Podcast appearances and mentions of Agnes Nixon

Irna Phillips created the cliff-hanger in broadcast storytelling and perfected the serial drama, first in radio, then on television. She mentored the creators of All My Children, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. The latter two remain on television today. Phillips also created the television vixen, an archetype first seen on soap operas that still endures. Agnes Nixon and married couple William and Lee Phillip Bell worked for Phillips in Chicago. Nixon was head writer of The Guiding Light. In 1962, she wanted to do a cancer storyline, about how uterine cancer is curable if caught in time. Doctors said women proactively asked for pPap smears after watching the character Bert Bauer struggle with her health. The Bells also ushered the sexual revolution into soaps in the 1970s, with glitz and glamor and pushing the envelope on sexuality. Soap operas created complex and groundbreaking women-centered storylines. In 1964, Another World ran an abortion storyline. In 1971, All My Children's biggest vixen, Erica Kane, was a married pregnant model who didn't want to be a mother. That abortion storyline was disruptive because the character was not seen as the “right” woman to tell an abortion story. Rape storylines on soaps have played out for decades because the form allows real-time nuance with storytelling. Nothing is ever wrapped up in one “Very Special Episode.” The uniqueness of soaps, airing five days a week, allows for pioneering storytelling.

It is a pleasure to welcome Alan Locher as a guest on the latest episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  Alan began his career as a Page for ABC-TV before joining the Walt Disney Studios in film promotions, leading to his niche in publicity. In Alan's eight-year tenure at Disney, he worked closely with talent and studio executives on marketing more than 200 films. Following Disney, he transitioned to the agency side of the business, serving as the  Senior Account Director for Rubenstein Public Relations.  Alan later led the PR team for two legendary Procter & Gamble Productions, As the World Turns and Guiding Light, which he grew up watching. Most recently, managed a team of 30 across marketing, sales and operations for On Location Tours, one of the world's largest TV and movie tour companies.   At the start of the pandemic, Alan Locher created The Locher Room, a virtual talk show on YouTube featuring celebrity guests from daytime, primetime, and film. To date, Alan has produced over 400 shows and raised over $130K for various charities.   He also launched Conversations with Alan to have open and honest discussions about the rise of hate, racism, and anti-Semitism in the United States with high hopes that it leads to conversations that make us all think about our place in history—and what we can do together to change our country's course. Alan hopes you will watch these with an open mind and if you feel so inclined please share them with your friends and family. We can do better, be kinder, and love each other equally! On this episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Alan Locher discussed his time at Disney, As the World Turns, and Guiding Light, as well as his most memorable interviews, such as an all-star tribute to the late Agnes Nixon, a conversation with Laura Wright and Cynthia Watros, and the reunion between All My Children's The Kane Women (Susan Lucci, Eden Riegel, and Alicia Minshew).Let's connect on social media! Visit my channels on:A) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacobElyachar/B) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobelyachar/C) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jacobelyacharD) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealjacobelyacE) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobElyacharBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Come help us celebrate the life of the incredibly talented and visionary writer, producer and creator of the ABC Daytime soap operas ALL MY CHILDREN, LOVING and ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Agnes Nixon in The Locher Room.Helping to honor Agnes will be her son Robert Nixon along with a list of actors who benefited from the unforgettable characters Agnes created on her shows. Joining Bob will be Daytime Emmy Award-winning actors Susan Lucci (Erica Kane), Erika Slezak (Viki Lord), Peter Bergman (Dr. Cliff Warner), Debbi Morgan (Angie Baxter-Hubbard) and Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard). We will also hear from one of All My Children's biggest fans, Carol Burnett. Bob Iger, Disney chairman and CEO, said it best, "“Agnes' impact on daytime television and pop culture is undeniable. She was the first to champion socially relevant topics, and the towns and characters Agnes brought to life leave an indelible imprint on television that will be remembered forever.” Throughout her career Agnes Nixon won five Writers' Guild of America Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2010 and was inducted into Soap Opera Weekly's Soap Opera Hall of Fame. Original Airdate: 3/31/2021

Join Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer), Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning), Gina Tognoni (Kelly Cramer) & Laura Bonarrigo (Cassie Callison), aka The Cramer Women of One Life to Live live in The Locher Room on Saturday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m. EST / 2:30 p.m. PST. Don't miss this conversation as they discuss the crazy Cramer family storylines that spanned decades on the Agnes Nixon soap opera. But don’t worry, there’s some eye candy for your ears when we are joined by Multi Soap Alum and now star of The Walking Dead, Jacob Young. So Catch Up with Jacob after the panel as he teases his upcoming roles and talks his Mental Health podcast, Real Conversations with Jacob Young.

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Dr. Elana Levine's recently published Her Stories (Duke Univ. Press) forms the backbone of this 4-part series on soap operas. This episode includes a look at the formative pioneers of serial storytelling - Irna Phillips, Agnes Nixon and William Bell. Other topics covered who owned any given show and how that impacted business decisions and how technology changed storytelling. Future episodes from this Levine interview discuss Super Couples of the 90s, fantasy and traumatic storylines, reproductive and feminist issues and the accelerated demise of many shows. For more on Agnes Nixon, listen in on a 2017 podcast episode between Cynthia and Elana.  Fans of All My Children and As the World Turns, check out a 2-part interview with two-time Emmy Award Winner Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney) from March 2020. Dr. Elana Levine is a Professor of Media, Cinema and Digital Studies in the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.    

Irna Phillips, Queen of Serials, knows having a serial in the new medium would be the greatest culmination of her work in the genre. However, her march towards this goal wouldn’t be easy...or straightforward...and Irna Phillips would discover a world filled with friends, foes, and the kind of high drama only she could imagine... For the first time ever, Serial History uses the best archives, letters, notes, scripts, etc. to piece together the real story of the creation of the first television soap operas. From The Guiding Light to Search for Tomorrow to Love of Life, The First Hundred Years, As the World Turnsand more, Serial History places their creation stories on one timeline to tell the complete story of television soap operas for the very first time. Meet Irna Phillips, John Hess, Roy Winsor, Agnes Nixon, David Lesan, and more people who created the first television soap operas.Follow Serial History on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SerialHistory. Send us an email at Serial@SerialHistory.com.Serial History is created, written, and executive produced by Andrew Pemberton-Fowler. Brett Emanuel and Raul Guerrero, Jr. produce the series. Serial History is an AIOTK Air production in association with Pemberton Studios.

Roy Winsor, who is now the manager of the radio and television department at The Biow Company, begins to wield his power. Within weeks of his promotion, Roy Winsor will lay the foundation for the creation of Love of Life and Search for Happiness...but at what price? For the first time, learn who created Love of Life and how Search for Tomorrow came to be. Meanwhile, Irna Phillips has plans of her own for the future of soap operas on television.For the first time ever, Serial Historyuses the best archives, letters, notes, scripts, etc. to piece together the real story of the creation of the first television soap operas. From The Guiding Lightto Search for Tomorrowto Love of Life, The First Hundred Years, As the World Turnsand more, Serial History places their creation stories on one timeline to tell the complete story of television soap operas for the very first time. Meet Irna Phillips, John Hess, Roy Winsor, Agnes Nixon, David Lesan, and more people who created the first television soap operas.Follow Serial History on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SerialHistory. Send us an email at Serial@SerialHistory.com.Serial Historyis created, written, and executive produced by Andrew Pemberton-Fowler. Brett Emanuel and Raul Guerrero, Jr. produce the series. Serial Historyis an AIOTK Air production in association with Pemberton Studios.

Radio soap operas are all the rage, but the new medium of television cannot be ignored. Meet Roy Winsor, a soap opera producer and director, who is determined to make his mark on the new medium of television.For the first time ever, Serial History uses the best archives, letters, notes, scripts, etc. to piece together the real story of the creation of the first television soap operas. From The Guiding Light to Search for Tomorrow to Love of Life, The First Hundred Years, As the World Turnsand more, Serial History places their creation stories on one timeline to tell the complete story of television soap operas for the very first time. Meet Irna Phillips, John Hess, Roy Winsor, Agnes Nixon, David Lesan, and more people who created the first television soap operas.Follow Serial History on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SerialHistory. Send us an email at Serial@SerialHistory.com.Serial History is created, written, and executive produced by Andrew Pemberton-Fowler. Brett Emanuel and Raul Guerrero, Jr. produce the series. Serial History is an AIOTK Air production in association with Pemberton Studios.

Radio soap operas are all the rage, but the new medium of television cannot be ignored. Meet Roy Winsor, a soap opera producer and director, who is determined to make his mark on the new medium of television.Follow Serial History on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @SerialHistory. Email us at Serial@SerialHistory.comSerial History uses the best archives, letters, notes, scripts, etc. to piece together the real story of the creation of the first television soap operas. From The Guiding Light to Search for Tomorrow to Love of Life, The First Hundred Years, As the World Turns and more, Serial History places their creation stories on one timeline to tell the complete story of television soap operas for the very first time. Meet Irna Phillips, John Hess, Roy Winsor, Agnes Nixon, David Lesan, and more people who created the first television soap operas.Serial History is created, written, and executive produced by Andrew Pemberton-Fowler. Brett Emanuel and Raul Guerrero, Jr. produce the series. Serial History is an AIOTK Air production in association with Pemberton Studios.

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Lessons learned in 2 years Holidays that appear in TV plots: Christmas, not Mothers Day Themes: Woman's right to make her own health care decisions (Sissy Spacek's TV Movie & China Beach) Daytime dramas & spectacles (Agnes Nixon, Levine's book & "Vulture Culture") Careers & Legacies (Latina actress Marlene Forte, ventriloquist Shari Lewis, awesome feminist Dinah Shore) Writer for TV (interviews with Susan Silver and April Smith) Politics as seen in Geena Davis' Commander in Chief, Maude & the voice of Rosie O'Donnell and the women TV journalists who reported on Watergate scandal.  

On this date in 1949, the first daytime television soap opera was broadcast. Here are some things you may not have known about American soap operas. They’re called soap operas because soap companies were common early sponsors of the shows. The first soap operas appeared on radio. “Painted Dreams” is considered the first, and it premiered on Oct. 20, 1930,  on Chicago radio station WGN. It started as a 15-minute show that ran every day except Sunday. The show was created by Irna Phillips, who also acted on the show. Phillips created many of the techniques that are stereotypically associated with the genre, like cliffhanger endings and using organ music to serve as a bridge between scenes. Critics, who were mostly men at the time, said the shows were “childlike, unrealistic, vulgar and distasteful.” However, it appears likely that the shows were popular and struck a chord with their intended audiences. Phillips created several other radio soaps including “The Guiding Light” in 1937. Soon, Phillips was making a quarter-million dollars a year writing several soap operas, and in 1949 created the television program “These Are My Children,” which ran on NBC in Chicago for a month. Critics were once again not impressed. Television World reviewed the show thusly: “There is no place on television of this type of program, a blank screen is preferable.” Phillips didn’t stop and in 1952 “The Guiding Light” was moved from radio to TV. It’s name shortened to “Guiding Light,” it aired on CBS television until 2010, spanning 72 season on TV and radio.   Phillips would go on to create “As the World Turns” and “Another World.” She served as mentor to Agnes Nixon, who would create “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” among other shows.   Since the early 2000s, ratings for American daytime soap operas have fallen significantly. In 2000, there were 11 daytime soap operas on the air. Today, there are only four. The increased number of women working outside the home is cited as the primary reason for the decline. Other reasons include the cost of producing scripted dramas versus talk shows, games shows and court shows.   Our question: Name the four soap operas on the air today.   We'll have the answer after this break.     Welcome back to the Trivia Minute.   Today is Independence Day in Nauru, and Street Children’s Day in Austria.   It’s unofficially National Hot Chocolate Day, Eat Brussel Sprouts Day, and Backwards Day.   It’s the birthday of actress Carol Channing, who is 96; actress Kerry Washington, who is 40; and singer Justin Timberlake, who is 36.   Because our topic happened before 1960, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.   This week in 1984, the top song in the U.S. was “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club.   The No. 1 movie was “Silkwood,” while the novel “Who Killed the Robins Family?” by Thomas Chastain topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.  Now for our weekly question: What were Billy Preston’s two No. 1 singles in the United States?   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here.

Career profile of Agnes Nixon, including interview with media studies professor Elana Levine, PhD of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Nixon (Northwestern University) legacy of daytime drama show creation Approach to storyelling    

 We soap fans are still deep in mourning over the loss of legendary soap pioneer Agnes Nixon, who passed away late last month at the age of 93, and who created many of our favorite landmark soap operas, including the ABC classics One Life to Live and All My Children.  Stardish Radio was created nine years ago to celebrate those series, and as a way to mark the incredible life and mind of the wonderful woman who was singlehandedly responsible for so much bold, brilliant work, we have invited a number of actors (including Jill Larson, Michael E. Knight, and many other special guests) whose lives and careers were forever changed by the blessing of Agnes’ powerful pen. 

 We soap fans are still deep in mourning over the loss of legendary soap pioneer Agnes Nixon, who passed away late last month at the age of 93, and who created many of our favorite landmark soap operas, including the ABC classics One Life to Live and All My Children.  Stardish Radio was created nine years ago to celebrate those series, and as a way to mark the incredible life and mind of the wonderful woman who was singlehandedly responsible for so much bold, brilliant work, we have invited a number of actors (including Jill Larson, Michael E. Knight, and many other special guests) whose lives and careers were forever changed by the blessing of Agnes’ powerful pen. 

Alicia Minshew returns to the program as i catch up with my former NYC neighbor as we talk about what has she been up to and her upcoming projects. we also talk about ther death of Agnes Nixon and the secret of a happy marriage.

Dan and Allison search for insight into the mystery of Brangelexit by speaking with two members of a real-life big family, Noreen Malone and her mom, Mary Ellen Brennan.  Also, Siân Stevens, an aging services specialist, talks about the important conversations we all must have with our aging parents.  In the Slate Plus segment, Aisha Harris reminisces about "All My Children," as a tribute to the show's creator, Agnes Nixon, who died on September 28th.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Allison search for insight into the mystery of Brangelexit by speaking with two members of a real-life big family, Noreen Malone and her mom, Mary Ellen Brennan.  Also, Siân Stevens, an aging services specialist, talks about the important conversations we all must have with our aging parents.  In the Slate Plus segment, Aisha Harris reminisces about "All My Children," as a tribute to the show's creator, Agnes Nixon, who died on September 28th.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soap Opera icon and former All My Children diva Susan Lucci dropped by The Jolt to chat with Larry Flick and Keith Price about the new season of Lifetime's Devious Maids. Flick generously shared the interview with us for Daytime Confidential listeners to enjoy. Lucci shares insight into her Devious Maids character Genevieve Delatour and teases the arrival of her character's mother. Of course Flick couldn't let Lucci leave without taking her on a trip down Erica Cane memory lane. Listen as they talk about the legendary character, her AMC family and AMC creator Agnes Nixon.

You may or may not recognize JEFF GILES' name on sight, but if you're a die-hard fan of ABC's late, great classic soap opera One Life to Live, get ready to wonder how the hell you ever lived without his electric, earth-shattering new book for so damn long.  The tome is called Llanview in the Afternoon, and it is an oral history of the soap's extraordinary four-decade run, made up of brand new interviews --- over fifty of them, in fact --- that Giles himself conducted with everybody who was anybody connected with the show, from creator Agnes Nixon and producers Joe Stuart and Linda Gottlieb, to stars like Erika Slezak, Robert S. Woods, Kassie DePaiva, Judith Light, Brynn Thayer, Michael Storm, and countless others.  Llanview is an utterly extraordinary read, and Jeff is stopping by Brandon's Buzz to break down for us in glorious detail how the idea for this book popped into his head to begin with, and how he set about the momentous task of compiling this magnificent masterpiece.

A tragic victim of inevitable cost-cutting and magnificently poor network (mis)management, ABC's classic soap "All My Children" signs off tomorrow afternoon after forty-two years and some 10,700 episodes.  And returning to the Buzz to help me mark such a wrenching occasion is the soap journalism icon CONNIE PASSALACQUA HAYMAN, who has written crisp, compelling commentary for over two decades now using the nom de plume of Marlena De Lacroix, and who just happens to measure "AMC" as the finest soap opera in television history.  Talking turkey about daytime --- and bidding adieu to a television landmark --- with a true master, exclusively on Brandon's Buzz!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe drop in on The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick and Keith Price. During the show they discuss Bob Guza being fired from General Hospital and Dena Higley being replaced at Days of Our Lives. Susan Lucci goes in on Brian Frons for “throwing Agnes Nixon to the Wolves.” Jamey dishes about One Life to Live. Will ABC replace Oprah’s show with one starring Katie Couric? What does Oprah have up her sleeve for her final episode? During the second hour they talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger cheating on Maria Shriver with a staffer. Jillian and Larry are obsessed with VH1’s Mob Wives. Mary Hart retires from Entertainment Tonight. All this and much more on today’s show.

On today’s Daytime Confidential episode join Luke, Regan, J Bernard and Karen from Wubs.net as they are joined by Jamey Giddens reporting live from Daytime Emmy Weekend in Las Vegas. Listen as he recounts encounters with the legendary Agnes Nixon, spending time in the Emmy Gift Suite with Days of our Lives’ Molly Burnett and Casey Deidreck. Find out who Jamey may or may not have married at an Elvis wedding chapel. Find out what Julie Pinson thinks of portraying characters that get in the middle of popular couples. Forget Brad and Angelina, can you guess which two actors–who portray an onscreen couple–got mobbed when they entered the room? Jamey was there when General Hospital alums Sean Kanan and Drew Garrett posed for AJ Quartermaine and Michael Corinthos photos. Jamey shares all this and much before weighing in on the Brandon Buddy Twitter story and Stacy Haiduk being snapped up by Days of our Lives. After Jamey leaves to go in search of more scoop Luke, Regan J Bernard and Karen continue their discussion of Brandon Buddy and Stacy Haiduk. Luke believes Drew Garrett would make an excellent Cole recast if Buddy were ever to leave. Days of our Lives laid Alice Horton to rest this week. Luke reads some Daytime Confidential reader’s comments and shares how the storyline reminded him of his great grandfather’s passing. All My Children has cast Trent Garrett as Asher Pike, a love interest for Colby. Should Damon be worried now that he has competition or should AMC pursue a Damon and Liza romance? Jeff Branson made his The Young and the Restless debut this past week and Luke spotted chemistry between him and Eden Riegel. Can Branson’s character help make Chance more interesting than he is? Nick has found out about Bridget being pregnant with Owen’s baby on The Bold and the Beautiful and he isn’t taking it well. Will he be able to come around to Bridget, Jackie and Owen’s more “enlightened” family concept? Steffy has already figured out that Owen and Brooke had sex at Hope’s party, now all she has to do is prove it. As the World Turns is winding down with its wrap party, its final taping and the last cast photo. Luke and Bernard discuss what they’d like to see happen in the remaining episodes. General Hospital has cast Adrienne Barbeau as a character connected to Brenda. What is their connection to Franco and will Franco interact with more characters this time around? Regan enjoyed the scenes between Luke and his two sons Ethan and Lucky this past week. Karen weighs in on the immerging trend of fans loathing Lulu and Dante. Are these two suffering from the Sonny and Carly syndrome that permeated Port Charles in the 1990s?

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Regan and J Bernard discuss All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live storylines and news, including: Agnes Nixon confirms David Canary's depature from All My Children. What role will Brooke's return play in that storyline. Greenlee and David's wedding is stopped. What needs to be done with the character of Marissa? Erica and Ryan's relationship appears to have ended abruptly now that Jackson is back in town. Lindze Letherman returns to General Hospital. Bradley Cole is cast as Keifer's abusive father. How abusive with Keifer get with Kristina? GH is beefing up the Quartermaine mansion by casting Annie Ilonzeh as Maya Ward. Countdown to GH's new opening. Gina Tognoni returns as Kelly Cramer and the DC gang share their reaction. Is this the Kelly we remember or has she been "Dinahized?" Bitch Bangs is back, but should Adrianna return to town for good? Stacy gives birth and Rex finds out the truth about the baby. Was how he treated Stacy just as bad as how she's treated him? Gigi goes for help and ends up on thin ice.

In honor of the Daytime Confidential podcast's 500th episode (okay,this is actually 497 but who's counting?), Luke and Jamey chat with One Live to Live head writer extraordinaire, Ron Carlivati. In his first podcast interview, the George Washington University graduate, who left a career in law to pursue his dreams of writing for his favorite soap opera, shares with Luke and Jamey how his then-employer, former attorney David Baldacci selling his first novel, Absolute Power, inspired Carlivati to move to New York and follow his true passion. Carlivati talks in depth about what it was like to go from being Dorian (Robin Strasser) and Viki's (Erika Slezak) biggest fan, to creating their storylines day in and day out. He shares what it meant to him to see the first confrontation he ever penned for the legendary duo air on television.Carlivati also reveals why it was so important for him to restore Llanview's rich history and how he managed to return the soap opera to the diverse landscape creator Agnes Nixon first envisioned over four decades ago. The talented scribe also explains in great deal why he felt the payoff of having Todd Manning (Trevor St. John) romance his amnesiac, one-time rape victim Marty Saybrooke (Susan Haskell) made the controversial story worth it in the end. He also shared how it made him feel to see Haskell win her second Emmy earlier this year for the storyline's climax, and explains why he feels two smart, flawed women like Tea Delgado (Florencia Lozano) and Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva) are drawn to Todd. Carlivati also talks about his love for great sitcoms growing up and how that influences his storytelling. He also provides Daytime Confidential listeners a sneak peek of what's next for his soap's top couples like Bo and Nora, Rex and Gigi and of course Kish. Will daytime's most realistically-drawn gay couple get a real love scene? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out. It's an interview you don't wanna miss!

On today’s episode of Daytime Confidential Luke and Jamey visit with soap journalist Mary Montanari. Montanari write the Soap Opera Examiner column for Examiner.com and previously covered the industry for Zap2it.com Montanari tells her unique story of how she got her start in soap opera journalism. Luke and Jamey ask for her thoughts on the state of the industry, Guiding Light’s Otalia, As the World Turns’ Nuke and whether or not more shows will have to use the Guiding Light production model to survive.  She shares with us insight she received from Agnes Nixon that is just as important today as it was back when Passions premiered. All this and much more on today’s Daytime Confidential episode.

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On this very special episode of the Daytime Confidential podcast we discuss the winners of the 2009 Soap Opera Spirit Awards. Luke and Jamey are on hand to announce the categories, while TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco reveals the winners, as well as the science behind why each was chosen. As if this wasn't reason enough to tune in, for the first time in DC history, both of the driving forces behind our favorite web series Imaginary Bitches, Eden Riegel (Bianca, All My Children) and her husband, series creator Andrew Miller are here together. You don't wanna miss the explosive confrontation between Emmy-winner Eden and Jamey when it's announced who wins the SOS for Outstanding Performer in a Podcast/Webisode/Soap-Related Series. There's nothing imaginary about it, these two get down right bitchy! "What did she do beside talk to herself?" Jamey asks in a huff."Thank you Jamey for sucking just enough for me to squeeze through!" Eden blasts back.Andrew shares how many takes it took for his pal Greg Rikaart (Kevin, The Young and the Restless) to get the memorable m asturbation scene for his SOS-nominated IB guest stint down pat. Is Greg a method actor?Eden is thrilled when two of her leading ladies, Elizabeth Hendrickson (ex-Frankie/Maggie, AMC; Chloe; Y&R; Liz, IB) and Tamara Braun, aka Jamey's pick for the best Carly Corinthos EVER!! (Oh yeah, and she now plays Reese on AMC) are both presented SOS awards, but which one thrills Eden more? Should Andrew be worried? More important, should BAM fans spearhead a Rianca Kiss Ban?Later in the episode, Eden speaks poignantly about All My Children and One Life to Live creator Agnes Nixon when she accepts the Irna Phillips Spirit Award For Outstanding Contribution To The Serial Art Form on behalf of the television legend. She also relays fond memories of the late Eileen Herlie, whose Myrtle Fairgate served as a surrogate grandmother to Binks and the rest of Pine Valley—except for Luke's beloved Greenlee (Rebecca Budig).Nelson himself speaks on behalf of the late Beverlee McKinsey (Iris, Another World/Texas; Alexandra, Guiding Light) whom TVG Canada awarded one of two Douglas Marland Memorial Awards. The other accolade went to the late James E. Reilly (legendary head writer of Days of Our Lives and creator of Passions). Canada's biggest cheerleader (Yeah, yeah, yeah we get it, their syrup is better than ours and they produced Jennifer Finigan, big whoop! We lay claim to Britney Spears bitches... real and imagined!) asks Jamey to talk about the prolific writer's impact on the genre. This episode is a Must-Hear for soap fans young and old.

TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco returns to Daytime Confidential with breaking news about One Life to Live star Andrea Evans. In addition to the state of One Life to Live he visits with Luke and Tina about the Beth Ehlers rumors; could Ric Hearst save Guiding Light?;  where he'd like to see Martha Madison end up; what exactly is Agnes Nixon's role at All My Children; where does ABC and Days of Our Lives stand in the WGA arbitration; his thoughts on the impact of an Actors Strike on daytime; a Victoria Rowell update; a Genie Francis update; his thoughts on General Hospital's 47 second tribute to 45 years; what One Life to Live has in store for its anniversary and what is upsets Nelson Branco about daytime.