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January 1, 1999 - A DAYS fan has opened a new voting booth for Best Soap Opera. Show your support for ATWT! January 1, 1999 - Ex-ATWT co-headwriter Millee Taggart (who played Janet on Search for Tomorrow) and best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford have written a "bible" for a new daytime soap opera. The current working title is Saints and Sinners. January 1, 1999 - As The World Turns has been nominated for Outstanding Daytime Drama for this year's 30th NAACP Image Awards. Lonette McKee (Sara Ruth) has been nominated in the Outstanding Daytime Actress category. The awards will be presented on February 13th and 14th in Pasadena, California. January 2, 1999 - Remember the second annual Doofus Awards at http://www.soapcity.com/? Well, the results are in. ATWT didn't "win" any of the categories, but the show was named in their favorite write-in votes (for those categories and Doofii they overlooked in their nominations). The honorable mentions went to:
January 5, 1999 - The Grammy Award nominations were announced today. Lauryn Hill (ex-Kira Johnson, ATWT), who is now a R&B singer and songwriter, led the field with 10 nominations. Lauryn already has two Grammy awards, she won them while a member of the R&B trio the Fugees. The awards will be handed out on February 24 in Los Angeles. The nominations included one for album of the year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and for best female R&B vocal performance on Doo Wop (That Thing). January 5, 1999 - Congratulations to Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) and Jon Hensley (Holden) on the birth of their first child. Sophie May Hensley was born on December 23, 1998. She weighed 5 lbs., 8 oz. Sophie was born just three days after her due date. She was born on Martha Byrne's 29th birthday (she plays Lily), which is what Kelley had hoped, since the pair is good friends with their castmate. Menighan will be on maternity leave until March. Hensley has already returned to work. Look for Emily to be in scenes for a few weeks, as she has pre-taped many episodes.
January 22, 1999 - Martha Byrne (Lily), Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara), and Mark Pinter (ex-Brian McColl) were some of the honorees at producer David Gest's American Cinema Awards Foundation Christmas Musical Spectacular. They were honored for their humanitarian work. The Pinters spend a lot of their time working for national chapters of Easter Seals, the March of Dimes, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Martha Byrne chairs an annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Hospital. January 23, 1999 - Soap Opera Update reports Grant Aleksander will be directing at AW or ATWT, in addition to portraying Phillip Spaulding on Guiding Light. January 23, 1999 - Soaps in Depth conducted a poll in a recent CBS edition. Of the top three most-watched soaps, As The World Turns ranked third by their readers. January 25, 1999 - Hurray for Parker Posey (ex-Tess Shelby). Soap Opera Weekly reports Posey as saying in a recent interview that her soap co-stars were the "hardest working actors I've ever worked with." Many ex-soap stars (and their agents) want to forget they ever appeared on a soap, even if the job helped further their career. January 25, 1999 - As The World Turns has been nominated in the daytime drama category for a Writers Guild of America award. The awards will be announced on February 20. February 1, 1999 - In the latest issue of Soap Opera Magazine, Lucy Johnson, CBS daytime senior vice president, says to expect more classic episodes of ATWT in March. March marks the anniversary of CBS celebrating 10 years of being No. 1 in the daytime ratings, and the classic episodes are CBS' gift for long-time viewers. February 5, 1999 - More details have emerged on CBS' plans for March. Lucy Johnson' credits romantic continuity with one of the reason's CBS has been successful in daytime. "Our most popular couples in '89 are still on the air in '99 and still have significant impact on storylines," Johnson is quoted as saying in TV Guide. Therefore, from March 15 to 26, expect to see many flashbacks. Holden and Lily from ATWT were specifically named. It is unknown at this time if both flashbacks and full classic episodes will be shown or just flashbacks.
February 5, 1999 - Due to financial reasons, American Media will no longer be publishing Soap Opera Magazine and Soap Opera News. Some of their trademarks have been sold to Primedia Inc., publisher of Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly. February 6, 1999 - Jeremy Zelig (Luke) just completed filming The Simian Line. The movie's cast includes Lynn Redgrave, Harry Connick, Jr., Cindy Crawford, Samantha Mathis, and William Hurt. The photo seen here is Jeremy on the set. Click on the photo to view in full size. February 9, 1999 - Margaret Reed (ex-Shannon) has given birth to her second son, Matthew Dean Myles. He was born on January 28 at 1:07 pm. He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. Margaret and her husband, Kenny Myles, also have a 3 1/2 year-old son, Zachary. February 9, 1999 - Ed Herlihy, a radio announcer who was the voice of Kraft Foods for 40 years, died on January 30. He was 89. His television credits include As The World Turns. February 17, 1999 - Via an online poll, Entertainment Weekly readers voted for the best of television. Over 18,000 votes were cast. Here are the results for the best soap opera:
February 18, 1999 - If you are a Soap Opera Magazine or Soap Opera News subscriber, you will now receive Soap Opera Digest for the remainder of your subscription. If you already subscribe to SOD, your SOD subscription will be extended to reflect the balance of your SOM and/or SON subscription(s). SOM and SON ceased publication with their February 16, 1999 issue. February 21, 1999 - Mary Cassata and Barbara Irwin have designed a soap opera game. The game, The Ultimate Soap Opera Challenge, will contain over 2,000 questions. Cassata and Irwin are professors from Buffalo, New York. The game is due in stores in August. February 21, 1999 - The Writers Guild of America has awarded All My Children's writers in the daytime drama category for outstanding achievement in writing. Lorraine Broderick, ATWT's headwriter, and Hal Corley, now an ATWT writer, received the award as part of the AMC team that was nominated as Broderick and Corley both used to work for AMC. February 23, 1999 - Attending the Soap Opera Digest Awards in Los Angeles this Friday from ATWT are Martha Byrne, Liz Hubbard, Scott DeFreitas, Michael Park, Cassandra Creech, Peter Parros, Lauren Martin-Harkins, Nathaniel Matston, Jaime Nicole Dudney, Terri Conn, and Maura West (Lily, Lucinda, Andy, Jack, Denise, Ben, Camille, Eddie, Georgia, Katie, and Carly, respectively). February 25, 1999 - ATWT alum (she played Kira Johnson) Lauryn Hill is a Grammy record-breaker for the most awards won by a female artist in a single night. She won Grammy Awards for:
February 28, 1999 - Many fans have been having good luck finding ATWT items listed on e-bay, the auction website. Some of the items that have been up for sale in the past include the ATWT anniversary book, scripts, and soap magazines with ATWT on the cover. Click here to search for ATWT Items on e-bay.
March 4, 1999 - As The World Turns will not air next Thursday and Friday, March 11 or 12, due to CBS' coverage of college basketball. March 5, 1999 - Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian) has been busy filming movies in Italy. Watch for him in the upcoming movie with Cher titled Tea With Mussolini. The movie is scheduled for a limited release in May. Seganti plays Cher's boyfriend in the film. Tea With Mussolini was filmed entirely in Italy. March 5, 1999 - Maura West (Carly) and Scott DeFreitas (Andy) will help announce the Daytime Emmy nominees on Thursday, March 11. March 10, 1999 - I have started an "I Love Lucy" campaign with the goal being to get the writers and producers to drop the storyline of ruining Lucinda's character and doing what it takes to get Elizabeth Hubbard back on the show. I feel TPTB at ATWT need to know how the fans feel about this character and what she means to Oakdale. March 11, 1999 - The Emmy nominations were announced today. The nominees are as follows:
March 11, 1999 - Maura West (Carly) and Scott DeFreitas (Andy) are dating. Maura is divorcing her husband, Jonathan Knight. They have one son, Benjamin, who was born in 1996. March 18, 1999 - CBS has cancelled The Magnificent Seven, the primetime television show Andy Kavovit (ex-Paul) appeared in. March 25, 1999 - Congratulations to Rex Smith (ex-Darryl Crawford) and his wife, Courtney. They are expecting a baby. March 26, 1999 - The results are in for the First Annual Soap Suds Awards. Over 8700 votes were received. Here are the final results: Favorite Female Performer:
1. Elizabeth Hubbard - Lucinda - As the World Turns Favorite Male Performer:
1. Tom Eplin - Jake - Another World Most Hated Character:
1. Signy Coleman - Annie - Guiding Light Favorite Female Newcomer:
1. Joie Lenz - Michelle - Guiding Light Favorite Male Newcomer:
1. Paul Anthony Stewart - Danny - Guiding Light Most Hated New Character:
1. Signy Coleman - Annie - Guiding Light Favorite Younger Female:
1. Hayden Panettiere - Lizzie - Guiding Light Most Hated Young Female Character:
1. Brittany Snow - Susan - Guiding Light Favorite Younger Male:
1. Paul Anthony Stewart - Danny - Guiding Light Most Hated Young Male Character:
1. Daniel Markel - David - As the World Turns Favorite Female Villain:
1. Wendy Moniz - Dinah - Guiding Light Favorite Male Villain:
1. Hunt Block - Ben - Guiding Light Most Hated Villain:
1. Cynthia Watros - ex-Annie - Guiding Light Favorite Couple:
1. Vickie and Jake - Another World Most Hated Couple:
1. Adam and Liza - All My Children Favorite Storyline:
1. Michelle / Danny storyline - Guiding Light Worst Storyline:
1. Reva clone storyline - Guiding Light Favorite Show:
1. Guiding Light For the complete article go to: Mining.Co Soap Suds Awards. March 26, 1999 - In the past few weeks, ATWT fan Robert has had four sightings of former ATWT stars in Los Angeles. He saw Michael Swan (ex-Duncan) calling numbers at a charity bingo game at the Stonewall Coffee Shop in West Hollywood. Robert says "Although he is now on B&B, he was wearing his ATWT jacket." Robert saw Richard Bekins (ex-Michael Alcott, Neal's ex-husband) at a gym in West Hollywood. The next day he spotted Michael Louden (ex-Duke) at a coffeehouse in Santa Monica. The day after that he saw Shawn Christian (ex-Mike) at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Boulevard. Robert said "I didn't say hello to any of them, but they all looked great." With all those sightings, Robert must have wondered if he someone ended up in Oakdale! Thanks for sharing your sightings report Robert! March 27, 1999 - Wondering what Frank Runyeon (ex-Steve Andropoulos) is up to now? Well, he performs all around the United States telling the story of Jesus as depicted in the New Testament in his show Afraid!: The Gospel of Mark. His next performance will be at the Cincinnati Art Museum on April 16. Online reviews give the show high praises. March 28, 1999 - King World and CBS are discussing a merger. King World produces Hollywood Squares, Oprah Winfrey Show, The Roseanne Show, Jeopardy! and Inside Edition. In most markets the talk shows and game shows run before or after the soap operas. If CBS takes over King World, they will push these shows to the affiliates. This may provide even more stability for CBS' daytime line up. March 29, 1999 - Lauryn Hill (ex-Kira Johnson) took home three awards at the 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards. The hip-hop singer and rapper also shared the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for entertainer of the year with R. Kelly during Friday's awards. Hill, 23, won best R&B/soul or rap album of the year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which also won for best female R&B/soul album. Hill's Doo Wop (That Thing) captured best music video. April 1, 1999 - Soaps writer Lynda Hirsch reports: "So why did President Clinton hold his Friday [March 19th] press conference at 4 p.m. EST instead of the announced 2 p.m.? According to inside sources, it was suggested he not bump soap-opera episodes. Although the president has not had a regular press conference since April 1998, continuing coverage of his impeachment trial and break-ins for the latest word on who said what caused dozens of soap-opera pre-emptions." April 6, 1999 - In the latest issue of Soap Opera Weekly Michael Sabatino (Peter Wentworth) comments on the casting and crew changes at ATWT and how many people have come from All My Children: "I walk in and it's like, Wow, what's the name of this show again?" April 8, 1999 - ABC will launch a new soap opera channel early next year. They have been running tests of the channel in Houston and Chicago. The channel is expected to air the ABC soaps, seen on affiliate networks during the day, in the primetime hours. Tests have shown that more people are tuning in when there's a flexible schedule of when fans are able to view the shows. The soap channel will air classic episodes, new movies and some original programming. It may also air cancelled ABC soaps such as Ryan's Hope. The big question is, will ATWT (past or current episodes) ever run on the soap opera channel? It's possible. The sticking point is, will it take away viewers from CBS affiliates? They have been working on a complicated deal where affiliates are compensated for the soap channel to air non-ABC shows. Stay tuned!
In the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest a "Procter & Gamble insider" states: "It's just not possible to let actors write their own storylines. Suggest? Absolutely. But dictate? No way." April 9, 1999 - Eileen Fulton has written another novel, the title of this one is Soap Opera. It is to be released this summer. April 12, 1999 - NBC announced today that it is cancelling Another World after being on the air for 35 years. AW will last air on June 25. Passions, a new NBC soap, will debut on July 5. Another World is produced by Procter & Gamble, the same company that produces As The World Turns. Passions will compete directly with ATWT, airing at 2 pm EST. Some One Life to Live fans are unhappy with their show and are planning a boycott of the show during May sweeps. Some of them plan on tuning into ATWT. This move may backfire for OLTL fans, but will it help ATWT? April 12, 1999 - Andy Kavovit (ex-Paul) says he doesn't plan on returning to As The World Turns. Kavovit is currently trying to raise money for his new independent film, S.P.O.T. Filming has not yet begun on the project. April 20, 1999 - Daniel and Kathleen Markel are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy! Maximillian Welch Markel was born on Friday, April 16 at 12:36 pm. Max has an older sister, Vivian, and an older brother, Jackson. Mom and baby are home and doing fine. Daniel used to play David Stenbeck on ATWT. Congratulations to the Markel family! April 22, 1999 - Cruise Russo (Casey) has completed filming The Simian Line with ATWT co-star Jeremy Zelig. Judson Mills (ex-Hutch Hutchison) is now a castmember of Walker, Texas Ranger. Walker's spin-off, Sons of Thunder, stars another ex-ATWTer, James Wlcek. Jordana Brewster (ex-Nikki) will star in The Invisible Circus. Filming begins in May in France. The film will also be filmed in Portugal and San Franciso. In the film, Jordana travels all over Europe tracing the steps of her older sister, who committed suicide. Jordana's character ends up falling in love with her sister's boyfriend. Cameron Diaz will play the older sister. Hayley Sparks (ex-Courtney Baxter) will fill in for Beth Ehlers on Guiding Light while she's on maternity leave. Hayley first airs on GL on May 5. April 22, 1999 - From now until Thursday, May 20 you can vote in the 1999 Soap Chat Awards. Go to http://www.compuserve.com/SoapChat then click on the link labeled "1999 'Soap Chat Awards' Ballot" to vote. April 23, 1999 - If you'd like to attend the 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 21, you can purchase tickets online through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range from $100 to $200. April 26, 1999 - The 11,000th episode of ATWT was filmed today. April 27, 1999 - Eileen Fulton (Lisa) has been in The Netherlands since last Wednesday doing personal appearances and had a book signing. May 6, 1999 - Columbia TriStar Television has announced a new 24-hour soap opera cable network to compete with ABC's. Their channel, called SoapCity, will rebroadcast episodes of Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, and may broadcast prior episodes of AW, ATWT, and GL. Columbia TriStar produces Y&R and DAYS (with Corday Productions) and is partners with Procter & Gamble on the international distribution of P&G's soaps ATWT, GL, and AW. The channel is expected to begin broadcasting in January 2000. May 11, 1999 - Kudos to the Atlanta CBS affiliate. They broke into ATWT today because the president was in town and part of ATWT wasn't seen. At the end of the newscast they stated ATWT would be replayed during late night. They also put a ticker on the screen with a "VCR ALERT" notifying fans the show would be replayed in its entirety at 2:10 am. Not only is it May Sweeps period, but it's good to see a CBS affiliate interested in keeping its daytime viewers. May 11, 1999 - Here's an alumni update: Graham Winton (ex-Caleb Snyder) can be seen on All My Children occasionally playing Jerry the reporter. May 11, 1999 - From now until May 21 there is an online auction to benefit ZazAngels. Soap memorabilia is up for auction, including a tour of the ATWT set. Check out the Beverly Hills Charity Auction. May 14, 1999 - Elizabeth Hubbard submitted the following episodes to the Emmy panel for consideration for Outstanding Lead Actress: Lucinda elopes with James and Lucinda frantically searches for Lily after learning that Lily gave birth. May 18, 1999 - ATWT tied with General Hospital for a technical Emmy award at a ceremony held in Los Angeles on May 15. The songs tied for the Outstanding Original Song was This is Our Moment from ATWT and Just for You from GH. This is Our Moment was composed by Earl Rose, Olivia Newton-John, and Victoria Shaw. Lyricists were Olivia Newton-John and Victoria Shaw. The song was written for Lily and Holden's wedding. The acting awards will be given out Friday, May 21. The Emmy awards will air on CBS. May 19, 1999 - Soap Opera Weekly's Linda Susman, ATWT's Eileen Fulton (Lisa), AMC's Cameron Mathison (Ryan), OLTL's Frank Valentini (Supervising Producer), and GL's Barbara Esensten and James Harmon Brown (Head Writers) will discuss the phenomenon of daytime television, effect of fans on storylines, how the genre has changed and more in a seminar today. It will be held at The Seminar Center, 1776 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10019, from 6:30 to 9 pm EST. The cost is $27 for members and $38 for non-members. For information call (212) 655-0077 or e-mail info@seminarcenter.com. You can also visit their web site at The Seminar Center. A direct link to the soap opera course: Ultimate Soap Opera Panel. May 19, 1999 - Alumni Update: Margaret Colin (ex-Margo) is a cast member of Now and Again, a new series premiering on CBS this fall. Sons of Thunder, the CBS series that had a try-out this Spring which starred James Wlcek (ex-Linc Lafferty), did not earn a slot on CBS' fall schedule and is considered "cancelled." Kim Ulrich (ex-Diana McColl) has been cast as Ivy Crane on NBC's new soap opera, Passions. May 19, 1999 - For those who had been missing Emily Stewart and wondering where she was, the reason why she hadn't been seen on screen for a little while was because Kelley Menighan Hensley had gone on vacation. She took baby Sophie and went to Puerto Rico, where her parents met her and they enjoyed some family time. Jon Hensley (Holden) had to stay in New York and work. May 28, 1999 - I previously reported Michael Woods (Alec) and the actor James Woods were brothers. This is incorrect. James Woods does have a brother named Michael, but it is not the same Michael Woods that is on ATWT. I apologize for the error. May 28, 1999 - Christopher Goutman, last executive producer of Another World and former director for ATWT, has been named as ATWT's new executive producer. Goutman replaces Felicia Minei-Behr, who has held the role of ATWT's executive producer since November 1996. The change goes into effect June 7. June 4, 1999 - Some behind the scenes changes at the show. Casting director Mikie Heilbrun is being replaced by former Another World casting director Jimmy Bohr. Producers Terry Cacavio, Jennifer Minda and Regina DiMartino, will be exiting. Carol Shure is coming to the show as a producer. Production designer Kevin Rupnik (who remodeled Tom and Margo's house and did the Christmas Oakdale mall set) is leaving. Music director Sybil Costello also exits. Today is their last day with the show. It is not unexpected to make crew changes when a new executive producer is hired. Felicia Minei-Behr brought in many of her former co-workers when she joined ATWT. Mikie Heilbrun is just one of Felicia's hires. In fact, Felicia hired so many former AMC crew members, Michael Sabatino commented the show, from a backstage point of view, looked like AMC to him. June 6, 1999 - Past and present cast attending the ATWT fan club luncheon held today in New York City: Michael Park (Jack), Cassandra Creech (Denise), Peter Parros (Ben), Don Hastings (Bob), Lesli Kay Sterling (Molly), Keith Coulouris (Reid), Ellen Dolan (Margo), Eileen Fulton (Lisa), Ben Jorgensen (Chris), Craig Lawlor (Adam), and Yvonne Perry (Rosanna). Many cast members did not attend the luncheon as they were out of town. This is because ATWT is dark this week for the cast and crew to take a vacation. June 7, 1999 - E! Online ranks the top ten daytime studs of all time and two ATWT's (one current, one soon-to-be) made the list! On the list: Holden Snyder and Cass Winthrop. June 12, 1999 - Soap Opera Update reports Keith Coulouris (Reid) and Lesli Kay Sterling (Molly) are dating. They quote Sterling as saying "Things didn't work out with my husband and we are divorcing, but I couldn't be happier!" June 12, 1999 - Soap Opera Update reports Sharon Case (who plays Sharon on Y&R now, but used to play Debbie Simon on ATWT) visited the ATWT set, while in New York for the Emmy awards. Congratulations to Sharon who won the Emmy award for Best Supporting Actress. June 12, 1999 - The winners of Procter & Gamble's writing contest for college students are Elizabeth Logan, Kimberly Hamilton, Ryan Quan, Amanda Brown, and Robert Craft. June 12, 1999 - Jack and Julia were the only pair to make Soaps In Depth's list of top five couples in the last issue. Michael Park (Jack) was chosen as one of the top five actors. To vote in the poll, visit the SID poll page. June 14, 1999 - Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara) has been moonlighting. She is now a real estate agent for Prudential in Connecticut. June 19, 1999 - Patrick Howe is ATWT's new production designer. Ron Brawer is the new music producer/director. James Kowal joins the show as a music director. The search is on for a new headwriter. Lorraine Broderick will leave as headwriter as soon as a replacement is found. Wendy Fishman (ex-CBS executive, who came up with the GL storyline to clone Reva) and writer Leah Laiman are two people who are being considered for the position. June 25, 1999 - Jon Hensley (Holden) was chosen as one of the top five actors (coming in at number five) in the latest Soaps In Depth poll. Lily and Holden were the fifth most popular couple. No other ATWT actors, actresses, or couples were chosen in the poll. If you'd like to vote in the current Soaps In Depth poll, visit the SID Poll page. June 25, 1999 - Soap Opera Update reports Ben Jorgensen (Christopher) and his girlfriend, Caroline Peiser, are engaged and will be married in the near future. June 25, 1999 - Kudos to Chicago's WBBM-TV. They play ATWT at 1:43 a.m. if it is interrupted, due to a news story. I hope this becomes a trend among the networks. June 29, 1999 - ATWT has a new headwriter. Leah Laiman has been hired and is already at work. Laiman crafted the Lumina story for Another World. She is a former headwriter for Another World and Days of Our Lives. In an online chat I asked Michael Logan, soaps writer for TV Guide, what he thought about Laiman coming to ATWT. He replied, "I'm no fan of Ms. Laiman's work, though I have no huge quarrels with her contributions to the last few months of Another World. I have come to feel in my many years of observing daytime drama, that a soap usually has only one dymanic, driving, creative ball-busting force, and it's either the executive producer or the head writer. [Rare] is the show that can support two such forces. So the hiring of Ms. Laiman doesn't surprise me, it doesn't disappoint me. It doesn't excite me, but I do get the feeling that this kind of hiring is probably necessary considering what a powerhouse Chris Goutman [ATWT's new executive producer] is." Logan later commented, "I know there is a lot of concern that Goutman will turn ATWT into AW, but I believe this is silly hysteria. He has shown himself in a very short period of time on AW to be quite magical...I only wish TPTB in daytime were looking for and hiring more Goutman's -- talents who have spent many years working in daytime drama, and really GET it." June 29, 1999 - Tom Wiggin (ex-Kirk) is joining Guiding Light in a recurring role. He'll first air in late July or early August. His first airdate will be on the Soap Opera Events Calendar when it's been announced and also in my weekly newsletter. June 29, 1999 - Congratulations to Thomas Gibson (ex-Derek Mason). His wife, Cristina, gave birth to son James Parker Gibson on June 23rd. James weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. July 1, 1999 - After months of delay, financing has been obtained to proceed with construction on the new studios that will house Guiding Light and As The World Turns. The construction will begin early this fall. July 2, 1999 - Ellen Wheeler (ex-Vicky/Marley, AW) is joining ATWT as a director. July 19, 1999 - Anthony Herrera (James) thanks everyone for the prayers and support. He is doing well and hopes to be back in New York by the fall. July 19, 1999 - The cast and crew of ATWT had an extra week off in order for the producer and writer to re-focus. They had the week of July 5th off. They show is usually 2 to 3 weeks ahead due to breaks in the summer and at Christmas, but with so many news interruptions lately they were a month ahead. Hence, they had "room" to go "dark" the week of July 5th. July 19, 1999 - Ming-Na Wen (ex-Lien) will reprise the role of Deborah Chen on NBC's ER in the fall. July 19, 1999 - Congratulations to Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian) and his girlfriend, Carlotta. They are expecting a baby in August. July 19, 1999 - ATWT castmates Martha Byrne (Lily), Jon Hensley (Holden), Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily), and Michael Park (Jack) vacationed on the Jersey Shore during their hiatus week from work (week of June 6th). They, along with their spouses and children, all enjoyed the vacation break. July 19, 1999 - Martha Byrne recently completed filming an independent movie, Mergers & Acquisitions. She portrays a character named Iowa. July 21, 1999 - In the most current issue of Soaps In Depth, no ATWT actors or actresses were voted in the top five. Julia Lindsey and Jack Snyder were the only ATWT couple making the top five list. To vote, visit the Soaps In Depth poll page. July 21, 1999 - Jason Biggs (ex-Pete Wendall) is getting rave reviews for his role in the R-rated film American Pie, now showing in theaters nationwide. People magazine said his role is a "breakout performance." July 21, 1999 - Parker Posey (ex-Tess Shelby) has a role in Scream 3, starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette. Scream 3 is due to be released on Decmeber 10, 1999. Kerr Smith (ex-Ryder Hughes) will appear in the New Line Cinema film Flight 180, due out in theaters in Spring 2000. July 22, 1999 - With NBC cancelling Another World, ATWT's producer Chris Goutman comments on what fans can do for their favorite show in an article in the July 13th issue of Soap Opera Digest. Goutman says, "I think you have to be a true fan, and you have to tell other people to be a fan. Word of mouth: Tell your friends, tell your kids, tell your cousins. You've got to tell everyone that this is good stuff. You can watch this, and it will enrich your life in ways that are unexpected. I think that the community that soap opera celebrates, bringing people together while watching family-oriented things, has to be re-created in a lot of ways. We have to go forward and start telling stories in different ways; unexpected and surprising ways, which we need to do but are not doing. We have to grow our audience. But they have to help us." The article, which was on how to help prevent your soaps from being cancelled, included a reprint of Douglas Marland's How Not To Wreck A Show article. Marland is a former ATWT headwriter. July 28, 1999 - Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda) is aware of the I Love Lucy campaign and of the letters received on her behalf. She was very touched. If she had won the Emmy award, she was planning on thanking the fans. July 30, 1999 - Carolyn Culliton has been named co-headwriter of ATWT. Her husband, Richard, was once headwriter for the show. July 31, 1999 - Here are the latest results from the CBS Soaps In Depth Reader's Poll: Lily and Holden placed third in the top couples category; Michael Park (Jack) placed fourth in the top actors category; and no ATWT actresses were voted in the top five in the actress category. To vote in the most recent poll visit the SID Poll page. August 2, 1999 - Ming-Na Wen (ex-Lien) will add her voice to Columbia Pictures' Final Fantasy -- The Movie. The film is slated to be released in 2001. It is the first computer-generated animated motion picture with photo-real characters. August 4, 1999 - Ed Fry (ex-Larry McDermott) will portray Dr. Brewster on One Life to Live. His first airdate in the short-term role is August 17. August 10, 1999 - Lesli Kay Sterling (Molly) and Keith Coulouris (Red/David) are expecting a child. Sterling is currently going through a divorce and there are no marriage plans in the immediate future. The pregnancy will not be written into the storyline. Congratulations to them both.
Editor-in-Chief Lynn Leahey's column in this issue also focuses on ATWT. Leahey writes "Sometimes, kicking up a fuss pays off. All you AS THE WORLD TURNS fans who never gave up trying to convince your show to do whatever it took to get Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda) to return deserve a big pat on the back because it worked! You spoke loudly and clearly, and ATWT listened. Hubbard may not conform to those precious demographics, but she's important to you, and that was good enough for ATWT." Leahey adds "I hope ATWT is rewarded for its efforts with roof-raising ratings!" In the cover story article Christopher Goutman, ATWT's executive producer, comments, "You open the show with Liz and you've got the audience hooked for the rest of the hour." Let's thank (and reward) SOD for this cover story by purchasing this issue! It's an easy way for fans to support the show. August 11, 1999 - Larry Bryggman (John) is off on a one month vacation. August 11, 1999 - Disgusted by sex-soaked and violent television programs, 11 major advertisers announced today they will pay to have writers develop family-friendly shows for consideration by the WB network. The advertisers, including Procter & Gamble, which owns ATWT, say they are taking the steps after finding fewer and fewer prime-time programs during which they feel comfortable selling their products. The advertising group funding the new programs say they want a better balance of programming. ``We're not saying the other stuff should go away,'' said Gretchen Briscoe, a spokeswoman for Procter & Gamble, "we're just saying we need more options.'' For the full story, click here. August 12, 1999 - If you have a moment today, if you've been a participant in the I Love Lucy Campaign (ILLC), e-mail CBS and thank them (in your own words) for bringing Lucinda back to ATWT. It's a good opportunity to show them our appreciation and ATWT does get a mail report from CBS. August 12, 1999 - Many of you may have noticed that today's episode brought Leah Laiman's credit as headwriter, replacing Lorraine Broderick. Carolyn Culliton is now co-headwriter and should be credited soon. Addie Walsh, longtime writer for ATWT, has left the show. She's been replaced by Stephanie Braxton, who worked under Douglas Marland (considered by many as ATWT's best headwriter ever). August 14, 1999 - In the latest Soaps In Depth Poll, Carly and Jack was chosen as the fifth most popular CBS couple. Michael Park (Jack) was the third most favorite actor and Annie Parisse (Julia) was the fifth most popular actress. To vote in the poll, visit the SID Poll page. Remember, it's one vote per category per poll. August 14, 1999 - Scott Holmes (Tom), Michael Park (Jack), and Eileen Fulton (Lisa) talk about working in theater in the August 2, 1999 issue of In Theatre. Click here for the article. August 15, 1999 - Michael Park (Jack) and his wife, Laurie, are expecting a second child. The couple have a son, Christopher. August 15, 1999 - Ross Kettle (ex-Stuart Markham Cushing) is now directing. His film, After the Rain, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 5, 1999. August 16, 1999 - Congratulations to ATWT, Martha Byrne (Lily) and Jon Hensley (Holden). ATWT has been nominated as Favorite Daytime Drama for the 1999 Viewers Voice Awards. Martha Byrne received a nomination for Favorite Actress in a Daytime Drama and Jon Hensley received a nomination for Favorite Actor in a Daytime Drama. The awards will be handed out in October. ATWT will compete against Another World and Young and the Restless. Byrne will compete against Linda Dano (ex-Felicia, AW) and Lauralee Bell (Christine, Y&R). Hensley will compete against Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R) and John McCook (Eric, B&B). Hensley won the award in 1998, Byrne won the award in 1997 and 1998, and ATWT won the award in 1997 and 1998. (In 1997, Shawn Christian, ex-Mike, won the award for favorite actor). Also receiving a nomination for Favorite Actor in a Comedy is Thomas Gibson (ex-Derek Mason) for portraying Greg in Dharma and Greg. Dharma and Greg received a nomination for Favorite Half-Hour Series. August 17, 1999 - Scott DeFreitas (Andy) and Maura West (Carly) are engaged to be married. Congratulations to them both. August 18, 1999 - Noticed new hairstyles on some of the actors lately? The show has a new hair consultant. Soon Jaime Dudney (Georgia) will have a new color - more strawberry blonde - and her hair will be trimmed too. Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) has returned to her shorter style and if you saw today's show you also saw Jon Hensley's new cut. The online reviews have been mixed on Ellen Dolan's shorter hairstyle. August 18, 1999 - From the "So You Want to Know Everything About ATWT Stars File" -- Jaime Dudney (Georgia) recently got her tonsils taken out. August 18, 1999 - Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda) has sent a message to those who contributed towards flowers and ILLC: Dear Friends, Thank you so much for the two dozen splendid roses which came to the studio on Monday. What troopers you are. I cannot thank you enough for all your support and devotion. The I Love Lucy Campaign was an obvious success because I'm back in Oakdale and ready to start some trouble. But you know Lucinda, trouble always find her - don't worry I can take and dish it out. Thank you so much again you really have made me feel special and wanted.
Sincerely August 20, 1999 - Lauryn Hill (ex-Kira) was honored for best album and best new artist at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards at a ceremony on August 18 in Los Angeles. August 20, 1999 - Laurie Park, Michael's wife, is due in late February. August 20, 1999 - ATWT will not air on Monday, September 6 or Friday, September 10 due to CBS' coverage of the U.S. Open. September 1, 1999 - If you're wondering why longtime ATWT writer Addie Walsh left the show, it was to follow ex-ATWT headwriter Lorraine Broderick to Days of Our Lives. September 3, 1999 - Lesli Kay Sterling (Molly) graces the cover of Woman's World (9/7/99 issue). Sterling along with Lauren B. Martin (Camille), Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily), Annie Parisse (Julia), Eileen Fulton (Lisa), Ellen Dolan (Margo), and Cassandra Creech (Denise) are featured in a story on makeup tricks that make you look better than plastic surgery. September 3, 1999 - Chris Goutman comments on some of the changes he's made and storylines he's planning in the Sept. 14, 1999 issue of Soaps In Depth. Some of his comments:
September 7, 1999 - It's a girl for Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian) and girlfriend Carlotta Chang. The pair have named their newborn Stella Chang Seganti. September 7, 1999 - Carly and Jack were the only ATWT couple to make the Soaps In Depth Top Five Couples in the September 14, 1999 issue of SID. Michael Park (Jack) came in second in favorite actors. Maura West (Carly) was fourth among favorite actresses and Martha Bryne (Lily) was fifth. To vote in the latest SID Poll, click here. I noticed that although ATWT actors, actresses, and couples often are in the top five, SID covers are dominated by Y&R and B&B. If you'd like to see more ATWT covers, e-mail SID at soapsindepth@bauerpublishing.com and let them know how you feel. September 8, 1999 - CBS and Viacom are reuniting, in a merger deal announced yesterday. Viacom was created in the 1970s after CBS was forced to spin off some of its programming properties. The new company, to be called Viacom, will include CBS Productions, King World, Paramount Productions, Spelling Entertainment, a 50% stake in the UPN (which they may be forced to sell), theme parks, Nickelodeon, and the Nashville Network. September 9, 1999 - ATWT is expected to be in a different studio by the end of the year. Originally they were to move to Hudson River Studios, but that deal seems to have fallen through. There was some talk ATWT would join with a group headed by Robert De Niro and move to studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The latest word is ATWT (along with GL) may move into Another World's Brooklyn studios. September 10, 1999 - Rex Smith (ex-Daryll) and his wife, Courtney, have a new son. They named him Gatsby Smith. September 10, 1999 - Forum, the group of advertisers (including Procter & Gamble, the company that produces ATWT) who are working together to persuade the networks to air more family programming, have given out the first Family Friendly Program Awards to 7th Heaven, Touched by an Angel, ABC's TGIF lineup, and the Discovery Channel. September 10, 1999 - Lauryn Hill (ex-Kira Johnson) was the biggest winner at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, winning four awards for her video "Doo Wop (That Thing). She won favorite R&B video, favorite female video, best art direction, and video of the year. September 11, 1999 - Mindi Schulman is taking over the ATWT fan club. She is the former president of the Another World fan club. The new fan club address is P.O. Box 647, Merrick, NY 11566-0611. September 17, 1999 - Congratulations to Joseph Cross (Casey) and Craig Lawlor (Adam). The pair received a Youngstar Award nomination. The awards will be presented on November 7. September 17, 1999 - Former ATWT headwriter Lorraine Broderick has been let go at Days of Our Lives. No word on if former ATWT writer Addie Walsh still has her job at DAYS. She left ATWT, after writing for the show for many years, to follow Lorraine to DAYS. September 30, 1999 - Andy Kavovit (ex-Paul) has won the role of David Cassidy in the upcoming NBC movie "David Cassidy and the Partridge Family Years." The film is being co-produced by Cassidy himself, and will deal with some of the darker aspects of his rise to pop superstardom. The movie should air in early 2000. In more recent news, watch Andy on Touched By An Angel on Sunday, October 3rd.
October 5, 1999 - I have confirmed that Ellen Dolan (Margo) and Maura West (Carly) are both expecting babies. October 6, 1999 - Remember when? This ad (shown right) is from Soap Opera Digest (6/30/87 issue). The photo tagline says "This summer DUSTY DONOVAN adds a new dimension to the word hot." Brian Bloom, who portrayed Dusty Donovan, was on ATWT from 1983 to 1988. Bloom, who has always said he has no plans on returning to ATWT, finished filming Across the Line this past summer in California. The film doesn't have a release date. October 7, 1999 - Nathaniel Marston (Eddie Silva) was arrested on Wednesday for criminal mischief. He allegedly punched an ATM machine. If convicted, he could spend up to a year in jail. It has also been reported that he had an altercation with Tom Eplin (Jake) last year at P&G's Christmas Party. October 8, 1999 - Remember when it was reported TPTB thought Andy was boring? Not True! Andy will be gone for a while however Chris Goutman told TV Guide "we have lots of ideas in store for him, and how quickly it heats up again is just a matter of how quickly we can pull our acts together." The story of Hope's paternity will be told at a later time. Goutman said "We had too many things happening at once and I just wanted to give this thing more thought to really tell it the correct way. I wanted to give myself and the new writing team a chance to put our brains around it." October 18, 1999 - Lesli Kay Sterling and Keith Coulouris found out that they will be having a girl. October 18, 1999 - Nathaniel Marston was arraigned and released on October 6th for allegedly assaulting an ATM in New York. He is due back in court on November 3. October 18, 1999 - Jaime Dudney (Georgia) and Paul Korver (Chris) met in Los Angeles a couple of years ago. Barbara Mandrell, Jaime's mom, tried to fix Jaime up with Paul! October 24, 1999 - Make sure to watch November 1st when ATWT's new opening theme debuts.! According to TVGuide, the new opening sequence will feature the rotating globe (of course!), scenes from past episodes, specially shot vignettes and glamour shots of all current cast members. October 24, 1999 - Lesli Kay Sterling (Molly) has dropped the Sterling from her name and will now be known as Lesli Kay. October 24, 1999 - According to TVGuide, Martha Byne's St. Jude Benefit raised $180,000. October 30, 1999 - Doug Jeffrey is the father of Ellen Dolan's (Margo) child. October 30, 1999 - Maura West (Carly) and Scott DeFreitas (Andy) plan to wed in November. October 31, 1999 - In the latest SID issue, Michael Park was voted number 2 in the top 5 actors. Julia was number 4 among the actresses. Julia & Jack were voted the number 4 couple. To vote by e-mail in SID's poll, click HERE. November 2, 1999 - Congratulations to Larry Bryggman (John) who has married again and will be a father again also. His new wife is expecting a baby. Byrggman has two adult children by a previous marriage. The new Mrs. Bryggman is the former Tracy Hanley, a former ATWT stage manager. The pair married in August. Tracy's due to give birth any day now. November 2, 1999 - Now through November 14, Annie Parisse (Julia) is taking your questions for Soaps In Depth's Ask The Stars feature. To submit your question visit Soaps in Depth at their CompuServe website. November 3, 1999 - Ellen Dolan (Margo) is due with her first child in April. As of this writing, none of the pregnancies (Dolan's, Maura West's, and Lesli Kay's) are planned on being written into the show. Michael Sabatino (ex-Peter Wentworth) and his wife, Crystal Chappell (Olivia, GL) are expecting their first child next year. November 4, 1999 - Michael Park (Jack) will host the Opryland Aqua Parade in Nashville, part of The All-American Thanksgiving Parade set to air on CBS on November 25. November 5, 1999 - TV Guide Online reports ATWT is moving out of the studios at CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan. The show will begin taping at the former Another World studios in Brooklyn on January 3. November 8, 1999 - The next ATWT fan club luncheon will be held on April 1, 2000 (no fooling). The cost is $85 for non-fan club members and $80 for members. You can contact the club by writing ATWT Fan Club, P.O. Box 647, Merrick, NY 11566-064. The luncheon is in New York City. November 8, 1999 - Irene Van Moorleghem was the winner of the Violet CD raffle. Laurie Goodlock won the Morgan Englund CD and Lani Biddle won the Soap Opera Themes CD. Congratulations to all three winners! November 10, 1999 - Here's the round up on all the ATWT pregnancies for those who may be confused. Lesli Kay (Molly) and Keith Coulouris (ex-Reid/David) are expecting their first child, a girl, in February. It's the first child for both. Ellen Dolan (Margo) and boyfriend Doug Jeffrey are expecting a child in April. Jeffrey has three daughters from a previous marriage, Dolan doesn't have any children. Maura West (Carly) and Scott DeFreitas (Andy), who plan to wed this month, are expecting a child in March. West has a son from her first marriage. Michael Sabatino (ex-Peter Wentworth) and his wife, Crystal Chappell (Olivia on Guiding Light) are expecting their first child next year. Larry Bryggman (John) and his wife are expecting a child any day now. Bryggman has two children from a previous marriage. Michael Park (Jack) and his wife are expecting their second child in February. None of the actresses pregnancies are planned on being written into the show. November 20, 1999 - CBS has launched it's own newsletter for their daytime soaps. To sign up for the newsletter, click here. December 4, 1999 - The NAACP Image Award Nominees were announced on Wednesday, December 1st. Congratulations to Peter Parros (Ben) for his nomination as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series. December 4, 1999 - CBS.com has a special write in poll this week. They want to know who YOU think killed Alec Wallace. E-mail your answers to atwt@cbs.com. December 4, 1999 - CBS.com has added a Q&A with Paul Korver (Chris Hughes). To read it, click here. December 4, 1999 - SoapCity has added pics, videos and interviews from the St. Jude Benefit as well as pics from ATWT's New Opening party. For St. Judes, click here. For the ATWT New Opening Party, click here. December 12, 1999 - Soap Opera Digest has added the transcript of Stephen Schnetzer (Cass). You can find it at http://soapdigest.com/sod/article5.cfm?id=2091. December 12, 1999 - Ed Bryce, 78, well-known actor, singer and announcer, died Sunday, December 5, 1999, in Norwalk hospital after a long illness. Bryce portrayed Bill Bauer on GL for fourteen years. His son is actor Scott Bryce (ex-Craig Montgomery, ATWT). December 12, 1999 - Larry Bryggman and his wife are the parents of a baby boy. Ryan was born on December 4 and weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. December 19, 1999 - If you enjoy reading spoilers, you can now visit ATWT's Spoiler Central http://soap-news.com/sc/atwt.htm. There you'll find links to the many different spoiler pages online. December 21, 1999 - In Soap Opera Digest's Best and Worst of 1999 on the soaps, ATWT received the following: Worst Mystery for Alec's Murder; Best Rescue for bringing AW characters to Oakdale; Jake was chosen as Best Hero; Best Comeuppance was Carly losing everything; and Best Story was the Hope/Faith switched at birth story. December 30, 1999 - Ellen Dolan (Margo) is having a girl, she is due mid-April. The initial report was wrong - Lesli Kay (Molly) and Keith Coulouris (ex-Reid/David) aren't having a girl. They are expecting a boy. |
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September 30, 1999 - Martha Byrne was the only ATWT actress to appear in Soaps In Depth's top five actress poll for the October 12, 1999 issue. She came in fourth. Jon Hensley came in 4th and Michael Park in 5th in top five actors. Lily and Holden were voted the fifth most favorite couple. To vote in the poll go to the
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