This year marks 35 years since the debut of Soap Opera Weekly, the defunct full-size print magazine that delved deep into what’s happening or would be happening on all of the daytime dramas. The publication ran for 23 years.
To celebrate the magazine and all it accomplished, Alan Locher‘s “The Locher Room” will host a special live broadcast on Wednesday, May 22. The broadcast will feature key members from Soap Opera Weekly’s heydey, including founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin, who led the outlet for 11 years, managing editor Kate Walsh, news editor Gabby Winkel and editors Jonathan Reiner, Mark McGarry and Travis Kinsey.
A sister publication to the recently defunct Soap Opera Digest print magazine, Soap Opera Weekly‘s first issue hit newsstands in November 1989. The final issue was released in April 2012, one year after the cancellations of “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” At the time, only four daytime soaps remained on the air, and the magazine was competing for readers against both Digest and Soaps In Depth (ABC and CBS editions).
In teasing the upcoming episode of “The Locher Room,” we’re told the former Soap Opera Weekly editorial team will share some of their favorite memories and behind-the-scenes stories of their time piecing the magazine together week after week.
“Soap Opera Weekly: A Look Back with the Magazine’s Staff” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, live on “The Locher Room” YouTube channel with host Alan Locher.
You can watch the broadcast by clicking here or clicking on the play button below (when available).