Guiding Light

Tiger Woods, Soap Star

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment


Lesleyann Coker

Most people dismiss soap operas for their unbelievable story lines and exaggerated, some would say silly, drama. Why, then, is the nation transfixed by Tiger Woods' personal drama?

Christmas Trees And 'Guiding Light' Memories

Tina Sloan | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living


Tina Sloan

Usually about Thanksgiving, soap opera actors and actresses start decorating their trees on the set of their house at the studio and usually there is something dramatic occurring 'round that tree.

TV Tirade: Ellen DeGeneres on "American Idol," Kanye West on MTV, Jay Leno in Primetime and the End of "Guiding Light"

Ed Martin | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


Ed Martin

The new television season officially begins on Monday -- and it can't get here soon enough.

Daytime Emmys 2009: The Beginning of the End?

Ed Martin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Ed Martin

The genre's biggest night of the year, once a sparkling showcase for entertainment television, disappoints with a hurried, poorly directed show, telecast on one of the lowest rated weekends of the year.

Otalia: "Guiding Light" Lesbian Couple Sparks Web Series After Soap's Cancellation

New York Times | LISA BERNHARD | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media


Ms. Chappell said, "Like the audience I hated the idea of letting" the story line go. So she won't. She will try to keep the spirit of Otalia alive...

"Let's Make A Deal" To Return To CBS In Place Of "Guiding Light"

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


PASADENA, Calif. — The game show "Let's Make a Deal" is coming back to daytime television. CBS says that an updated version of the show will de...

Mayor Mourns Passing Of "Guiding Light"

nytimes.com | Sewell Chan | Posted 07.17.2009 | New York


At the "Made in NY" awards on Monday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg expressed his sadness that "Guiding Light," a drama that has been on the radio and te...

'Guiding Light' Canceled After 72 Years

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.02.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding Light" after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the econ...

"Guiding Light" Star Talks About Her Weight Loss Surgery

Us | Posted 10.31.2008 | Entertainment


After a lifelong battle with obesity, Caitlin VanZandt, of Guiding Light and The Sopranos, underwent a 45-minute laparoscopic adjustable gastric-bandi...