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Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: Radio soap opera Portia Faces Life premiered.  1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet Killer claimed its first victim. 1…

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2025

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: Portia Faces Life premiered on CBS Radio. 1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim. 1991…

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: Portia Faces Life premiered on CBS Radio. 1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim. 1991…

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: Portia Faces Life premiered on CBS Radio. 1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim. 1991…

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2016

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: Portia Faces Life premiered on CBS Radio. 1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim. 1991…

We Love Soaps • October 07, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

1940: PORTIA FACES LIFE premiered on CBS Radio. 1980: The first Clown Puppet murder on EON. 1991: Y&R's David died in …

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (May 10)

On this date in... 1950: On TODAY'S CHILDREN, Chris knew the only way to determine whether the fingerprints on the package…

Roger Newcomb • May 10, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

On this date in... 1940: PORTIA FACES LIFE debuted on the NBC Red network. This radio soap opera centered around the life of P…

Roger Newcomb • October 07, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: Dilshad Vadsaria Joins REVENGE; Networks Struggle to Appeal to Hispanics; Plus, Kevin McHale, Peter Reckell, Joss Whedon

GREEK's Dilshad Vadsaria joins REVENGE The actress is joining ABC’s addictive Hamptons-based soap in a recurring role playin…

Roger Newcomb • August 07, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (May 10)

On this date in... 1961: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Mike, Ed, and Teresa faced death in the deserted mine shaft. 1967: On DARK SH…

Roger Newcomb • May 10, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (October 7)

On this date in... 1940: PORTIA FACES LIFE debuted on the NBC Red network. This radio soap opera centered around the life of Po…

We Love Soaps • October 07, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History

On this date in... 1961: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Mike, Ed, and Teresa faced death in the deserted mine shaft. 1984: Krystal an…

We Love Soaps • May 10, 2011

NEWS: Maria Bell, More TV on Computers Now, Betty Paul

PWC Study: More TV Now Viewed On Computer Than TV Consumers are spending about 20 hours per week accessing digital content-includ…

We Love Soaps • March 09, 2011

NEWS: Naked Cowboy, Radionovela, Taxi TV, Elizabeth Mitchell

Naked Cowboy's Lawyer: Blatant Disregard for Brand “It's a blatant disregard for Mr. Burck's brand, which he has work…

We Love Soaps • February 14, 2011

NEWS: SKINS vs PTC, Spencer Grammer, David Essex, Eric Martsolf

H&R Blocks Out MTV's SKINS A source familiar with the company's ad strategy confirmed that the company had placed som…

We Love Soaps • January 24, 2011

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS & GREEK Are Back Tonight!

Be sure to tune in (and have your readers tune in, too!) to the all new season of ABC Family’s PRETTY LITTLE LIARS tonight at a sp…

We Love Soaps • January 03, 2011

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS To Return January 3, 2011

ABC Family will ring in the New Year with returning original hit series PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and the fourth season of the network’…

We Love Soaps • October 12, 2010

Today's Soap World Birthdays

Jill Larson (Opal, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Garnette, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Judith, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 63 Dylan Baker (ex-Bennett, UGL…

We Love Soaps • October 07, 2010

NEWS: Kyle Lowder Lawsuit, Collins, Britney, Irna, McArdle

Kyle Lowder Sues Business Manager Lowder claims his manager screwed up his 401(k) plan. Lowder accused John Larkin and Larkin Bu…

We Love Soaps • August 19, 2010

Today's Soap World Birthdays

Laurence Lau (ex-Brian, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Sam, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Greg, ALL MY CHILDREN, ex-Jamie, ANOTHER WORLD) - 56 Vi…

Roger Newcomb • May 10, 2010