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So, since I was given a voucher toward another magazine instead of a refund, I opted to get Inside Soap UK and paid the difference. Tell me why Soap Opera Digest couldn't be bothered to do something as simple as this in at least one issue. I mean, it didn't take much work or effort and would be a reason to check out the magazine.

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This is along the lines of "End of an Era" and "Good Memories" 

Recently I went to the Locher room videos & watched & listened to Stephanie Sloane, of DIGEST. Great chat! For starters, she remembers being in her crib & her babysitter watching EON & seeing the opening on the TV. That's amazing to remember something from that young! As a child, she also remembers AW because her mother watched it, so to her, it was the background of what was going on.

As a teen she chose AMC to get into, Greg & Jenny, Angie & Jesse & then when they had the jet ski death, that was it & she gave up AMC. She switched to DAYS & became a BOPE fan! Next she checked into GH for the L&L wedding like the rest of the world.

In college, she studied Film, Radio & TV. After she interviewed at DIGEST Meredith called her to tell her she got the job, that same day. The GL Editor Donna Hoak taught her how to be a show editor. For her first interview she was to do Ian Zierling, who was about to be on this new show Beverly Hills 90210. He had a friend from the show with him & asked could she interview him, too. Breezily, she said she sure could. That turned out to be the first interview with Luke Perry! Her first show assignment was AW.

AH! 

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DRAKE HOGESTYN & ALISON SWEENEY TIE FOR MOST SOAP OPERA DIGEST COVERS...
 

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In the end, Drake Hogestyn (John) & Alison Sweeney (Sami) tied for the most "Days" actor Soap Opera Digest covers ever, each appearing on 185 covers. Deidre Hall (Marlena) was 3rd with 179 covers. Note that the cover information comes from the issues in Jason47's collection (newsstand issues slightly differ and will sometimes have additional people on the cover).
 
The Top 20:
 
185 COVERS: Drake Hogestyn (John Black), Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady)
179 COVERS: Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans Black)
167 COVERS: Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady)
134 COVERS: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady)
121 COVERS: Steve Burton (Harris Michaels)
115 COVERS: Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake/Susan Banks)
103 COVERS: Genie Francis (Diana Colville)
86 COVERS: Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux)
85 COVERS: Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson)
75 COVERS: Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker)
74 COVERS: Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux)
67 COVERS: James Scott (EJ DiMera)
66 COVERS: Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson)
64 COVERS: Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez)
56 COVERS: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali/Taylor Walker)
52 COVERS: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane)
51 COVERS: Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux)
47 COVERS: Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Don Diamont (Carlo Forenza)
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So, your list only goes to the end of 1989?

 

 

FYI/FWIW Steph now has an author's page up.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/author/ssloane/

Only now her email icon goes to [email protected] so that's bio & email new today for Steph. 

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It's all there from 1975-2023. I think someone posted as I was posting the lists, so there might be a post or two separating the full list.

I just checked. It was you who did that post which separated the full list!

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