Susan Lucci and Vincent Irizarry
Doesn't anyone want this golden gal anymore? The Daytime Emmy nominations will be announced May 4, but so far no network has agreed to air the ceremony. A rep for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences claims negotiations are still in play, but insiders say a live Internet feed may be more likely than a telecast. The awards, even if they're a no-cameras affair, are expected to take place June 23 in Beverly Hills.
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Nancy Lee Grahn
Nancy Lee Grahn is sweating at lot these days on the set of General Hospital, and it's not due to those cancellation rumors. It's because she's going somewhere Susan Lucci never dared — this week her character, Alexis, will be declared menopausal! TV Guide Magazine spoke with the Emmy-winning Grahn about the dreaded "M" word, how she copes with ageism in soaps and why the hell she can't stop tweeting.
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Anthony Geary
Daytime's most controversial — and, now, precarious — soap is ABC's General Hospital and it has a new head writer. His name is Garin Wolf and he's been on the GH team since 1997. This isn't his first time as chief scribe — Wolf helmed the soap during the Writers Guild strike of 2007-08 — but this is certainly his most critical stint. (You'll see his work begin to air the week of July 25.) Can Wolf save GH from being swallowed whole by Katie Couric? Can he redeem child-killer Luke Spencer? Will he cut back on the mobsters? TV Guide Magazine spoke with Wolf to get a preview of things to come.
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Nancy Lee Grahn by Bob D'Amico/ABC
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, General Hospital's Nancy Lee Grahn will host an online chat with friends and fans, to discuss the upcoming presidential election.Starting at 8 pm/ET at NancyLeeGrahn.com, Alexis' portrayer will be joined by GH mates Jane Elliot (Tracy), Kimberly McCullough (Robin) and Kelly Monaco (Sam), The Bold and the Beautiful's Susan Flannery and Heather Tom, The Young and the Restless' Michelle Stafford and Jeanne Cooper, Days of Our Lives' Deidre Hall and Mary Beth Evans, Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer, One Life to Live's Kassie DePaiva and Bree Williamson, All My Children's Debbi Morgan, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois). Following an hour-long discussion among the actresses and Schakowsky, the group will answer fan questions which can be posted to the website. — Matt Mitovich
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