Thanks for reading it and commenting. That's why I enjoy posting these.

I'd totally forgotten she was headwriter at AW, and I think that was during a sluggish period for the show. It sounds like she fit GL better, although I'm not sure what happened with her after Culliton and Long came in.

"Guiding Light, #1 in '82"

Did it happen? I know the show got very close to #1 or may have even beaten GH, but I can't remember which year.

No, GH was still #! in 82, I think GL went #1 in 84.

Thanks for the article with Marland and L. Virginia Browne! Such an awesome read!

It is an incredible find. Thanks again, Carl. Too bad Marland must have left GL right after this.

Sorry wrong thread.

Edited May 15, 201213 yr by CarlD2

June 1983 Digest

Thanks CarlD2 and Paul Raven for posting These Guiding Light Magazine Articles. I

enjoy reading them. Bringing back alot of Memories....

From Daytime TV. This refers to 1971.

Lee Richardson and Larry Gates joined in October as Capt. Jim Swanson and Ira Newton.

Both Larry Gates and William Roerick,who became beloved characters in later years until their deaths had appeared previously on GL as Ira and Bruce Banning respectively.

Not to mention Jordan Clarke.

I wonder how much Bruce was seen.

Bruce was played by different actors throughout the 60's. I get the feeling that he was seen maybe a few times a year at special occasions.Meta had been reduced to a minor character,it seems,so Bruce's absences would not have had to be explained too often.

Variety May 12th 1971

Barbara Rodell switched from CBS-TV's "Secret Storm" soaper to same web's "Guiding Light"

Hope you enjoy this new free episode

http://soapclassics.com/index.php/free-online-episode.html

Thanks. I will watch that later. Yet another transition period for GL...I wonder if this was when Dinah had that "story" with her Eurotrash friends.