News Brief

Tyra Colar cast as Leah on GUIDING LIGHT
Rick and Mel's little girl continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Tyra Colar takes over the role of GUIDING LIGHT's Leah Bauer on Monday, December 1. The actress previously had a small part as Jen on GL in 2007, and as Lenore on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.

Soap operas fill afternoons with serialized drama
The Reporter has published an article on daytime soaps that actually is not predicting doom and gloom. Caryn Murphy, a radio-TV-film professor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, said the storytelling formula is, in fact, so successful, today's primetime shows are following suit. More...

Brooke Burke Crowned DANCING WITH THE STARS Queen
Previously dismissed celebrities, including ALL MY CHILDREN's Susan Lucci, also returned for a last dance.

Photo Coverage: Valarie Pettiford at the Upright Cabaret
The former ANOTHER WORLD and ONE LIFE TO LIVE actress filled Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant with with two sold-out star-studded audiences which included Marc Cherry, Chris Bratten and Shane Scheel, among others.

HOLLYOAKS wins Mental Health Media Award
The awards highlight the best coverage and portrayal of mental health issues in the media, across TV, radio and newspapers.

HOLLYOAKS won for Hannah’s battle with anorexia in the "Soaps & Continual Drama" category.

TOM CASIELLO: For a Good Cause
On Project Holiday Spirit: "...this isn't about whether or not you want to see two men kiss at two o'clock in the afternoon on network television. This is about supporting a cause to keep people from DYING. People of all races, all sexual orientations, all worthy of life."

LYNN LICCARDO: A Pre-Thanksgiving Roundup
"While soaps aren't asking viewers to invest $25 billion, they are asking us to invest an hour a day, five a week, two-hundred-fifty plus a year. And yet, they continue to put shows on the air fewer and fewer viewers want to watch."

CADY MCCLAIN: Fall Weddings
"I can’t even count how many weddings I have sat through on the sets of soaps. People used to bring scripts, books, magazines, knitting, homework, crosswords, bills, snacks, you name it, to a wedding set. The hours that would go by just sitting there seemed like endless torture, even though the final product was always beautiful and touching. You’d never guess how many magazines were stuffed under our bums!"

Blake Berris out at DAYS
Berris, who plays Nick, will leave DAYS OF OUR LIVES sometime in January.

EVENT: Laurence Lau to star in "Breaking Legs"
Lau, who plays Brian on AS THE WORLD TURNS, will star in "Breaking Legs" from January 9 until February 1 at the Riverside Theatre, located at 3250 Riverside Park, Vero Beach, FL. Tickets and info here.