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Last Updated: January 4, 2010


AMC
- Lynsey Dufour first listed as Script Writer on January 2
- Lisa de Cazotte first listed as Producer on February 2
- Lynsey Dufour last listed as Script Writer on February 5
- Michelle Patrick back listed as Script Writer on February 24
- Michelle Patrick last listed as Script Writer on June 12
- James Kahn first listed as Script Writer on September 2
- Kimberly Hamilton first listed as Script Writer on September 14
- Christopher Dunn first listed as Associate Head Writer on September 24
- Daran Little last listed as Associate Head Writer on November 2


ATWT
- Leslie Nipkow last listed as Script Writer on January 7
- Kristina Romero first listed as Director on January 15
- Cheryl L. Davis back listed as Script Writer on March 26
- Lisa Connor last listed as Script Writer on March 27
- Leslie Nipkow back listed as Script Writer on July 20
- Peter Brash last listed as Script Writer on July 21
- John O’Connell last listed as Director July 24
- Brian Mertes first listed as Director on August 3
- Cheryl L. Davis last listed as Script Writer September 30
- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Script Writer on October 5
- Leah Laiman last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 5
- Jean Passanante last listed as Head Writer on October 5
- Jean Passanante first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 6
- Leah Laiman first listed as Associate Head Writer on October 6
- David Kreizman first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 6
- Lloyd Gold first listed as Associate Head Writer on October 6
- Rob Decina first listed as Director on November 17
- Courtney Simon last listed as Script Editor on December 4
- David A. Levinson last listed as Script Writer on December 4
- David A. Levinson first listed as Script Editor on December 7
- Josh Griffith first listed as Script Writer on December 14


B&B
- Kathryn Foster first listed as Director on February 16
- Kathryn Foster last listed as Director on February 17
- Martha Byrne first listed as Script Writer on April 14
- Martha Byrne last listed as Script Writer on May 26
- Donna Swajeski first listed as Script Writer on September 24
- Patrick Mulcahey first listed as Story Consultant on November 4
- Elizabeth Snyder first listed as Story Consultant on December 21


DAYS
- Mary-Kelly Weir first listed as Producer on January 6
- Noel Maxam last listed as Producer on January 15
- Noel Maxam first listed as Supervising Producer on January 16
- Jodie Scholz last listed as Script Writer on February 27
- Renee Godelia last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 28
- Michelle Poteet Lisanti first listed as Associate Head Writer on June 11
- Cydney Kelley last listed as Script Writer on August 26
- Ryan Quan back listed as Script Writer on September 11
- Michelle Poteet Lisanti first listed as Script Writer on October 8
- Ryan Quan first listed as contract Script Writer on December 29


GH
- Peter Brinckerhoff first listed as Director on January 13
- Michael Conforti listed as Script Writer on February 26
- Michael Conforti back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 5
- Meg Bennett first listed as Associate Head Writer on April 3
- Nathan Fissell first listed as Script Writer on July 24
- Meg Bennett first listed as Script Writer on July 27
- Josh Griffith first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 7
- Penny Pengra first listed as Director on August 13
- Josh Griffith last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 17
- Josh Griffith first/last listed as Script Writer on August 21
- Dave Ryan first listed as Script Writer on November 4


GL
- Zetna Fuentes last listed as Director on February 18
- Gary Graham first/last as Director on March 30
- Christopher Cullen first listed as Director on May 11
- Joe Cotugno last listed as Director on June 17
- Maria Macina first/last listed as Director on July 23
- Christopher Cullen last listed as Director on August 25
- Nidhi Mehta first/last listed as Writer on August 26
- Brian Mertes last listed as Director on September 2
- Chris Wheeler first/last listed as Writer on September 8
- Adam Reist last listed as Director on September 9
- Matthew Lagle last listed as Director on September 10
- Ellen Wheeler last listed as Director on September 15
- David Brandon first/last listed as Writer on September 16
- Robert Scinto last listed as Director on September 16
- Tracey Bryggman last listed as Director on September 17
- Rob Decina last listed as Director on September 18
- Christopher Dunn last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18
- Lloyd Gold last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18
- Jill Lorie Hurst last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18
- David Kreizman last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18
- Tita Bell last listed as Writer on September 18
- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as Writer on September 18
- Rebecca Hanover last listed as Writer on September 18
- David Rupel last listed as Writer on September 18
- Donna Swajeski last listed as Writer on September 18
- Ellen Wheeler last listed as Executive Producer on September 18


OLTL
- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Temporary Script Editor on May 15
- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Temporary Script Editor on May 25
- Michelle Poteeet Lisanti last listed as Script Writer on May 18
- Melissa Salmons first listed as Script Writer on May 26
- Scott Sickles first listed as Script Writer on July 16
- Katherine Schock first listed as Temporary Script Editor on August 3
- Katherine Schock last listed as Temporary Script Editor on August 17
- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Associate Head Writer on August 17
- Janet Iacobuzio back listed as Associate Head Writer on September 16
- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Associate Head Writer on September 17
- Tom Tucker first listed as Director on September 24
- Elizabeth Page first listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 13
- Sharon Lennon last listed as Script Writer on October 14
- Elizabeth Page last listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 19
- Katherine Schock back/last listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 23


Y&R
- Mike Stitch first/last listed as Director on January 2
- Dianne Messina Stanley first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 19
- Dianne Messina Stanley last listed as Breakdown Writer on February 4
- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Breakdown Writer on February 6
- James Stanely last listed as Breakdown Writer on February 11
- Teresa Zimmerman first listed as Script Writer on March 2
- Mike Cohen first listed as Script Writer on March 10
- Melissa Salmons last listed as Script Writer on March 23
- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on March 30
- Janice Ferri Esser back listed as Occasional Script Editor April 13
- Tom Casiello first listed as Breakdown Writer on April 20
- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Occasional Script Editor April 21
- Mike Cohen last listed as Script Writer on April 23
- Peter Brinckerhoff first listed as Director on May 5
- Tom Casiello first listed as Script Writer on June 12
- Karen Wilkens first listed as Director on July 7
- Anne Schoettle first listed as Script Writer on December 23

[Adam]

Lynsey Dufour was listed as script writer for AMC today..... Toups did you know about this?

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Lynsey Dufour was listed as script writer for AMC today..... Toups did you know about this?

Oh god, Dufour was a HORRIBLE Latham pet at Y&R. Her scripts were cringe-worthy if I remember correctly, and her comments during the strike made me hate her much more. LOL!

This post has been edited by Y&RWorldTurner: 02 January 2009 - 05:28 PM

[Kyle]

So I guess Pratt has started the new year with a new script writer.

[Zendall Fan]

JHC probably doesn't come cheap, so I can see them replacing her with someone cheap

Lynsey Dufour was listed as script writer for AMC today..... Toups did you know about this?

If she's as bad as is being said, that's probably why the show was so boring today

This post has been edited by Zendall Fan: 02 January 2009 - 05:28 PM

[Sylph]

Well, he made a horrendous choice.

[AddictedToSoaps]

Lynsey Dufour was listed as script writer for AMC today..... Toups did you know about this?

Oh eww. What was Pratt thinking?

Wasn't she the one that made those idiotic comments about working at Nordstrom during the writer's strike?

[Y&RWorldTurner]

^That's the equally horrible Marina Alburger.

Dufour was the one who bragged about Latham making Y&R the most unsoapy soap on the air and how that was a good thing and how ridiculous the show WASN'T. Yeah, she clearly kissed a lot of ass to get a job on the writing team there.

[Zendall Fan]

Dufour was the one who bragged about Latham making Y&R the most unsoapy soap on the air and how that was a good thing and how ridiculous the show WASN'T. Yeah, she clearly kissed a lot of ass to get a job on the writing team there.

I can see why Pratt hired her, he's making AMC unrecognizable, and Latham made Y&R unrecognizable. She'll fit right in on his team

[Toups]

Lynsey Dufour was listed as script writer for AMC today..... Toups did you know about this?

Nope, I didn't know. Wow, this is pretty surprising.

Alvin, do you have that quote?

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Here's the link to the whole article with the interview: http://www.sunjourna..._Lynsey_Dufour/

Keep in mind, Latham made this 25 year old the Script Editor after only a few months.

Some parts that made me roll my eyes:

How'd you get into the business?

I majored in television production and landed an internship at "Y&R." I was hired in 2004 and I quickly moved up the ranks. I became a writer in 2006.

Your big break?

Meeting Lynn Marie Latham. (Current striking executive producer/head writer.) Hollywood is all about timing and who you meet. There are so many talented people out here. Lynn became an incredible mentor to me.

What do you like best about your job?

The creative freedom I have to shape the final product. I'm doing what I love to do. I'm living out my childhood dream.

How many long-lost-siblings, evil-twins, slept-with-their-husband's-brother story lines have you written?

None. When Lynn Latham took over, her goal was to make the show as real as possible. She is a primetime writer, so "Y&R" is arguably the most "unsoapy" soap on the air currently. Oh wait, we did have someone get plastic surgery to look exactly like another woman so she could steal her baby… never mind.

This post has been edited by Y&RWorldTurner: 02 January 2009 - 09:30 PM

[nell17]

Here's the link to the whole article with the interview: http://www.sunjourna..._Lynsey_Dufour/

Keep in mind, Latham made this 25 year old the Script Editor after only a few months.

Some parts that made me roll my eyes:

Great a script writer who clearly thinks that "writing for daytime" is beneath her.

[brimike]

Lynsey, Lynsey, Lynsey...

...now THAT'S comedy.

Great a script writer who clearly thinks that "writing for daytime" is beneath her.

She literally went from writers' assistant to script writer to breakdown writer to SCRIPT EDITOR in about ten seconds.

I'm all for promoting from within, but that was just ridiculous and absurd - and clearly showed in the quality of the work.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

From what I've heard, from several people, Dufour and Alburger kissed a lot of ass at Y&R to get those promotions. Many have said that they were Latham's little spies who reported back to her on everything. It's no wonder why BOTH were FIRED at the SAME TIME when Latham was FIRED.

This post has been edited by Y&RWorldTurner: 02 January 2009 - 09:45 PM

[Jonathan]

She was probably hired because she is cheap. Seems like she's barely out of college, probably in her mid 20's.

[AddictedToSoaps]

Well, thank god those LML days are behind us.

[brimike]

From what I've heard, from several people, Dufour and Alburger kissed a lot of ass at Y&R to get those promotions. Many have said that they were Latham's little spies who reported back to her on everything. It's no wonder why BOTH were FIRED at the SAME TIME when Latham was FIRED.

Alvin, correct me if I'm wrong, but they were the only non-Lechowicks to be let go after the strike, right?

This post has been edited by brimike: 02 January 2009 - 09:52 PM

[Toups]

Thanks for the link, Alvin.

Keep in mind, Latham made this 25 year old the Script Editor after only a few months.

That was such a "WTF" moment. Who did she replace as Script Editor? Janice Ferri Esser? Yeah, let's replace the 16+ year veteran with someone who's been writing for the show for a couple of months. What was LML thinking! LOL

Great a script writer who clearly thinks that "writing for daytime" is beneath her.

I'm not sure about that. In college, she did a soap opera talk show, so she clearly loves soaps.

[brimike]

Thanks for the link, Alvin.


That was such a "WTF" moment. Who did she replace as Script Editor? Janice Ferri Esser? Yeah, let's replace the 16+ year veteran with someone who's been writing for the show for a couple of months. What was LML thinking! LOL




I'm not sure about that. In college, she did a soap opera talk show, so she clearly loves soaps.

'Tis true. She is a soap fan.

I'll just be really disgusted if Lynsey Dufour makes it at AMC, when Sara Bibel was barely given a chance.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Alvin, correct me if I'm wrong, but they were the only two non-Lechowicks to be let go after the strike, right?

Yep, they were the only two along with Lynn and Bernard.

Maria got rid of most of Latham's other friends, family, and pets gradually after that when their contract cycles were up.

[Khan]

- CBS: 2 Writers OUT

I wish it were the Stanleys, James and Dianne (Messina). They were (and are) the Lechowicks' closest friends and collaborators; and their work, IMO, just plain sucks. (Anyone who's seen "Strong Medicine" on Lifetime knows what I mean.) Chances are, though, it'll be two people who are inconsequential, like Jay Gibson and Paula Cwikly.