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Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: Dick Cavett guest-starred on All My Children . 1981: Kristin was the dead woman in the pool on Dallas . 1985: Melissa Ree…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2025

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: As the World Turns' Bob received a strange call from Penny. 1981: Kristin was dead in the pool on Dallas . 1985: Me…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2018

Television Academy Unveils New Online Portal for 'The Interviews: An Oral History of Television'

The Television Academy Foundation has launched its new website for The Interviews: An Oral History of Television , featuring never…

Roger Newcomb • June 05, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: As the World Turns' Bob received a strange call from Penny. 1981: Kristin was dead in the pool on Dallas . 1985: Me…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: As the World Turns' Bob received a strange call from Penny. 1981: Kristin was dead in the pool on Dallas . 1985: Me…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2016

Glenn Beck Welcomes Former 'Another World' and 'All My Children' Star Ellen Wheeler To His Team

Ellen Wheeler reunited with former Guiding Light stars Kurt McKinney, Frank Dicopoulos, Robert Newman, Michael O'Leary and …

Roger Newcomb • October 17, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: As the World Turns' Bob received a strange call from Penny. 1981: Kristin was dead in the pool on Dallas . 1985: Me…

We Love Soaps • October 09, 2015

We Love Soaps 25 Most Popular Interviews of the Year (2013)

Clockwise from top left: Brad Maule, William deVry, Ellen Wheeler and Kristian Alfonso We Love Soaps has calculated a list of th…

We Love Soaps • December 31, 2013

Exclusive Interview: Catching Up With Ellen Wheeler As She Begins A New Project With Old Friends (Part 2 of 2)

Michael O'Leary, Yvonna Wright and Ellen Wheeler. | Photo Credit: Sue Coflin/Max Photos We Love Soaps spoke with former GUIDI…

Roger Newcomb • December 25, 2013

Exclusive Interview: Catching Up With Ellen Wheeler As She Begins A New Project With Old Friends (Part 1 of 2)

Left to Right: Kurt McKinney, Frank Dicopoulos, Robert Newman, Ellen Wheeler, Michael O'Leary and Jordan Clarke. | Photo Cre…

Roger Newcomb • November 14, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

1979: ATWT's Bob continued to receive mysterious calls from Penny. 1981: Kristin was dead in the pool on DALLAS. 1985: Mel…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2013

DARK SHADOWS Marathon Thanksgiving Day On Chiller TV (1991 Version)

Chiller TV is airing a Thanksgiving Day marathon of DARK SHADOWS, the 1991 primetime revival of the 1960s Gothic serial about a 2…

Roger Newcomb • November 21, 2012

30 Dynamic Duos of Daytime Soaps (20-16)

Our list of 30 Great Dynamic Duos of Daytime Soaps kicked off with a look at twosomes 30-26 and 25-21 . Below the countdown cont…

We Love Soaps • October 12, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

On this date in... 1973: On ANOTHER WORLD, Steve (George Reinholt) told Robert (Nicolas Coster) he loved Alice and was determ…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (July 17)

On this date in... 1969: On ANOTHER WORLD, Dru (Geoffrey Lumb) told Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) that Steve had secret plans for…

Roger Newcomb • July 17, 2012

THE COMPLETE LIST: 25 Biggest Blunders In Daytime Soap Opera History (September 2011)

A lot of people in the daytime soap opera industry like to blame O.J. Simpson, the growing number of cable channels, reality tele…

We Love Soaps • November 25, 2011

Ellen Wheeler Turns 50: A Look Back at Her Career at ANOTHER WORLD, ALL MY CHILDREN, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT & more

Emmy Award winning actress and producer Ellen Wheeler celebrates her 50th birthday today. We thought we'd take a look back a…

Roger Newcomb • October 09, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

On this date in... 1981: The fourth season premiere of DALLAS aired. The identity of the dead woman floating in the Southfork…

We Love Soaps • October 09, 2011

FALL PREVIEW GUIDE: Indie Soap Operas: The Best in Web Series

You have never seen anything like them. They are spellbinding, controversial, and free. They transcend genres, build communitie…

We Love Soaps • September 08, 2011

COUNTDOWN: 25 Biggest Blunders In Daytime Soap Opera History (20-16)

Was it O.J. Simpson, women in the workplace, Reality TV, or did the soaps kill themselves with one bad decision after another? Y…

We Love Soaps • September 07, 2011