Josh Griffith is an American soap opera writer and producer. 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

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 1:30pm. ...

• Script Writer (April 12, 2005 - June 29, 2006)

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. ...

• Associate Head Writer (1991-1994; March 23, 2004 - September 28, 2004)
• Co-Head Writer (1994-1995; March 10, 2003 - March 22, 2004)
• Head Writer (February 3, 2003 - March 7, 2003)

Santa Barbara For a quick link, please see the city of Santa Barbara, California. ...

• Associate Head Writer & Script Writer (1988-1991)

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

• Co-Creator (1997)

The Young and The Restless The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin (named after a vacation spot that series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell visited annually). ...

• Associate Head Writer (July 13, 2006 - Present)
• Creative Consultant (July 7, 2006 - September 2006)
• Co-Executive Producer (October 2006- Present)

Awards & Nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards 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. ...

NOMINATIONS

• (2006; Best Writing; As The World Turns)
• (1992, 1995, 1996; Best Writing; One Life to Live)
• (1990; Best Writing; Santa Barbara)

WINS

• (1994; Best Writing; One Life to Live)
• (1989 & 1991; Best Writing; Santa Barbara)

Writers Guild of America Award Annual awards given out by the Writers Guild of America for outstanding achievements in film, TV, or radio writing. ...

WGA NOMINATIONS (2005 Season; As The World Turns)

• (1994, 2003 Season; One Life To Live)
• (1997 Season; Sunset Beach)

WGA WINS

• (1992 Season; One Life To Live)
• (1990 & 1991 Season; Santa Barbara)