All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes.
Guiding Light is an American radio and television soap opera. Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. With 72 years of radio and television runs, Guiding Light is the longest-running American soap opera, ahead of General Hospital.
One Life to Live is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via Prospect Park from April 29 to August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. One Life to Live was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978.
Another World is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Brooklyn.
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from July 30, 1984, to January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families.
Agnes Nixon was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, as well as Loving and its spin-off The City.
Generations is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from March 27, 1989, to January 25, 1991. The show was groundbreaking in that it was the first soap opera to feature an Black-American family from its inception.
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a prime time-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June, but starting in 2025, the ceremony will be held in October.
Kathleen Noone is an American actress. She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals off-Broadway before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera, As the World Turns (1975–1976).
Frank Valentini is the executive producer for the ABC soap opera General Hospital. He previously held the position of executive producer, director, and composer for the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. From 1986 to 1992, he worked as stage manager. In 1992, he was promoted to associate producer, assuming full producer duties in 1995. In 2003, he became executive producer, replacing Gary Tomlin.
Scott McKinsey is an American television soap opera director.
Gary Tomlin is an American soap opera actor, writer, producer and director.
John C. Zak, born June 6, 1954, in Washington, D.C., United States, is an American television soap opera director, producer, documentary film maker, voice over actor, and radio presenter. Zak was Supervising Producer and director on the international television series, The Bold and the Beautiful. He has consulted for Endemol, RTL 4, and Franz Marx Films.
Rick Rhodes was an American musician and television composer. His music for TV shows including Santa Barbara, Another World and Guiding Light won a total of five Emmy Award. In 2005, he died of brain cancer at the age of 54.
Andrew J. "A.J." Gundell is an American musician and music director. He has won 13 Emmy awards; his favorites being three in the "Outstanding Original Song" category.
John Henry Kreitler, also credited as John Henry, was an American Emmy-winning composer of contemporary classical, film, television and theatre music. He was a songwriter, producer and publisher, and co-founder of contemporary chamber music ensemble Virtuosos de Cámara and founder and Creative Director of Clear Choice Entertainment, LLC.
Wes Boatman is an American television composer.
Robbie Kondor is an American composer, session musician, and arranger. He has worked as a composer on The Significant Other, Ball In The House, Sally Jessy Raphael, Happiness (1998), The Suburbans (1999), Forever Fabulous (1999), Drawing Angel (2001), Series 7: The Contenders (2001), Home Delivery (2004) and Equality U (2008). He has worked as a producer for The Sum of All Fears (2002), and as an arranger on Beaches (1988), and the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards (1990).
Gary Kuo is an American composer and violinist. He has worked as a composer on Another Night (2003), As the World Turns and All My Children. He played the violin for the film The Glass Shield in 1994, and instructed on the violin for Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance that same year.
Brian D. Siewert, alternatively credited with or without his middle initial, is an American public speaker, multiple Emmy Award-winning concert and television composer, producer, songwriter, musician, arranger and visual artist. He has worked on The Guiding Light (1996–2009) as Principal Composer/Songwriter, As the World Turns (1995-2010) as Principal Composer/Songwriter and Supervising Music Producer, General Hospital - ABC, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), Another World (1995-1999),The Tyra Banks Show Syndicated, The Dr. Oz Show Syndicated, Sunset Beach (1997-1998), Extra, Access Hollywood, Street Smarts, elimiDATE, Celebrity Justice, The Sharon Osbourne Show, and The Real Gilligan's Island. Siewert is the recipient of both ASCAP and BMI awards for his work in Film/TV Music.
