The team of writers behind ABC’s “General Hospital” took home the award for Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series during the Friday, October 17 broadcast of “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.”
Representing the show this year were head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten, both of whom took the stage at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA to accept the award.
Speaking for the writers, Van Etten said, “Thank you to NATAS for this recognition. Elizabeth and I are proud to team with a group of smart, funny, humane writers, not all of whom could be here today to share in this wonderful award. We thank you to the fans for continuing to bring ‘General Hospital’ into your lives.
“Thank you to our cast and our crew, and our directors and our producers for your creativity and your collaboration. Thank you to Nathan Varni [Executive Director, Drama Programming, ABC and Hulu] for your stewardship, and mostly, thank you to Frank Valentini [Executive Producer]. Thank you for your restraint, your moratoriums and for your leadership. You keep the lights on. We couldn’t be here without you. Thank you so much.”
Former head writers Patrick Mulcahey and Dan O’Connor were also awarded as part of the show’s head writing team, along with writers Cathy Lepard and Anne Schoettle; Breakdown writers Emily Culliton and Suzanne Flynn; and Script writers Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Stacey Pulwer and Scott Sickles.
“General Hospital” previously took home the Emmy for Writing Team in 2024. Before that, the show last won the award in 2009.
Other Nominees
In addition to “General Hospital,” other nominees in the Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series category this year included “Days of our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.”
