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Guiding Light New Archives: 2000

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2000 that focus on Guiding Light or past and present GL performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.


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Logo January 2000
Legendary GL casting director dead at 82

According to GL's website, legendary GL casting director, Betty Rea died in Los Angeles December 23rd. The 82 year old Soap Opera Hall of Fame Inductee's cause of death was listed as respiratory failure.
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Grant Aleksander April 2000
Grant Aleksander staying

Rumors swirled. Fan sites popped up. Now comes the official word: Grant Aleksander (Phillip) has reached an agreement to remain on Guiding Light.
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Logo April 2000
GL Exec Producer Talks Casting Dreams

GL's Exec. Producer Paul Rauch is considering a return to some long-ago Springfield residents. He tells SOD, "we are considering bringing Alexandra (Spaulding) back." Longtime GL fans will recall that the role, originated by Beverlee McKinsey was last played by Marj Dusay, who bolted less than a month after her return in 1998 to Pine Valley and All My Children!
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Beth Ehlers April 2000
Fans mobilize to save Ehlers

Amid the controversy over whether or not Beth Ehlers (Harley) was going to re-sign with Guiding Light, another situation arose.
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Logo April 2000
Kimberly goes into the Light

Well, I finally did it! After 6 months of anxious anticipation, I visited the Guiding Light studios on April 28th. While there were only 4 of us on the tour, I'd like to take you all through the day, and how this fan viewed seeing the "behind the scenes" of her favorite show.
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Beth Ehlers May 2000
Beth Ehlers to stay put

Good news for fans of Guiding Light: Beth Ehlers has re-signed her contract with the show and she will not be leaving.
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Claire Labine May 2000
Labine is GL's new head writer

By summer's end, Guiding Light will find its fate resting squarely on the shoulders on an eight-time Emmy winner.
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Maeve Kinkead June 2000
Maeve Kinkead calling it quits

Actress Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Reardon), has announced her decision to depart Guiding Light. Her last airdate will be Wednesday, July 5; the role will not be recast.
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Claire Labine June 2000
Claire skies ahead as Labine name GL head writer

Effective immediately, soap vet Claire Labine will assume the reigns of Guiding Light's writing team.
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Hunt Block July 2000
ATWT's new kid on the Block

Hunt Block (ex-Ben Warren, GL) finds himself in the unusual situation of setting up shop on a third soap opera in less than a year. He's been cast as Craig Montgomery.
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Kurt McKinney August 2000
Kurtains for Matt Reardon

For the past several months, Guiding Light fans have wondered about the fate of Kurt McKinney (Matt Reardon). Now, the speculation can come to and end: the actor has been let go.
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Rachel Minor August 2000
Former GL star left Home Alone

According to the New York Daily News, Guiding Light vet Rachel Miner's marriage to former Home Alone star, Macaulay Culkin, has ended.
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Patti D'Arbanville September 2000
Patti D'Arbanville out

The Labine Era at Guiding Light continues with more shakeups. The latest dismissal comes as Patti D'Arbanville has been let go.
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Joie Lenz September 2000
Joie Lenz leaving in the fall

It's still a relatively rare occurrence in daytime television, but occasionally an actor or actress lands two totally different parts on the same soap opera. Joie Lenz is one of the most recent performers to have made the leap.
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Anthony Addabbo October 2000
Addabbo, GL have a difference of opinion

It's become a war of words, of sorts, between recently axed Anthony Addabbo and Guiding Light executives. The subject of their disagreement is, as you may expect, Addabbo's firing.
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Saundra Santiago November 2000
Carmen Santos is back

Guiding Light's resident mob mom is back. That's right, Carmen (played by Saundra Santiago) is making her return to Springfield --- just in time to throw a wrench into Danny and Michelle's reunion.
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Claire Labine November 2000
P&G, CBS oust the Labines

In a statement released this week, Procter & Gamble Productions revealed that Guiding Light's new writing team has been disassembled.
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Logo November 2000
Cancellation rumors swirl

Daytime's longest running program may be coming to an end --- if you believe the rumors that are circulating.
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Logo November 2000
CBS denies cancellation

CBS has finally broken its silence on the swirling rumors that Guiding Light is being cancelled.
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Claire Labine November 2000
GL does a recount: The Labines win

Stop the presses --- there's been yet another change to the writing staff at Guiding Light. In a remarkable twist mimicking the current Presidential Election process, Procter & Gamble Productions has announced that Claire Labine will remain head writer of Guiding Light.
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Anthony Addabbo December 2000
Addabbo will make a fiery, heroic exit

The subject of Anthony Addabbo's departure from Guiding Light has been a hot topic for several months. Now, it looks like the actor's final scenes will be just as hot --- literally.
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