Christopher Whitesell is an American soap opera writer. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...

Positions Held

Another World Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ...

• Associate Head Writer (Fall 1988-1991; 1995-1996)

As The World Turns As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ...

• Associate Head Writer (1987-1988; 2003 - 2006)
• Co-Head Writer (2006- Present)

Days Of Our Lives Days of our Lives is a long-running American soap opera. ...

• Associate Head Writer (2000-2001)

General Hospital General Hospital is the longest-running daytime American soap opera on the ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West and Sunset-Gower Studios). ...

• Co-Head Writer (May 1997 - December 5, 1997)
• Associate Head Writer (1997)

Guiding Light This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• Associate Head Writer (1984-1986)

One Life To Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...

• Co-Head Writer (2001 - January 31, 2003)
• Associate Head Writer (1993-1995)

Sunset Beach Sunset Beach has several meanings: Sunset Beach is a television soap opera. ...

• Co-Head Writer (January 1998 - December 31, 1999)

Awards & Nominations

• Daytime Emmy NOMINATION (2004-2006; Best Writing; As the World Turns)
• Daytime Emmy NOMINATION (1995 & 2002; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
• Daytime Emmy WIN (1994; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
• Daytime Emmy NOMINATION (1989; Best Writing; Another World)
• Daytime Emmy WIN (1986; Best Writing; Guiding Light)
• Daytime Emmy NOMINATION (1985; Best Writing; Guiding Light)

• Writers Guild of America NOMINATION (For 2005 season; As The World Turns)
• Writers Guild NOMINATION (For 2001 season; Days Of Our Lives)
• Writers Guild NOMINATION (For 1998 season; General Hospital)
• Writers Guild WIN (For 1997 season; General Hospital)
• Writers Guild NOMINATION (For 1997 season; Another World)
• Writers Guild NOMINATION (For 1994 season; One Life To Live)
• Writers Guild NOMINATION (For 1984 & 1985 season; Guiding Light)

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ...

External Links

• CBS: ATWT
• Soap Opera Yahoo Groups
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