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Tag: Frank Valentini

REPORT: CBS On Track To Renew ‘B&B,’ While ABC Plans to Keep ‘GH’ Pumping Beyond Year 5-0

VARIETY: Angelica McDaniel, Frank Valentini, Katie Couric, Heather Tom, Kelly Ripa and More are Daytime TV’s Impact Honorees

Looking at how daytime television has become the pre-primtime of the entertainment landscape in more ways than one, Variety.com, now part of Penske Business Media, LLC (owners of Deadline.com and TVLine.com), has highlighted several of daytime's biggest stars in front of and behind the scenes who help make the daily drama, the fun & games and the topics of discussion millions of viewers tune into each and every weekday. Those featured in the article include Angelica McDaniel (Senior…

by Errol Lewis
April 2, 2013
ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

‘General Hospital’ Cast Joins Executive Producer and Head Writer for Visit to NYSE to Ring The Opening Bell®

Earlier today "General Hospital" stars Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), Genie Francis (Laura Spencer), Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin), Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake), Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) and Finola Hughes (Anna Devanne) were joined by executive producer Frank Valentini and head writer Ron Carlivati as they rang The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange in honor of the shows 50th anniversary, airing today, April 1.

by Errol Lewis
April 1, 2013
ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

FIRST LOOK: The Men and Women of the Nurses Ball

On Monday, April 1, ABC's "General Hospital" turns 50! In honor of the event, fans have been anticipating the return of one of the shows grandest events...the Nurses Ball. While things don't kick into high gear for the event until the Friday, April 5 episode, we at Soap Opera Network wanted to make sure you got a glimpse of some of your favorite actors before their characters start singing, dancing, and throwing punches.

by Errol Lewis
March 29, 2013
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ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

FIRST LOOK: General Hospital Celebrates the Nurses Ball, Plus Frank Valentini On How Things Came Together

Although "General Hospital" the TV show will turn the golden age of 50 on Monday, April 1, the General Hospital within the show has been preparing for the return of its annual Nurses Ball charity event, which has been inactive since June 2001, and Frank Valentini, Executive Producer, speaks on the return of the Nurses Ball and celebrating fifty years of a television icon.

by Errol Lewis
March 29, 2013
ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

GH50: Agnes Chu, Director of Daytime Programming, ABC, Looking Forward to Continued Journeys

On Monday, April 1, ABC's "General Hospital" will celebrate its 50th anniversary. While the previously planned celebratory episode will now air on Tuesday, April 2, due to a national network preemption on Wednesday, March 13, fans will not be disappointed with the returns of such “GH” legends as Rachel Ames (Audrey Hardy), Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine) and Chris Robinson (Rick Webber), who were all originally scheduled to appear on the Friday, March 29 episode of the soap prior…

by Errol Lewis
March 29, 2013
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ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

UPDATE: ’20/20′ Takes You Behind the Scenes of Port Charles as ‘GH’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary

As previously reported by Soap Opera Network, ABC News' "20/20" will be honoring the 50th anniversary of ABC's "General Hospital" on Saturday, April 6. Dubbed "'General Hospital' - The Real Soap Dish," Katie Couric will take viewers behind the scenes of the fictional town of Port Charles, NY. The hour-long special will include interviews with such "GH" stars as Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), Genie Francis (Laura Spencer), Jack Wagner…

by Errol Lewis
March 21, 2013
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ABC News to Honor 50 Years of ‘General Hospital’; Soaps Anniversary Episode Pushed Back a Day

amfAR Partners with ‘General Hospital’ for Nurses Ball 2013

ABC has partnered with amfAR, The Foundation of AIDS Research, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "General Hospital." In a press release issued today, the network said that as "GH" approaches its 50th year on the air (Monday, April 1), it will return the popular Nurses Ball event after a 12 year absence (not since 2001). amfAR's participation includes storyline integration that will mark the first time that a real-life charity will be involved in the event.

by Errol Lewis
March 18, 2013
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Julie Marie Berman, General Hospital

Julie Marie Berman Exiting ‘General Hospital’

In the newest issue of ABC Soaps In Depth, "General Hospital" star Julie Marie Berman has announced in an exclusive interview that she is leaving the series after seven and a half years portraying Lulu Spencer. "I always have a desire to grow and challenge myself in other mediums. And there are enough reasons now that my gut is telling me this is the right time to finally let go of 'GH.'" Berman says she informed her bosses back in July of last year that she had…

by Errol Lewis
February 27, 2013
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ABC Won’t Give Up General Hospital, While Prospect Park Shops Castless AMC and OLTL

Prospect Park: Who Signed the First Time, But (So Far) Not This Time Around?

Prospect Park first announced plans to move "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" to the web back in July 2011 after striking a license holding deal with Disney/ABC Domestic Television. Sadly, plans fell through by November 2011 after apparent financing and union discussions fell through. Since that dreadful time period, Prospect Park has resumed work on returning the soaps to your screens, only this time with financing said to be in place and union deals already signed…

by Errol Lewis
January 23, 2013
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Former ‘One Life’ Star Owns Up to Drug Charge

Scott Evans, who played Oliver Fish on "One Life to Live," has pleaded guilty to attempted cocaine possession. From 2008-10 Evans was one half of the show's popular, yet controversial gay couple nicknamed "Kish," which also featured Brett Claywell as Fish's love interest Kyle Lewis. However, according to TMZ, Evans isn't expected to serve any jail time.

by Scotty Gore
January 22, 2013
ABC Won’t Give Up General Hospital, While Prospect Park Shops Castless AMC and OLTL

‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ Moving Forward: Prospect Park Hires EPs, Signs on Actors

The big news of December 2012 was word that Prospect Park was taking another stab at moving ABC's "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" to the web in 2013. The news was first reported by Deadline.com's Nellie Andreeva. In her initial reporting, Andreeva revealed that Prospect Park had made agreements with the unions SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and the DGA (Directors Guild of America). Previously, while the…

by Errol Lewis
January 1, 2013
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GH Recap: Monday, September 12, 2011

John Ingle Passes Away

"General Hospital" star John Ingle is dead at age 84. Ingle is most known for playing patriarch Edward Quartermaine, taking over the role in 1993 from David Lewis. Ingle also played Mickey Horton on "Days of our Lives" from 2004-2006.

by Xavier Toups
September 17, 2012
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The Tale of Two Duke’s? Ian Buchanan Returns to ABC’s ‘General Hospital’

The Tale of Two Duke’s? Ian Buchanan Returns to ABC’s ‘General Hospital’

After promising that today's episode of "General Hospital" was "not to be missed" as the series has “been keeping a huge surprise under wraps," executive producer Frank Valentini got some good news today as the big reveal began trending worldwide just a short time ago. While live tweeting along with thousands of others, fans of the daytime drama series learned that actor Ian Buchanan had returned to the ABC soap after a 23-year absence. Of course, Soap Opera Network…

by Errol Lewis
August 27, 2012
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