding Light - Guiding Light Blog: Part Three: Lunch With Jill Lori Hurst.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Tue, Dec 16

On that first morning in New York, myself and the other bloggers were introduced to Co-Head Writer Jill Lori Hurst and Producer Alexandra Johnson-Gamsey before setting out for the morning drive to New Jersey. The first thing we did when we arrived in Peapack was go out to eat, which I was ver...

Rate Review: Guiding Light Week of October 27, 2008 "Lost and Found"

Original at Firefox News external link    Sun, Nov 2

Bill's drunk driving can be effective for Guiding Light, if used right. I'd like to see him arrested after his recovery and Alan use it to regain control of Spaulding. The one disappointment was Jeffrey. I mean, Alan hires him and then ...

Rate Guiding Light's Bradley Cole and Wife Expecting Second Child

Original at Celebrity Baby Blog external link    Fri, Oct 17

By Angela R. Bradley, 49, first joined Guiding Light in 1999 and portrayed the character Richard Winslow until 2002. He returned back to the show in 2003 as Jeffrey. His co-star Nicole Forester is also expecting her first child, due in February. Source: Soaps

Rate "Guiding Light" Star Talks About Her Weight Loss Surgery

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Sep 30

By The Huffington Post News Editors After a lifelong battle with obesity, Caitlin VanZandt, of Guiding Light and The Sopranos, underwent a 45-minute laparoscopic adjustable gastric-banding procedure. Six months after surgery, VanZandt has shed 65 pounds, and went from a size 20 to a 12. The 5-foot-8 soap star, who is a spo...

Rate Guiding Light - Guiding Light Weekly Blog.

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Mon, Sep 29

Blogging from The Beacon. The Week of September 22-26. The week ended with something of a climax, which is unusual these days. Daisy was trying to be helpful, or at least, trying to help Rafe. As usual, whenever someone tries to be helpful on Guiding Light, something goes wrong. She joined a yout...

Rate Shaking things up on 'Guiding Light'

Original at Boston Globe external link    Mon, Jul 28

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 United States - The gloriously orderly and stiff choreography of yore is now more naturalistic on "GL," less nailed down. The actors walk into and past the cameras, ...

Rate Former ATWT and GL EP Robert Calhoun has died

Original at boards.soapoperanetwork.com external link    Tue, Jun 17

Robert Calhoun, best known to soap fans for his runs as Executive Producer at AS THE WORLD TURNS and GUIDING LIGHT has passed away. He died of lung cancer in New York on May 24th at age 77. Calhoun won a 1987 Daytime Emmy Award for producing AS THE WORLD TURNS

Rate Soap Producer Calhoun Dies

Original at Television Week external link    Tue, Jun 17

By Vlada Gelman TV producer Robert Calhoun died May 24 in New York from lung cancer, Daily Variety reports. Calhoun was a producer on “As the World Turns,” “Guiding Light” and “Texas,” earning five Emmy nominations and a win in 1987 for “As...

Rate Guiding Light Star Weighs In on Weight-loss Story

Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer external link    Wed, May 28

 - The plus-size Guiding Light star recently underwent Lap-Band surgery and has already dropped more than 40 pounds. The GL writers had her character, ...

Rate Guiding Light - Beth Ehlers Set to Leave Guiding Light

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Sun, May 25

Following much speculation, official word has come out that Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) will be departing from the cast of Guding Light. Although rumors of her departure began circulating around the time they did for fellow cast member Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro), the show...

Rate Beth Ehlers bolts Guiding Light for All My Children

Original at TV Squad external link    Fri, May 16

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By Allison Waldman Filed under: Daytime, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-FreeYou could call it bailing from a sinking ship, assuming you think the current changes on Guiding Light are something like being on the Titanic. On the other hand, it may just be a talented actress spreading her wings to take on a new...

Rate Opinion: Guiding Light - Soaps.com Chats with Guiding Light Songwriter Colin McShane

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Thu, May 15

When the people at Guiding Light revealed their new production model at the end of February, one of the first thing to strike most viewers was the remarkable presence given to music. One of the musicians involved in this change for the show has been New York City based singer/songwriter Col...

Rate Podcast: Get That Hot Baywatch Beach Body From Lauren Jones. Learn How Mr Breakfast Starts His Day. And Get Fit By Sara Holliday

Original at weightlossradio.libsyn.com external link    Thu, Mar 13

This sexy blonde bombshell has appeared on the WWEâs Smackdown; sheâs been a soap star on The Guiding Light; a Miss New York USA semifinalist; the star of Foxâs Anchorwoman series; and now sheâs donning Baywatchâs very recognizable red swimsuit to star in the new BAYWATCH Beach Body Work...

Rate Podcast: Interview: Former NFL Pro-Bowl Guard Mark Schlereth (Episode 120)

Original at The Livin La Vida Low external link    Wed, Mar 12

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By Kevin Kennedy-Spaien Currently Mark is an integral part of the image-conscious world of television, including gigs at ESPN as a regular football commentator and as the hunky detective Roc Hoover on the soap opera “The Guiding Light.” Yes, it’s an eclectic way to make a living, but Mark Schlereth is eating it up...

Rate Guiding Light - GL's Michelle Ray Smith Expecting

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Fri, Feb 15

Guiding Light's Michelle Ray Smith has publicly announced that she is pregnant. The actress recently made the announcement with her boyfriend Michael Laydon. The child is expected on July the 21st, around the same time that her contract with the show is due to be renegotiated. Smith joined...

Rate Daytime soaps scrubbing old looks - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Tue, Feb 12

Daytime soaps scrubbing old looks  PA - P&G Productions also owns "As the World Turns," which runs on CBS. But like other daytime dramas, "Guiding Light," has been plagued by falling ratings and ...

Rate Actress Augusta Dabney dies at 89 - Variety

Original at Variety external link    Fri, Feb 8

Actress Augusta Dabney dies at 89  CA - She also appeared in "General Hospital," "Another World," "As The World Turns," "Guiding Light," "One Life To Live," "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" and ...

Rate Guiding Light - The Changing Face of Guiding Light

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Wed, Jan 2

A new year begins and a new look for Guiding Light will soon be upon us. Many of you have no doubt heard of the sweeping changes in style planned for the show in the coming months. This year it will be made over, leaving the strict use of stage sets behind and allowing cameras to wander around and fo...

Year 2007

 

Rate Guiding Light - Soaps.com Chats with GL's Caitlin Van Zandt

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Wed, Dec 26

Recently, Guiding Light's Caitlin Van Zandt generously took some time from her schedule to answer questions submitted to us by visitors to our message boards. A native of New York, Caitlin joined the cast of Guiding Light on March 25, 2006, taking on the complex and often surprising role o...

Rate Fanfiction: I Saw Santa Kissing a Blonde (GL)

Original at jailynn24 (Livejournal) external link    Fri, Dec 21

By jailynn24 Couple/ Show: Coop and Ashlee/Guiding Light. Rating: PG. Type of story: Alternate Reality, Romance, One-shot. Summary: Ashlee has a mission filled Christmas Eve. Disclaimer: Not mine, will never be mine. All the characters and the ...

Rate Soap stars back WGA as studios cite postprod'n toll - Hollywood Reporter

Original at hollywoodreporter.com external link    Mon, Dec 17

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Variety Soap stars back WGA as studios cite postprod'n toll Hollywood Reporter, United States - All My Children,' 'As the World Turns,' 'Guiding Light' and 'One Life to Live' -- braved the cold and wind to join the picket and show their support. ...

Rate Opinion: Best & Worst of 2007 in daytime!

Original at OH NO!! external link    Tue, Dec 11

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Guiding Light One Life to Live Days of Our Lives Tuc Watkins (David Vickers, One Life to Live) Luke & Noah, As the World Turns Josh & Cassie, Guiding Light Shawn/Belle/Phillip, Days of Our Lives Jonathan & Tammy's deaths, Guiding Light

Rate Soaps: Is "Guiding Light" Being Cancelled? - National Ledger

Original at National Ledger external link    Wed, Nov 7    4 related articles

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Soaps: Is "Guiding Light" Being Cancelled?  AZ - Look for lots of changes on GL starting next year, however. Ellen Wheeler, the show's executive producer, wants the venerable show (can you say over 70 ...

Rate Shows affected by the Hollywood writers strike - San Jose Mercury News

Original at mercurynews.com external link    Mon, Nov 5

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Philadelphia Inquirer Shows affected by the Hollywood writers strike San Jose Mercury News,  USA - CBS soap operas such as "The Young and the Restless," "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" will continue uninterrupted for several months with completed ...

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