Producer is working on a 'really big show' Nov 20, 2009
Locals who were cast as guest stars and extras in the recent Pittsburgh shoot of CBS soap "As the World Turns" are invited to a cast/wrap party to watch the first of four episodes with scenes shot locally. The gathering will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Damon's Grill at the Waterfront. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Could This Finally Be The Season For Web TV? Nov 14, 2009
(CBS makes some of its traditional TV shows including CSI and As the World Turns available via the Internet to some Web-connected sets. But ABC, Fox and NBC - which provide shows online at their own sites and Hulu- do not. (W-USA News, DC)
World turner Nov 10, 2009
And since 1972, she has focused mostly on one role ; the part of Kim Hughes in ;As the World Turns,; a CBS daytime soap set ; ironically perhaps ; in the fictitious town of Oakdale, Ill. When I joined the show, Oakdale was a small, Midwest town much like Princeton,; said Hays. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Earthquake Rattles Indonesian Capital Oct 17, 2009
To cite an old soap opera: "As the World Turns". Add a comment. (CBS News -- World)
Susan Lucci going west with All My Children Oct 1, 2009
Of the seven daytime dramas, just two ABC's "One Life to Live" and CBS' "As the World Turns" will still be in New York. CBS' New York-based "Guiding Light" ended its 57-year TV run in mid-September, the latest chilling hint that the soap opera genre is a dying institution. (MSNBC -- Television)
Guiding Light fans brace for end, fall reunion with faves Sep 18, 2009
AS THE WORLD TURNS would have been a better choice ... Take As the World Turns off its so boring ... It was Reva and Kyle and then Holden Snyder from As The World Turns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Soaps rose from serials, exploded with TV Sep 18, 2009
At its peak in 1963-64, the leading soap opera -- "As the World Turns," which dominated ratings for 20 years -- attracted 15. 4 percent of TV households, more than 10 million viewers; four other soaps drew double-digit rating percentages as well. (CNN -- Showbiz)
PSL teen queen Sep 18, 2009
She was a finalist for a role in the CBS daytime soap opera, As the World Turns. In 2003, she got a small role in Bad Boys II, which was filmed partially in Delray Beach. (The Palm Beach Post)
To fans, ‘Guiding Light’ it’s been more than a soap opera Sep 17, 2009
More recently, soaps have experimented with portrayals of gay characters, from Luke and Noah on the CBS soap As the World Turns to Olivia and Natalia on Guiding Light, a lesbian couple preparing to raise their children together. (The characters have never shared an onscreen kiss, but the actresses plan to play another couple in a forthcoming Web-only show called Venice. (Boston Globe)
Greatest moments of Guiding Light Sep 13, 2009
Guiding Light was never the hippest show even in the 50s it seemed like your grandma s soap compared to faster, edgier fare like As The World Turns but at its best it could seem more real and vivid than the lives of its audience ... Guiding Light was never the hippest show even in the 50s it seemed like your grandma s soap compared to faster, edgier fare like As The World Turns but at its best it could seem more real and vivid than the lives of its audience. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A lifetime of news for KDKA's News chief Sep 11, 2009
CBS's "As the World Turns" will be holding auditions and shooting scenes in four cities this fall: Philadelphia; Greenville, S.C.; Cincinnati; and Pittsburgh. An open casting call will be held Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Mall at Robinson in the central court near Starbucks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 13-19 Sep 10, 2009
Actress Eileen Fulton ("As the World Turns") is 76 ... Actress Eileen Fulton ("As the World Turns") is 76. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Herb Nelson, Ellen Demming, Susan Douglas and Lyle Sudrow appear in the premiere TV broadcast of “Guiding Light,” on June 30, 1952. Credit: CBS Sep 5, 2009
As the World Turns, 1956. The Bold and the Beautiful, 1987. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
An institution ends when 'Guiding Light' turns off Sep 1, 2009
The oldest now becomes CBS' "As the World Turns," which began in 1956 (and, like "Light," is owned by Procter & Gamble, whose line of household cleaning products inspired the "soap opera" term). "Light" was created by soap matriarch Irna Phillips (who also masterminded "As the World Turns" and "Days of Our Lives," now NBC's lone daytime drama). (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Aug 27, 2009
Sept. 3: Actress Helen Wagner ("As The World Turns") is 91. "Beetle Bailey" creator Mort Walker is 86. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Read the story Jul 21, 2009
Since the Cable service was instaled a few months before, My mom was getting ready to watch "As the World Turns" when we heard Walter Cronkyte onnouced that President Kennedy was shot and confirmed his death minutes later. If my memory is correct, M. Cronkyte stayed on the air until late in the evening. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92 Jul 21, 2009
It was Cronkite who read the bulletins coming from Dallas when Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, interrupting a live CBS-TV broadcast of the soap opera "As the World Turns.". He died just three days before the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, another earthshaking moment of history linked inexorably with his reporting. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Legendary anchor Walter Cronkite dies Jul 18, 2009
It would take 20 minutes for a camera to be warmed up to broadcast his image, so Cronkite interrupted "As the World Turns" and reported the news over a screen slide that said "Bulletin.". An hour later, on the air in his shirt sleeves, Cronkite was handed a sheet of paper. (News & Observer)
Click to read: Walter Cronkite Dies Jul 18, 2009
" In 1961, CBS named him the anchor of the "CBS Evening News" - a 15 minute news summary anchored for several years by Douglas Edwards. At the time, the broadcast lived in the long shadow cast by NBCs Huntley-Brinkley Report, the most popular television newscast in the country. Expectations for the Cronkite newscast were not high. But in 1963, the broadcast was expanded to 30 minutes - and Cronkite won a title for which he had long campaigned, Managing Editor. The added time gave the broadcast... (CBS News)
'MOST TRUSTED MAN IN AMERICA' DIES Jul 18, 2009
It was Cronkite who read the bulletins coming from Dallas when Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, interrupting a live CBS-TV broadcast of the soap opera "As the World Turns.". Cronkite was the broadcaster to whom the title "anchorman" was first applied, and he came so identified in that role that eventually his own name became the term for the job in other languages. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite dies Jul 18, 2009
It was Cronkite who read the bulletins coming from Dallas when Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, interrupting a live CBS-TV broadcast of the soap opera As the World Turns. . (MSNBC -- Television)
Cronkite, who defined the role of anchor, dies at 92 Jul 18, 2009
" More Home Cronkite was the face of the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981, when stories ranged from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to racial and anti-war riots, Watergate and the Iranian hostage crisis.It was Cronkite who read the bulletins coming from Dallas when Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, interrupting a live CBS-TV broadcast of the soap opera "As the World Turns. "Cronkite was the broadcaster to whom the title "anchorman" was first... (News & Observer)
The reality show that is American politics Jul 10, 2009
1:34 pm July 9, 2009, by Jay. Somewhere along the line, the once-boring world of American politics morphed into a basic-cable reality show, and in the process the lines separating fact from fiction and reality from fantasy have gotten a little blurred. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Georgia connections Jul 7, 2009
WGCL-TV is shifting much of its daytime lineup, moving Price is Right moves to 3 p.m. and The Young and the Restless to 11 a.m. As the World Turns will be pre-empted. But WAGA-TV won t be taking the national Fox feed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In response to: TEKTONE Global Technologies Foundation Inc. Training for... May 21, 2009
Here;s the delish smooch between one of daytime television;s hottest couples - As The World Turns gay duo Luke and Noah, or "Nuke" as the fans like to call them ... This week, P&G set up a second toll-free option asking callers to register support or criticism of the "story line" on "As the World Turns," from P&G Productions, which featured fairly passionate kisses between daytime TV;s only gay couple. (Multichannel News)
VH1, Logo win at GLAAD Media Awards May 11, 2009
Previously announced GLAAD winners included "Milk" for outstanding film, "Desperate Housewives" for outstanding comedy series, "As the World Turns" for outstanding daily drama and comedian Kathy Griffin for the Vanguard Award. GLAAD honors individuals and projects in media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Writer's Guild speaker discusses current climate for TV writers Apr 16, 2009
Salmons, is a two-time Emmy Award winning television writer for such television shows as "Guiding Light," "As the World Turns," "The Young and the Restless," and "One Life to Live," where she is currently a staff writer. Among her television writing, Salmons is also a lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America and has received eight Writers Guild Award nominations, winning two. (The Daily Campus, CT)
As The World Turns Apr 16, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009. by JENNIE GEISLERjennie. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Kari Knutson: So long, Springfield; you’ve been a pleasant escape Apr 5, 2009
Only a few daytime soaps remain Days of our Lives, The Young and the Restless, As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital. We ll always have drama, but these days too much of it is in our real lives. (Winona Daily News, MN)
CBS pulls the plug on 'Guiding Light' Apr 4, 2009
The cancellation is the latest in a long line for a genre named for Pch also owns CBS' "As the World Turns." Soaps have been hurt by competition from cable and by societal changes as many more women work outside the home. Earlier casualties include "Ryan's Hope" and "Loving" on ABC. NBC canceled "Passions "in 2007 and Pnother World "in 1999, though "Passion " was extended by a year when DirecTV took it over.Aside from "Light," CBS' current daytime lineup includes "The Price Is Right," top-rated... (Florida Today)
CBS Could Benefit From Tough Call Apr 4, 2009
And if producer Procter e is smart, it will find a way to transfer the strongest actors and writers from Light to As the World Turns, hopefully boosting the latter show in the process. The biggest downside in all this, of course, is that dozens of people will lose their livelihoods in a few months, when Light tapes its final episode. (TVweek.com)
CBS Will Turn Off Light in September Apr 2, 2009
"We are working hard to find the show a new home, and we are exploring all our options to continue to bring loyal fans the characters and stories they love," said Brian T. Cahill, senior VP and managing director of TeleNext Media, the P that produces "Light" and "As the World Turns.". CBS executives, however, are moving on and the network is actively considering several possible replacements. (TVweek.com)
The Real Reason Newspapers Are On Life Support Apr 2, 2009
- - -Border Enforcement + Immigration Moratorium = Job, Crime anity Location: SC Reply # 2 Date: Apr 2, 2009 - 12:54 AM EST As The World Turns ,Papers Fail They are just to liberal , and next is TV ,ABC,CBS,PBS,MSNBC,NBC. I always would get up in the morning and watch Good Morning Americauntil the News was just to one sided. But the good part is now I don't have a satalite bill any more. (Townhall.com)
'Guiding Light' will go out after 72 years Apr 2, 2009
The cancellation is the latest in a long line for a genre named for P&G, which also owns CBS' As the World Turns ... Aside from Light, CBS' current daytime lineup includes The Price Is Right, top-rated Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful and As the World Turns. (USA Today)
Wolverine's Big Surprises Apr 2, 2009
As of September 18, they will be down to one: "As the World Turns." The company, working with CBS, has killed "Guiding Light" after 72 years on radio and TV.. The killing of "Guiding Light" began about a decade ago. (Fox News)
Television: Welcome to the net, Mr. 'OC' Mar 21, 2009
In this case he's a music blogger with a crush on Deb (Alexandra Chando from "As the World Turns"), an A&R rep for Wall to Wall Records. Deb, whose primary trait is her obsessive use of the word "major" (as in "that band is major"), comes to the club to see and sign her favorite acts. (International Herald Tribune)
Victorian Bushfires Appeals Feb 12, 2009
As the world turns its focus this week on the apocalyptic bushfires that have ravaged the state of Victoria, Australia, musicians and celebrities unite to raise funds. In true Australian spirit the music industry has rallied to aid those who have been devastated by the Victorian bushfires that have raged over this past week. (Suite101.com)
'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA winners Feb 10, 2009
New series, "In Treatment"; episodic drama, "Breaking Bad" (pilot); episodic comedy, "30 Rock" ("Succession"); animation, "The Simpsons" ("Apocalypse Cow"); and daytime serials, "As the World Turns.". This article appeared on page E - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
