As the World Turns
Creator(s)	Irna Phillips
Senior cast member(s)	Helen Wagner Eileen Fulton Don Hastings Marie Masters
No. Irna Phillips ( July 1, 1901 – December 22, 1973) was an American actress and most notably writer who created and scripted many of Helen Wagner (born September 3, 1918) is an American actress. Eileen Fulton (born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty on September 13 1933 in Asheville North Carolina) is an American actress Donald Francis Hastings (born April 1 1934 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor, singer and writer best known for his decades-long Marie Masters (born February 4, 1941) is an American actress.  of episodes	13,284 as of June 6th, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Christopher Goutman
Head writer(s)	Jean Passanante
Distributor	Procter & Gamble Productions
Running time	60 minutes (30 minutes from 1956 to 1975)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Premiere date	April 2, 1956
Links
As the World Turns Official Website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),^[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Christopher Goutman is an American Soap opera producer writer actor and director Jean Passanante (born June 26 1953) is an American television Scriptwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956^[2] at 1:30pm EST. Oakdale is the setting of the television soap opera As the World Turns. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before this show (and The Edge of Night, which premiered at 4:30pm EST on the same day), all soaps were fifteen minutes in length; ATWT was the first half-hour serial. The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter ^[3]

At first, viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial, but ratings picked up in its second year, eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen Ratings by the fall of 1958. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television In 1959, the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that would not be interrupted for over twelve years. ^[4] In the year-to-date ratings, As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978, with ten million viewers tuning in each day. At its height, core actors such as Helen Wagner, Don MacLaughlin, Don Hastings, and Eileen Fulton became nationally known. Helen Wagner (born September 3, 1918) is an American actress. Don MacLaughlin (1907 &ndash May 28 1986) was an American Soap opera Actor. Donald Francis Hastings (born April 1 1934 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor, singer and writer best known for his decades-long Eileen Fulton (born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty on September 13 1933 in Asheville North Carolina) is an American actress

The show transitioned from black-and-white to color in the mid-1960s, with the final black-and-white episode airing on February 10, 1967. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ^[5] The show expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1, 1975. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also in 1975, it transitioned from being televised live to being taped in advance. (ATWT was among the last soaps to make this transition. )

April 2, 2006 was the 50th anniversary of the soap opera on CBS. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The show aired its 13,000th episode April 23, 2007; the 10,000th episode aired on May 12, 1995. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 As the World Turns is notable for having been taped in New York City^[6] for all of its 52 years on television (43 years in Manhattan and nine years in Brooklyn). The City of New York Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.

Premise

As the World Turns was the creation of Irna Phillips who, beginning in the 1930s, had been one of the foremost creators and writers of radio soap operas. Irna Phillips ( July 1, 1901 – December 22, 1973) was an American actress and most notably writer who created and scripted many of As a writer, Phillips favored character development and psychological realism over melodrama, and her previous creations (which included Guiding Light) were especially notable for placing professionals - doctors, lawyers, and clergy people - at the center of their storylines. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television Phillips wrote: "As the world turns, we know the bleakness of winter, the promise of spring, the fullness of summer and the harvest of autumn--the cycle of life is complete. "

And so it was with As the World Turns, with its slow-moving psychological character studies of families headed by legal and medical professionals. The personal and professional lives of doctors and lawyers would remain central to As The World Turns throughout its run, and would eventually become standard fare on all soap operas. Whereas the 15-minute radio soaps often focused on one central, heroic character (for example, Dr. Jim Brent in Phillips' Road of Life), the expanded 30-minute format of As The World Turns enabled Phillips to introduce a handful of professionals within the framework of a family saga.

One of Phillips' innovations was to introduce a sort of Greek chorus to the stories. The Greek chorus ( choros) is believed to have grown out of the Greek Dithyrambs and Tragikon drama in tragic plays of the ancient The primary purpose of characters such as Nancy Hughes (played by Helen Wagner) was to comment on the crises faced and decisions made by the town's more dynamic residents. Nancy Hughes is a Fictional character on the CBS Soap opera As the World Turns. Helen Wagner (born September 3, 1918) is an American actress. This technique contributed to the popularity of the show and continues to be widely used in other soap operas.

Phillips' style favored gradual evolution over radical change. Slow, conversational, and emotionally intense, the show moved at the pace of life itself - and sometimes even more slowly than that. Each new addition to the cast was done in a gradual manner, and was usually a key contact to one of the members of the Hughes family. As such, the show got a reputation as being quite conservative (though the show did showcase the first gay male character on American soap operas, in 1988). During the show's early decades, the content-related policies of its sponsor Procter & Gamble Productions may have contributed to the perception of conservatism. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide The soap-manufacturing giant typically balked at storylines in which adultery and other immoral behavior would go unpunished, and as late as the 1980s characters from the primary families were still generally not allowed to go through with abortions.

History

As the World Turns premiered on April 2, 1956. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first television daytime drama with a 30-minute running time; all daytime dramas until then had had 15-minute running times. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. By 1958, the program was the number one daytime drama in the United States. As the World Turns continues to run to this day on CBS, and has won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series four times (in 1987, 1991, 2001, and 2003. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. )

History of As the World Turns series:

• 1956-1959
• 1960-1969
• 1970-1979
• 1980-1989
• 1990-1999
• 2000-2007
• 2008

Title sequences

This "As the World Turns" logo is the current one seen from April 23, 2007-present. Scorecard Intro Matt O'Connor ( February 11, 2008) Gray Gerard (February 11 Ameera Ali Aziz ( February 22

The show has only changed opening title sequences from the original format five times: in 1981, 1993, 1999, 2002 (with a slight modification of the 2002 visuals redone in 2003), and 2007. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals

As a testament to the show's unwillingness to change in the early years, the show had the same theme song (an organ tune which transitioned into a pre-recorded version in 1973, composed by Charles Paul (d. 1990)), and opening visual (a globe spinning in space). During the black and white years, the globe was in the distance and to the right of the camera. As the organ played, the camera zoomed in until the globe was centered. The title card faded up and Dan McCollough announced. For the midbreaks and closing, the globe was on center. The visual was not markedly altered when the show transitioned to color on February 20, 1967. ^[7]

Color brought some minor changes. The globe was now always on center. The title zoomed out from the middle of the globe. The organ version of the main theme was used over the color visual until 1973. The Charles Paul theme was orchestrated at this time. During the BW years and color years prior to 1975, Paul played a composition called "Simple Melody" over the midbreak plugs. Possibly after the show expanded to one hour, a solo piano version of the main theme was used. The color update of the black-and-white visual stayed until October 30, 1981. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 At the time, closing credits were only shown once a week, if that. At least through the late 70's, during the credit crawl, the job title was shown in lydian typeface, while the person's name was shown in arial. This changed when the credits were done on a character generator. Now, the credits were all done in arial. The letters remained thite throughout the title sequence run.

The sponsor tags during the black and white and up to the 1981 title changes were hand drawn pictures of the product, or the name of the product superimposed over the globe. On a 1965 closing sequence, the sponsor tag was an actual photo card of the product. This may have been the practice used on credit days. There is only one known surviving BW episode with a credit crawl. On non-credit days, the superimposure was used. After the 1981 title change, the sponsor tags were actual photos of the products. This was the usual practice used on the P&G shows. This continues to this day. There have been occasions, where a sponsor was to be plugged, that it would not occur until after the title sequence. This was after the show's announcer was eliminated. A CBS announcer would plug the product. EX: AS THE WORLD TURNS is brought to you by (product).

On November 2, 1981, a new synthesized theme song was first heard, with new computer-enhanced visuals. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The globe had now been relegated to an O in the word WORLD, with three beams of light reflecting separate ways. The tune was modified in November 1984 and again in August 1988. The globe was on the center of the screen for the closing sequences. From about the late 80's until the end of traditional closing credits, credit crawls were run more frequently. The closing credits remained in arial typeface until about 1991. The letters were changed to yellow.

On February 3, 1993, the theme song and opening visual was changed again. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Barry DeVorzon, famous for composing the theme song of The Young and the Restless, composed the theme song. The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 This time the credits were done by computer specialist group Castle/Bryant/Johnsen. Castle Bryant Johnsen is a Television computer artistry group working specifically in the field of Title sequences The group consisting of James Castle Bruce Bryant In the visuals, the letters of the title slowly passed by, with the seasons illustrated in picture form inside the letters themselves. When the visual finally got to the O in WORLD, a spinning globe fell into its place and the whole title was zoomed out of focus, to be seen by the audience. In 1995, the closing credits ran over original scenes related to events in that day's episode (for example, if a character was seen in an episode, the credits might show them cleaning a room or playing a piano—things too "boring" to be in the episode itself. ) By 1997, however, the credits simply rolled over scenes from that day's episode. The globe was used for closing credits from 1993 until they changed to beauty shots. For a brief period, the globe was used to promote the viewer feedback line. Then they would use the beauty shots for the credit crawl. A credit crawl was ran almost daily, either short or full crawl. This was the last title sequence to use traditional closing credits. The CBS squeeze started while these visuals were in use. The credits looked like the ones used at the end of the 81-93 titles.

The show changed its music and opening again on November 1, 1999. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) For the first time, cast shots (both solo and group) were seen, accompanied by music. (ATWT had been one of the last soaps to incorporate cast shots into their openings. ) The globe was now made up of clips throughout the show's history, not unlike a process first seen in the movie The Truman Show. The Truman Show is a 1998 fantasy Comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. Internet fans complained that the sound effects in the theme song that accompanied these credits, which was written by David Nichtern and Kevin Bents, sounded too much like "toilet flushing noises. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks A toilet is a Plumbing fixture and disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes: Urine and fecal matter. " As for the closing credits, no known examples are believed to be available for viewing.

A new sequence, featuring cast clips to a mellower music selection (written by Jamie Lawrence and, again, David Nichtern), debuted on July 8, 2002. Jamie Lawrence (b 8 March 1970, Battersea, London) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays for Harrow Borough Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The backdrop to complement the actor clips was colored in gold, and was changed to sky blue in November 2003. The music from 2002 remained intact. Several shorter versions of this intro were used from time to time, rotating from day-to-day, featuring different members of the cast in each. In the latter years of the sequence, however, some cast members appeared in more than one sequence. Also, some cast headshots used film (these were most likely headshots carried over from the 1999 to 2002 sequence), while others used videotape, giving inconsistency in the film style for each headshot. In September 2006, a temporary intro was introduced to mark the "Ice Storm" theme of the next few shows. To hear the opening theme, click here. There are two versions of closing credits. The globe fades off as the credits run. There is no closing title card, as the background fades up and the crawl runs. The closing logo is the 1993 version, now in white. A video of this may still exist on a popular video sharing website.

A new opening sequence premiered on April 30, 2007. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The new opening featured a dramatic, piano-based score, accompanied by shots of the main characters (usually paired up with their storyline counterparts -- e. g. Jack and Carly, Lily and Holden, etc. -- with two characters appearing per shot), and composite images of the characters' histories superimposed over their shots against a gold background. The logo that had been used since 1999 was retired and a new logo was instituted which kept the globe in place of the "O" in "WORLD", but the logo typeface was changed to Helvetica with the "AS THE" in the title aligned to the right instead of the center. A few months later, ATWT debuted another opening. This opening includes only the title, minus the cast montage. Whether this is just an opening to be used on days that needs more air time, is unknown. The closing credits, as seen on AOL Video, also start rolling at fade up. The typeface is changed, and the 1993 title card is used.

History of show announcements

From the show's inception until October 1981, the show's announcer (and the most remembered of all of ATWT's announcers) was Dan McCullough. His voice-overs were utilized as follows:

• Opening titles--"And now, for the next 30 minutes'(BW), As the World Turns, brought to you today by. . . (sponsor). During the BW and possibly early color era, there was usually one sponsor plugged. After the show went into color, McCullough said: "And now, presented live for the next thirty minutes. . . As the World Turns. " Brought to you today by. . . (sponsor).
• Mid-program break--"The first part of this program has been brought to you today by. . . " (A surviving 1972 episode used this practice. ); "This portion of As the World Turns has been brought to you today by. . . " (Hourlong expansion until 1981), followed by "We'll continue with As the World Turns following station identification" (inception until at least the mid-1970s); "We'll continue with Part II of As the World Turns in just a moment" (mid-1970s until end of the announcer era. )
• Lead-in to second half--"And now the second half of As the World Turns. . . , followed by ". . . brought to you today by. . . " on days where the second half is officially sponsored. All surviving black and white episodes show evidence that both halves were sponsored. Many times, the midbreak sponsor was not a P&G product.
• Lead-in to next-to-last commercial break--"We'll return to As the World Turns in just a moment. " This practice may have been eliminated after the show went into color, or prior to the hourlong expansion.
• Closing titles--Black and white, organ color era to possibly the 60 minute expansion: "As the World Turns" has been brought to you today by (sponsors). A plug for fashion providers was done. On credit days, it was done while the crawl rolled. After the hour expansion until the announcer was eliminated, Dan McCullough or Dan Reigon would say: "This portion of As the World Turns has been brought to you today by. . . " (on days where the second half is officially sponsored; on days that are not, there would be either no announcement at all or McCullough would invite viewers to "stay tuned" to the next program "on most of these CBS stations"). In many cases the next program logo was shown if it was a P&G soap. Dan McCollough may have also announced that the program was recorded (after the show began taping), prior to P&G adding copyrights to the final title card. On credit days, up to 1981, the title logo with copyright information appeared, then the credits rolled. A 1981 episode shows this practice.

In 1981, after 25 years with ATWT, McCullough was replaced by a much younger announcer, Dan Region. This is after Mary-Ellis Bumin became executive producer. Dan McCullough did announce over the 1981 title sequences for a short period of time. His announcements were much like McCullough's

• Opening titles--"As the World Turns. This portion brought to you today by. . . " (although beginning in the 1990s, Procter & Gamble began to decrease their sponsorship of the program for some days of the week, even though they themselves were the producers. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide So, on such days, Region would only announce the title of the program right before the first commercial break. ) During the O. J. Simpson trial, the title sequence was shortened.
• Mid-program break: "This portion of As the World Turns has been brought to you today by (name and description of sponsor). We'll continue with Part II of As the World Turns in just a moment. "
• Lead-in to second half--either "And now Part II of As the World Turns!", or "And now we continue with Part II of As the World Turns!" (the second half from 1981 forward was, for the most part, not officially sponsored, or if it was, it was not a P&G product. )
• Lead-in to next-to-last commercial break: eliminated possibly after the show expanded to one hour.
• Closing credits--"Stay tuned for Capitol (1982 to 1987, or) Guiding Light (1981 to at least the end of the announcer era. Capitol is an American Soap opera which aired on the daytime schedule of CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20 Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television ) There may be evidence that Search for Tomorrow got a similar announcement. Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. "next on most of these CBS stations. ", or "Join us again tomorrow/Monday for As the World Turns. " After 1981, the next show logo was no longer shown.

After the titles were changed again in 1999, for the first time in the series history (for the most part), ATWT had no official announcer or show announcements, however Martin Bookspan (who had taken over as announcer of Guiding Light) still had to announce the sponsor tags on days where the show was sponsored. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television Circa 2000, a female announcer would do the tags after the opening titles. Also of note, Barney's of New York frequently provided menswear. Dan McCullough (later, Dan Reigon) would almost daily plug Barneys during the closing, in addition to other providers. During the Dan Reigon era, preemptions due to special programming (holidays, or NCAA basketball) were announced over the final logo or during the credit crawl. This practice is shown on the many surviving episodes of the era. Dan McCullough may have also followed this practice. Possibly after the show went into color, or at least by 1972, more than one sponsor was plugged at the opening, midbreak and closing.

Cast

Helen Wagner is tied with Mike Wallace as the second oldest personality on television. Helen Wagner (born September 3, 1918) is an American actress. Mike Wallace (born Myron Leon Wallace on May 9, 1918) is an American journalist. Both were born in 1918 and rank behind Days of our Lives star Frances Reid (born in 1914). Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United Frances Reid (born December 9, 1914 in Wichita Falls Texas) is an American actress. Wagner also holds the world record for appearing the longest amount of time on one television show as the same character, playing the role of Nancy Hughes since the show went on the air on April 2, 1956. Nancy Hughes is a Fictional character on the CBS Soap opera As the World Turns. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was 37 years old when the show started.

Current cast members

Recurring cast members

Comings and goings

Deceased Cast Members

Famous Stars

JFK Assassination (November 22, 1963)

On that day, the live CBS broadcast of As The World Turns began as always at 1:30 EST. Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin Danielle Andropoulos is a resident of Oakdale on the American TV Soap opera, As the World Turns. Mary McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American film stage and television Actress. Gregory Michael (born on May 30, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Frances Jennifer "Frannie" Hughes is a Fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Sabrina Hughes (former adoptive name Sabrina Fullerton is a Fictional character in the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Ming-Na Wen ( born November 20, 1963) is a Chinese -born American Actress. As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Michael Nader (born February 18, 1945 in St Louis Missouri) is an American Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1976) known as Annie Parisse, is an American television and theater actress, known for playing Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976 in Milltown New Jersey) is an American actor Paul Ryan (formerly Stenbeck) is a Fictional character on the CBS Soap opera As the World Turns. Rosemary Prinz (born January 4, 1930, New York City) was an Actress in the early era of the American Parker Christian Posey (born November 8 1968 is an American actress. Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Singer-songwriter Abigail "Abby" Williams is a Fictional character on the American TV Soap opera As the World Turns. Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra (born November 19, 1961) professionally known as Meg Ryan, is a Golden Globe-nominated American film Elizabeth "Betsy" Stewart (formerly Montgomery and Andropolouso) was a Fictional character on the American Soap opera Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American Actor, Film director and producer. Roselyn Sánchez (born April 2, 1973, the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned Kerr Van Cleve Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American Actor, known for playing the Gay High school student Michael Swan (born June 11, 1948) is an American film and TV actor Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13 1951) is an American Actor, best known as budding Author "John-Boy" on the CBS Thomas Christopher "Tom" Hughes is a Fictional character on the American soap opera As The World Turns. Marisa Tomei (born December 4 1964 is a American Actress of stage and screen. Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an actress, perhaps best known for her work as lawyer Jessica Griffin McKechnie Harris on the Soap opera James William Van Der Beek Jr (born March 8, 1977) is an American television and film Actor, known for his role as Dawson Leery Steven Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Steven Robert Weber was born in Juila Larrabee (neé Morrisey; previously Sweeney) was played by Sarah Brown in August 2004 to March 2005 on As the World Turns. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Ten minutes into the program, Nancy Hughes and her father-in-law (whom she referred to as "Grandpa") were sitting on the couch discussing the marital problems of her son Bob:

Nancy: "And I thought about it, and I gave it a great deal of thought, Grandpa. . . "

Immediately after this line, a "CBS News Bulletin" slide suddenly came up on the screen, and Walter Cronkite gave the first report of an unfolding national tragedy:

"Here is a bulletin from CBS News. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr (born November 4 1916) is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as Anchorman for the In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas. The first reports say that President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting. "

After a commercial and another bulletin, CBS rejoined As The World Turns, which was still in progress as the cast was not yet aware of the breaking developments. For the remainder of the half-hour, additional breaking reports were read by Cronkite over the bulletin graphic. (Both the cameras and the studio lights of the era required some time to "warm up" before they could be used. ) The first midbreak bumper went as planned. They had the pause for station identification. As Dan McCollough was announcing the sponsor of the second half, CBS interrupted again. The final scene before continuous coverage was a restaurant scene between Bob Hughes and David Stewart. From then, the remaining time was the bulletin card with Cronkite voicing over. (confirmed from a viewing of the episode) At the top of the hour, with the bulletin slide still on screen, Cronkite announced a ten second pause for all affiliates to issue a station identification and join the network. Station identification (sometimes called a sounder or stinger) is the practice of any type of Radio or Television station or network The CBS "eye" logo was shown, following which Cronkite appeared on camera.

As NBC and ABC, the other two major U. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. S. TV networks, were not programming at the time (the 1:30-2:00 ET period belonging to their local affiliates), As The World Turns has the distinction of being the last regular U. S. network program broadcast for the next four days as the assassination of JFK and the transition of power to President Lyndon Johnson took center stage. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas

Scheduling and ratings history

As The World Turns enjoyed a virtually uninterrupted reign as the highest-rated soap from 1958 to 1978, twice tying for first place with NBC's Another World (1973-74 and 1977-78), which, like ATWT, was a P&G-produced serial. By the mid-1960s, it was so firmly entrenched that its strongest competition, Let's Make a Deal, despite developing a devoted fan base in its own right and becoming one of daytime's most popular game shows, could not quite come close to matching it in the Nielsens. Let's Make a Deal is a Television Game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Its strength was such that ABC ran hour-long drama reruns in the 1-2 p. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. m. (Noon-1 Central) slot in the mid-1960s, and NBC, after losing Deal to ABC in 1968, ran a total of eight shows, all short-lived (excepting Three on a Match), against ATWT and Deal from that point until 1975. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Three on a Match was an American television Game show, created by Bob Stewart, that ran from August 2, 1971 to Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

It was only in April 1975, when NBC, encouraged by the success of its expansion of AW to one hour, did the same to Days, moving its start time to coincide with ATWT. That marked the first erosion ever of ATWT's hold on the daytime crown, but CBS fought back later that year by electing to make ATWT its initial one-hour soap (these expansions incidentally occurring only seven years after the last two 15-minute serials, Search for Tomorrow and Guiding Light, assumed the half-hour format). Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television To do so, however, CBS had to lose one serial, and it chose P&G's Edge of Night, which paralleled ATWT in that it premiered on the same day in 1956 and had, until recently, broadcast live daily from the CBS New York studios. The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edge lost a large portion of its audience when it changed to an earlier time slot in 1972. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. P&G, however, wanted to continue Edge, and CBS' plan to expand ATWT in September was held up until P&G cut a deal with ABC, who picked the crime-and-mystery-themed soap for its afternoon lineup. Within weeks of expanding in December, ABC was forced to relocate Deal to noon/11, where it died six months later. However, the last half-hour of ATWT faced that network's successful $10,000 Pyramid (later $20,000) at 2/1, so the expansion did not totally succeed.

Although the eventual hit game Family Feud ran against ATWT from July 12, 1976 until April 22, 1977, it did not become a smash hit for ABC until its move to the mornings. Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays It was only when ABC made its first move to a one-hour soap with All My Children that trouble really began for ATWT (and also Days), since ABC kept that serial's starting time at 1/noon, meaning that fans of that serial who tuned to NBC or CBS would miss the last half of that day's storyline (or, contrariwise, would not, if they watched until the mid-program commercial break and then changed channels, pick up the ATWT or Days activities from the episode's beginning, since ABC strategically placed its break several minutes after the bottom of the hour). All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC Further, AMC's emphasis on youth-oriented, sexier story lines provided a sharp contrast to the domestic, almost quaint tone of ATWT (and, to a lesser degree, the melodramatic, somewhat topical Days). Worse still, on January 16, 1978, ABC ballooned its decade-old One Life to Live to the 2/1 starting time, compounding the other networks' headaches. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) One Life to Live ( OLTL) is an American Soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15 1968

Eventually, ATWT's audience defected enough to the point that during the 1978-79 season, it lost its ratings crown and even its position as CBS' highest-rated soap, with that honor going to sister serial Guiding Light. Nonetheless, the show still rated strongly, despite its problems, which were largely stylistic and capable of remedy by writing and cast adjustments, something that occurred fairly frequently through the mid-1980s. In March 1979, NBC decided to put Days head-to-head with AMC, perceiving it as the show to beat. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) About a year later, CBS countered this move by expanding the fast-growing The Young and the Restless and moving it to 1/noon. The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 This meant that, for the first time, ATWT would have a new starting time, 2/1, against AW and OLTL. This, however, did not help either ATWT or Y&R, and both shows returned to their former slots in June 1981, with affiliates receiving the option to run Y&R at 12:30/11:30 or Noon/11 and Search for Tomorrow spending its last days on CBS at 2:30/1:30. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

CBS decided, despite ABC's clear triumphs, to stand put with ATWT until March 1987, when it scrapped the five-year-old Capitol in favor of The Bold and the Beautiful. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Capitol is an American Soap opera which aired on the daytime schedule of CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20 The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera. Believing that Bold would do better running in tandem with Y&R (especially on Eastern Time Zone affiliates), CBS scheduled it at 1:30/12:30, and finally settled ATWT at 2/1, where it has remained since that time. Although facing the full length of AW and OLTL once again, the Douglas Marland era of 1985-1993 saw a resurgence in ratings, and by 1991 it was back in its once habitual top-four placing. Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. ATWT would survive NBC's cancellation of its sister AW in 1999 in favor of Passions, which itself was canceled in September 2007 and sent to DirecTV. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Passions is an American television Soap opera created by Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

ATWT Ratings: 1956-present

One example of the drastic change in daytime television can be found in the following: Daytime history: Highest rated week (November 16-November 20, 1981) (Household ratings- Nielsen Media Research)

1995 ratings

Schedule

As the World Turns broadcast history

• April 2, 1956 - November 28, 1975: 1:30-2pm (12:30-1pm Central)
• December 1, 1975 - February 1, 1980: 1:30-2:30pm (12:30-1:30pm)
• February 4, 1980 - June 5, 1981: 2-3pm (1-2pm)
• June 8, 1981 - March 20, 1987: 1:30-2:30pm (12:30-1:30pm)
• March 23, 1987 - present: 2-3pm (1-2pm)

As the World Turns crew

Executive Producers

• 1956 - 65: Ted Corday
• Spring 1969 - 1971: Mary Harris
• 1971 - 1973: Fred Bartholomew
• 1973 - 1978: Joe Willmore
• 1978 - 1980: Joe Rothenberger
• 1980 - Fall 1981: Fred Bartholomew
• Fall 1981 - October 1984: Mary-Ellis Bunim
• October 1984 - October 1988: Robert Calhoun
• October 1988 to May 1995: Laurence Caso
• May 1995 - November 8, 1996: John Valente
• November 11, 1996 - June 1999: Felicia Minei Behr
• July 1999 - Present Christopher Goutman

Head Writers

• 1956- 1965: Irna Phillips
• 1965- 1966: I. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Theodore "Ted" Corday ( May 8, 1908 &mdash July 23, 1966) was a producer, director and creator (or co-creator of many Mary Harris Jones ( May 1, 1830 or August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930) better known as Mother Jones, born in Mary-Ellis Bunim ( July 9, 1946 - January 29, 2004) was an American Television producer and co-creator of MTV Laurence Caso is an American television producer He is most notable for being the Executive Producer of CBS Daytime 's As The World Turns from 1988-1995 Felicia Minei Behr is an American TV producer and network executive who has worked on three daytime serials Christopher Goutman is an American Soap opera producer writer actor and director A Head Writer (HW is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series' writing team Irna Phillips ( July 1, 1901 – December 22, 1973) was an American actress and most notably writer who created and scripted many of Phillips & William J. Bell
• 1966-1970: Katherine Babecki
• 1970: Joe Kane & Ralph Ellis
• 1971: Winnifred Wolfe and Warren Swanson
• 1971 -1973: David Lesan & I. William Joseph Bell ( March 6, 1927 &ndash April 29, 2005) was the creator and executive producer of the extremely successful Soap Joe Kane is an American author of two books and is also a journalist who writes for numerous publications such as The New Yorker, National Geographic Ralph Gordon Ellis (1885-1963 was an English painter and designer of inn signs Phillips
• 1973 -1978: Robert Soderberg & Edith Sommer
• 1979: R. Ellis and Eugenie Hunt
• Late 1979: Douglas Marland
• Late 1979 -1981: Bridget and Jerome Dobson
• 1981: Paul Roberts
• 1981: Tom King
• 1981 -1982: K. Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas Bridget and Jerome Dobson were writers for American Soap operas and created the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984 Paul Roberts (born 31 December 1959 in England) is a British singer who was the lead singer of The Stranglers between 1990 and 2006 Tom King or Thomas King may refer to Tom King (highwayman (died c C. Collier
• 1982 -1983: Bridget and Jerome Dobson
• 1983: Caroline Franz & John Saffron
• 1984-85: Tom King and Millee Taggart
• 1985: Cynthia Benjamin and Susan Bedsow Horgan
• 1985 -1993: Douglas Marland (Died)
• 1993 - January 1995: Juliet Law Packer & Richard Backus
• January 1995: J. Bridget and Jerome Dobson were writers for American Soap operas and created the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984 Caroline Franz is an American television writer ("All My Children" "As The World Turns" "Search for Tomorrow" "Another World" "One Life Tom King or Thomas King may refer to Tom King (highwayman (died c Millee Taggart is an American actress, best known for her long-running role as Janet Bergman Collins on Search for Tomorrow. Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas Juliet Law Packer is an American television writer She married William Martin Kutik in February 1996 Richard Backus (born March 28 1945) is an American television writer and former actor L. Packer & Garin Wolf
• 1995: Richard Culliton (Fired)
• 1996: Stephen Black & Henry Stern (Both fired)
• Late 1996 -1997: Stephen Demorest, Mel Brez & Addie Walsh
• 1997: Jessica Klein
• 1997: S. Garin Wolf is an American television writer and Playwright. During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Wolf chose Financial Core Status with the Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on Soap operas He has won three Writers Guild of America Awards including one as a Head Henry J Stern (born May 1, 1935) was a member of the New York City Council from 1972 to 1983 and appointed as the Commissioner of the New York City Stephen Demorest is an American Soap opera writer He is married to Nancy Curlee. Mel Brez is an American television Soap opera writer Positions held Another World Script Writer 1974 1995 Addie Walsh is an American television Soap opera writer She has written for soaps for nearly 25 years Demorest, M. Brez & A. Walsh
• 1998 -1999: Lorraine Broderick
• 1999 -2000: Leah Laiman
• 2000 -2005: Hogan Sheffer
• Late May 2005 -Oct 2007: Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman & Christopher Whitesell
• October 2007-January 24, 2008: Jean Passanante & Leah Laiman (co-head)
• January 25, 2008- April 17, 2008: Non-union writers
• April 18, 2008-Present: Jean Passanante & Leah Laiman (co-head)

ATWT current crew

• Writing Team: Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Cheryl Davis, Susan Dansby, Courtney Simon, Lisa Connor, Richard Culliton, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Dan Mooney
• Producing Team: Christopher Goutman, Carole Shure, Jennifer Schacor, Vivian Gundaker, Candice Sykes, Molly Shifferly, Sonia Blangiardo
• Directing Team: Michael Eilbaum, John O'Connell, Jennifer Pepperman, Maria Wagner, Habib Azar, Sonia Blangiardo, Ian Toporoff, C. Lorraine Broderick is an American television Soap opera writer who got her start on All My Children as a protégée of Agnes Nixon's Leah Laiman (b August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American Soap opera writer and Romance novelist Hogan Sheffer (born Mark Wayne Sheffer on June 12, 1958 in York Pennsylvania) is an American Daytime Emmy winning Screenwriter Jean Passanante (born June 26 1953) is an American television Scriptwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Leah Laiman (b August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American Soap opera writer and Romance novelist Christopher Whitesell is an American television Soap opera writer Jean Passanante (born June 26 1953) is an American television Scriptwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Leah Laiman (b August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American Soap opera writer and Romance novelist Jean Passanante (born June 26 1953) is an American television Scriptwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Leah Laiman (b August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American Soap opera writer and Romance novelist Jean Passanante (born June 26 1953) is an American television Scriptwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Leah Laiman (b August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American Soap opera writer and Romance novelist Susan Dansby is an American Soap opera writer and director. In the 2008 book "How Did You Get That Job? My Dream Jobs and How They Came True" Dansby recounts Courtney Simon (born June 23, 1946) is an American Writer and Actress. Lisa Connor is an American Soap opera writer producer and director Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on Soap operas He has won three Writers Guild of America Awards including one as a Head David A Levinson is an American Soap opera writer Career All My Children Script Writer March 2003 - January Leslie Nipkow is an American television writer playwright and actress The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking Christopher Goutman is an American Soap opera producer writer actor and director Sonia Blangiardo (born April 18 1968 in Brooklyn New York, USA) is an American television Soap opera director A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. Michael Eilbaum (born May 18 1953) is an American television Soap opera director. John O'Connell (born November 13 1959) is an American television Soap opera director. Jennifer Pepperman (born October 9 1968) is an American television Soap opera director and producer. Maria Wagner (born June 1 1949) is an American television Soap opera director and Writer. Habib Azar (born October 19 1979 in Pennsylvania, USA) is an American television Soap opera director. Sonia Blangiardo (born April 18 1968 in Brooklyn New York, USA) is an American television Soap opera director Goutman, Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick, Janet Andrews, James Kowal, Brian Lydell, Jennifer Blood, Nancy Barron, Alexandra Roalsvig, Brett Hellman
• Casting Director: Mary Clay Boland

Former Notable Crew

Stephanie Braxton (b. In the Performing arts, casting (or casting call) is a vital pre-production process for selecting a cast (a meaning of the word recorded since 1631 of Actors 1944) is an American writer and actress. She has acted on The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, Dallas, Eight Is Enough, Quincy M.E., The Edge of Night, All My Children (as Tara Martin, brother of Tad Martin), The Secret Storm and Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. Hill Street Blues is a serial Police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987 Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Eight Is Enough is an American Television Comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until Quincy ME (or simply Quincy) is the name of a United States Television series from Universal Studios that aired from October The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC Thaddeus "Tad" James Martin is a Fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. The Secret Storm was a Soap opera which aired on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. She wrote for As The World Turns (1988-1993, 2000-2001), Guiding Light (1983-1987, 2001-2003), General Hospital (1994-1998), Search For Tomorrow, and One Life To Live. As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. One Life to Live ( OLTL) is an American Soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15 1968 Awards & Nominations: She has been nominated for 6 Daytime Emmys (DE) and 5 WGA Awards. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Her first DE nomination was shared with Pamela K. Long, Jeff Ryder, John Kuntz, Addie Walsh, Christopher Whitesell, Robin Amos, Stephen Demorest, Trent Jones, N. Gail Lawrence, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Megan McTavish, Pete T. Rich, Emily Squires, and Edward Parone. Pamela K Long is an American actress and Writer, most known for her stints writing the CBS Daytime Soap opera Guiding Light John Kuntz is an American television writer and actor He has written for Guiding Light (1983-1987 and As The World Turns (1987-1997 Addie Walsh is an American television Soap opera writer She has written for soaps for nearly 25 years Christopher Whitesell is an American television Soap opera writer Stephen Demorest is an American Soap opera writer He is married to Nancy Curlee. Trent Jones is an American soap opera actor and writer Positions held Life in General Slampiece Mcveigh April 1992 - present N Gail Lawrence (also known as Gail Lawrence is an American television Soap opera writer Michelle Poteet Lisanti is an American television Soap opera writer Megan McTavish (born April 30 1949 in Pembroke New Hampshire) is an American television actress and Soap opera writer Pete T Rich is an American television Soap opera Script writer. IMDB, HB Studio, WGA: We Are The Writers...

John Kuntz is an American television writer and actor. John Kuntz is an American television writer and actor He has written for Guiding Light (1983-1987 and As The World Turns (1987-1997 He has written for Guiding Light (1983-1987) and As The World Turns (hired by Douglas Marland; 1987-1997). Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas He has been nominated for 6 Daytime Emmys and 2 WGA Awards. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in Film, Television, and Radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of Kuntz has received an Elliot Norton Award and New York International Fringe Festival Award. Boston Playwrights' Theatre, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]

Robert Calhoun is an American television producer and director. His credits include Guiding Light (as Executive Producer from 1988-1991), As The World Turns (1984-1988), Another World and Texas (1981). Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. Texas (sometimes called Another World in Texas and later Texas The New Generation) was a daytime Soap opera which aired on NBC from He has garnered 8 Daytime Emmy Award nominations. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy His first nomination in 1979 was shared with Ira Cirker, Melvin Bernhardt and Paul Lammers. Melvin Bernhardt (b Buffalo New York) is an American award winning stage and Television director.

International Broadcasts

The Netherlands is the only country besides the United States and Canada that airs As The World Turns. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It has aired on RTL4 since 1990 (9 am & 5 pm) and on RTL 8 since 2007 (10:30 pm). RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is one of the biggest commercial television stations in the country popular especially with those aged between RTL 8 is a commercial television station which launched in the Netherlands, on August 18 2007 RTL4 airs the episodes from one year and seven months ago. ATWT has about 800. 000 Dutch viewers (with a total population of 16 million) each day. ATWT actor Todd Rotondi (ex-Bryant) had a cameo role on the Dutch soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (Good Times, Bad Times) and Elizabeth Hubbard was a guest in the RTL talkshow Jensen!. Goede tijden slechte tijden (or GTST, meaning "Good times bad times" is currently the longest-running Dutch Soap opera. Elizabeth Hubbard (born December 22, 1933) is an American Soap opera actress. Jensen! is a Dutch late night Talk show on the Television station RTL 5.

In Canada As the World Turns currently airs on Global TV and on NTV in Newfoundland. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Newfoundland may refer to Newfoundland and Labrador, a Canadian province (known simply as Newfoundland from 1949 to 2001 Eastern part of Canada The Capital of Newfoundland

In Italy As the world turns, under the title Così gira il mondo, started to air in 1986 on Canale 5, in the afternoon after Guiding Light time slot, with episodes three years behind the U. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Canale 5 is an Italian Television station of Mediaset network the media branch of Fininvest (controlled by Silvio Berlusconi) Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television S. In 1987 it was moved to another channel, Rete 4. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Rete 4 (also known as Retequattro) is an Italian television station belonging to the Mediaset network The show was canceled in 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) At that time, episodes were four years behind the U. S.

In Mexico, the show is currently shown on American Network, a subsidiary of Televisa Networks and it airs in the same time slot as in the US. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. American Network is cable / satellite Television network owned by Televisa The channel is broadcast throughout Mexico featuring English language The cable channel is available all throughout Mexico on the main satellite system and dozens of cable companies.

In Bulgaria, the show was aired on Efir 2 from 1993 to 1995. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Efir 2 (Ефир 2 was a Bulgarian state-owned TV channel operated by the Bulgarian National Television. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Diema Family will continue with the episodes from 2004, starting on 8 April 2008. Diema (Диема is a private Bulgarian cable television broadcaster "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

As the world turns will soon start airing on Albanian televison Vizion+^[8]. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.

InTurn

In 2006, CBS launched a reality TV show called InTurn on their broadband channel innertube, the winner of which would go on to receive a 13-week acting contract on As The World Turns. Inturn is a reality TV show launched by CBS in 2006 on their broadband channel Innertube. The eventual winner of InTurn was Alex Charak, an 18 year old "Student/Pizza Transportation Artist" from New York. Alex Charak is an American Soap opera Actor. He currently plays the role of Elwood Hoffman on the daytime soap opera As The World Turns. ^[9] Charak made his debut as the character Elwood Hoffman on September 26, 2006. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A one-hour "best-of" show aired on CBS on November 24, 2006. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

CBS launched InTurn 2 in the Summer of 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the new season, the age restrictions have been expanded to allow for middle-aged viewers to participate, and there will be nine competitors instead of eight. ^[10] The winner of the second season was Ryan Serhant, a recent graduate of Hamilton College. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Serhant made his debut in the contract role on November 7, 2007. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He plays Evan Walsh IV, son of Evan Walsh III. He is a young hotshot biochemist prodigy who comes home to Oakdale to try to convince Craig Montgomery to invest in the cutting edge biomedical tech field. He began taping September 24, 2007, two days after the close of his off-Broadway play, Purple Hearts. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Inturn 3 began airing in April 2008 and will feature 17 episodes. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland

Awards and Records

Writers Guild of America Awards

• 2007 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Cascio, Lisa Connor, Paula Cwikly, Hogan Sheffer, Judy Tate, Bettina Bradbury, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judith Donato, Josh Griffith, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Charlotte Gibson; CBS

Daytime Emmy Awards

Show

As The World Turns has won 43 Daytime Emmys:

• 2007 "Outstanding Directing Team"
• 2005 "Outstanding Writing Team"
• 2005 "Outsanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series"
• 2004 "Outstanding Writing Team"
• 2003 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 2002 "Outstanding Writing Team"
• 2001 "Outstanding Writing Team"
• 2001 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 1999 "Outstanding Original Song" TIED with General Hospital
• 1993 "Outstanding Directing Team"
• 1991 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 1987 "Outstanding Drama Series"

Individuals

• 2007 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Maura West (Carly Tenney Snyder)
• 2007 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck Munson)
• 2006 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck Munson)
• 2004 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Cady McClain (Rosanna Cabot Montgomery)
• 2003 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal Munson)
• 2001 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder/Rose D'Angelo)
• 2001 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan McKinnon)
• 1990 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" Andrew Kavovit (Paul Ryan)
• 1988 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" Julianne Moore (Frannie Hughes/Sabrina Hughes)
• 1987 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Larry Bryggman (Dr. Anna Theresa Cascio (born November 7 1955) is an American television Soap opera writer Paula Cwikly is Judith Donato is an American Soap opera writer Positions held All My Children Script Writer (1992-1998 (about 6 years Josh Griffith is an American Soap opera writer and producer During the WGA strike, he took over as Head Writer of CBS Daytimes Elizabeth Page is an American Television Soap opera Writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 15 years General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the Maura Jo West (born April 27, 1972 in Springfield Massachusetts, U Jennifer Rachel Landon (born on August 29 1983 in Malibu California) is a three-time Emmy -winning American Actress Character history Gwen first appeared on screen as a waitress at Al's a popular restaurant in town Jennifer Rachel Landon (born on August 29 1983 in Malibu California) is a three-time Emmy -winning American Actress Character history Gwen first appeared on screen as a waitress at Al's a popular restaurant in town Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13 1969) is a two-time Emmy Award -winning American actress singer and author Benjamin Hendrickson ( August 26, 1950 – July 3, 2006) was an American Actor known for playing Harold "Hal" Mary Martha Byrne (born December 23, 1969 in Ridgewood New Jersey) is an American actress. Lesli Kay Sterling (born Lesli Kay Pushkin on June 13, 1965 in Charleston West Virginia) is an Emmy Award -winning American Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Larry Bryggman (born Arvid Laurence Bryggman; December 21, 1938) is an American Actor. John Dixon)
• 1987 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Gregg Marx (Tom Hughes)
• 1987 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh)
• 1986 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" John Wesley Shipp (Doug Cummings)
• 1985 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan)
• 1984 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Larry Bryggman (Dr. Gregg Marx (born April 3, 1955 in Hollywood CA) is an American actor known mainly for his work on two daytime soap operas Mary Martha Byrne (born December 23, 1969 in Ridgewood New Jersey) is an American actress. John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1956 in Norfolk Virginia) is an American Actor best known as Mitch Leery, the Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor Bloom was born in Long Island, New York, the brother of actor Larry Bryggman (born Arvid Laurence Bryggman; December 21, 1938) is an American Actor. John Dixon)
• 1984 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Justin Deas (Tom Hughes)

Records

In 1988, "As The World Turns" made daytime television history by introducing daytime television's first gay male character, Hank Elliot (actor Brian Starcher), beating medical drama House by roughly sixteen years. Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948 in Connellsville Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. It then did so again with the first gay male kiss between two teenagers on daytime in 2007.

See also

• List of As the World Turns characters
• Children of Oakdale

See super couples on As the World Turns

• Holden and Lily
• Jack and Carly
• Tom and Margo
• Bob and Lisa
• Craig and Sierra
• Simon and Katie
• Steve and Betsy
• Will and Gwen
• Luke and Noah

References

External links

• ATWT Website
• Procter & Gamble Productions Forum
• CBS-TV: ATWT
• "As the World Turns" at Yahoo! TV
• Soapdom: ATWT
• ATWT Information & Message Board
• As the World Turns at TV.com
• As the World Turns at the Internet Movie Database
• Soap Opera Network: ATWT
• Soap Opera Network: ATWT Previews
• ATWT Storyline Suggestions
• As the World Turns (Dutch) at RTL 4, Netherlands
• Daytime Soap Operas As The World Turns- news, rumors, cast updates, polls
• Official ATWT Dutch Fanclub
• Full episodes of As the World Turns