2006: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

Starting over sucks. If I'm missing anything, let me know.

Last Updated: April 1, 2007

AMC:

- Susan Strickler first listed as director on January 19

- Susan Strickler last listed as director on January 20

- Bettina F. Bradbury last listed as script writer on January 20

- Victor Miller last listed as associate head writer on July 10

- Amanda L. Beall listed as associate head writer on July 11

- Joanna Cohen first listed as script writer on July 28

ATWT:

- Paula Cwikly last listed as associate head writer on January 6

- Judy Tate first listed as associate head writer on March 20

- Josh Griffith last listed as script writer on June 29

- Bettina F. Bradbury first listed as script writer on July 14

- Melissa Salmons last listed as scipt writer on August 4

- Hogan Sheffer last listed as associate head writer on August 9

- Richard Culliton first listed as script writer on August 11

- David A. Levinson first listed as script writer on November 27

- Gary Sunshine first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 18

- Mark St. Germain first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 26

B&B:

- Frederick Johnson first listed as script writer on March 17

- Bing Howenstein first listed as script writer on March 27

- Elizabeth Synder last listed as Story Consultant on June 8

- Elizabeth Snyder listed as associate head writer on June 9

- Chris Abbott last listed as Script Writer on August 2

- Frederick Johnson last listed as Script Writer on August 23

- Jim Houghton first listed as script writer on September 1

- Jim Houghton last listed as Script Writer on December 26

DAYS:

- Victor Gianellia last listed as associate head writer on June 19 (canadian credits)

- Renee Godelia first listed as associate head writer on June 20 (canadian credits)

- Renee Godelia first listed as Writer’s Office Manager July 18

- Joe Stemmer first listed as Writer’s Assistant on July 18

- Cydney Kelley first listed as Writer’s Assistant on July 24

- Anne Tool last listed as Writer’s Assistant on July 24

- Kola Boof first listed as script writer on August 8

- Beth Milstein first listed as Interim Head Writer on August 10

- Kola Boof last listed as script writer on August 21

- Hannah Shearer first listed as Associate Head Writer on August 24

- Meg Kelly first listed as Script Writer on September 6

- Anne M. Schoettle first listed as script writer on September 21

- James E. Reilly last listed as Head Writer on October 4

- Hogan Sheffer and Meg Kelly first listed as Co-Head Writers on October 5

- James E. Reilly last listed as Consulting Producer on October 6

- Rick Draughon last listed as Associate Head Writer on November 16

- Renee Godelia last listed as Associate Head Writer on November 22

- Frederick Johnson first listed as Associate Head Writer on November 24

- Gordon Rayfield first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 7

- Renee Godelia last listed as Writer’s Office Manager in early December

- Anne M. Schoettle last listed as Script Writer on December 11

- Mike Cohen first lisetd as Script Writer on December 22

GH:

- Joseph Behar last lised as Director on January 10

- Andrew Lee first/last listed as Director January 16

- Charles Pratt Jr last listed as co-Head Writer on March 10

- Charles Pratt Jr last listed as co-Consulting Producer on March 28

- Tracey Thomson first listed as script writer on March 28

- Anthony Morina back as Director on November 7

GL:

- Charlotte Gibson first listed as script writer on January 24

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as script writer on February 20

- Charlotte Gibson first listed as associate head writer on February 21

- Rebecca Hanover listed as full time associate head writer on June 23

- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as associate head writer on July 20

- Mike Cohen last listed as script writer on July 20

- Kimberly Hamilton first listed as script writer on July 21

- Kimberly Hamilton back listed as associate head writer on July 24

- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as associate head writer on July 26

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as associate head writer on August 10

- David Rupel first listed as associate head writer on August 11

- Jill Lorie Hurst last listed as script writer on August 14

- Jill Lorie Hurst first listed as associate head writer on August 15

- Jo Anne Sedwick last listed as director on July 21

- Jo Anne Sedwick back as director on September 13

OLTL:

- Tracy Casper Lang first listed as director on February 14

- Bettina F. Bradbury first listed as script writer on April 4

- Bettina F. Bradbury last listed as script writer on June 13

- Victor Gialanella first listed as associate head writer on July 20

- Tom Casiello last listed as associate head writer on August 1

- Jill Mitwell last listed as director on June 14

- John Loprieno last listed as script writer on July 19

- Keith Greer first listed as director on September 19

- Lisa Seidman first listed as script writer on September 27

- Ginger Redmon last lised as Script Writer on October 13

- Aida Croal first listed as script writer on October 19

- Chris Van Etten listed full time as associate head writer on November 8

PSNS:

Y&R:

- Lynn Marie Latham first listed as co-Head Writer on February 16

- Scott Hamner first listed as story consultant on April 5

- Marc Hertz last listed as script writer on May 10

- Jim Houghton last listed as associate head writer on May 12

- Sally Sussman Morina last listed as story consultant on May 12

- John F. Smith last listed as Co-Executive Producer on May 12

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as associate head writer on May 15

- Jim Houghton listed as script writer on May 17

- Janice Ferri listed as script writer on May 18

- Chris Abbott first listed as associate head writer on May 25

- Chris Abbott last listed as associate head writer on June 20

- Josh Griffith first listed as Creative Consultant on July 7

- Josh Griffith first listed as associate head writer on July 13

- Trent Jones last listed as associate head writer on July 18

- Jim Houghton last listed as script writer on July 25

- Scott Hamner first listed as associate head writer on August 4

- Paula Cwikly first listed as associate head writer on August 7

- Bernard Lechowick first listed as script writer on August 28

- Tom Casiello first listed as associate head writer on September 6

- Lynn Marie Latham first listed as Executive Producer on October 4

- Lynsey Dufour first listed as Script Writer on October 4

- Linda Schreiber back as Script Writer on October 5

- Janice Ferri Esser last lisetd as Script Writer on October 19

- Sally Sussman Morina last listed as Associate Head Writer on October 23

- Josh Griffith last listed as Creative Consultant on October 24

- Josh Griffith first listed as Co-Executive Producer on October 25

- Tom Casiello last listed as Associate Head Writer on October 25

- Scott Hamner last listed as story consultant on October 25

- Scott Hamner first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 26

- Janice Ferri Esser back as Associate Head Writer on October 30

- Kathryn Foster last listed as Producer on November 1

- James Stanley first listed as Associate Head Writer on November 3

- Josh Griffith last listed as associate head writer on November 7

- John F. Smith last listed as Co-Head Writer on November 10

- Rick Draughon first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 5

- Rick Draughon last listed as Associate Head Writer on December 12

- Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld fist listed as Script Writers on December 15

- Kay Alden last listed as Co-Head Writer on December 22

- Sara A. Bibel last listed as Associate Head writer on December 22

- Lynn Marie Latham first listed as sole Head Writer on December 26

- Sara A. Bibel first listed as Script Writer on December 29

[Chris B]

There has been this guy on Ryan's Hope who is very irritating so I decided to look him up and it's Trent Jones who writes for Y&R! He plays sexy rock star whose trying to steal Jillian from Frank. The only problem is....he's not even remotely realistic as a sexy rock star. His hair is curled like the woman from Mama's Family, his clothes are awful, etc., but he is a good actor. If he were playing a nerdy/normal type of person, I would enjoy him better.

Now I wonder how he looks now.

[Sean]

How can you not love this?!

Yikes, his character irritates me. He's much better as a writer than as an actor. I wonder what he looks like now, too.

Coincidentally, Richard Backus - aka Ken George's confidant and manager Barry Ryan - has also written for several soaps. He was on the writing staff of One Life to Live for several years until Dena Higley arrived.

[Chris B]

I didn't know that about Barry Ryan, now HE is great. LOVE him with Delia and that mashed potatohead Lily!

[ClassicsSoapFan]

Josh Griffith's name was missing from the ATWT credits for the first time today. I guess his last script was yesterday-(6/29).

As the World Turns' loss is Y&R's gain. He was one of the best!!

[Toups]

Thanks for the update, James.

So I guess Josh will appear in Y&R's credits in early July.

[Toups]

Y&R:

- Josh Griffith first listed as Creative Consultant on July 7

[Toups]

AMC:

- Victor Miller last listed as associate head writer on July 10

- Amanda L. Beall listed as associate head writer on July 11

[ClassicsSoapFan]

Bettina Bradbury wrote today's ATWT. This is her first time in the credits.

Good scenes with Casey and Margo,Nancy and Mike and Emily's trial.

I am not familiar with her since she worked on ABC soaps.

Is she a good replacement for Josh Griffith?

[Toups]

Hmm....interesting move. From what I've heard of her, she's alright. Not as good as Griffith, but not as bad as Heller.

So we finally know Griffith's replacement. I wonder who Sheffer's replacement will be (could be RCulliton if he's coming as an associate head writer).

[GladGirl]

Bradbury was considered excellent at AMC. Her scripts/episdoes were usually the ones the show submitted to be considered for Daytime Emmy and Writers' Guild nominations and wins.

[heatherwebber]

No question. Bradbury is one of the very best.

[Ms. Walsh]

That's cool then. It sucks that Griffith is gone, but it's nice to hear that his replacement is good at least.

I think Cuilton is Hogan's replacement. It'd be nice if he were a co-HW or associate HW. Was Hogan a breakdown writer for the show??

Maybe ATWT can nab C. Cuillton back on the show as a co-HW. She was great when she and Hogan were HWs together.

[ClassicsSoapFan]

It is good to hear that Bradbury did a good job at AMC.

I wish that Culliton would be co-HW. His history with the show could only help. They can drop Whitesell and Laiman!

[Toups]

Oh right, I forget about RCulliton coming to ATWT, but do we know if he's going to be a script writer or breakdown writer? I'm assuming he'll be Hogan's replacement.