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Guiding Light-related news from 2004
It's impossible to keep up with all of the twists and turns from the world of soaps. Luckily, Soap Central has archived all the Guiding Light news from 2004.
Here are the news stories posted on Soap Central during 2004 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. To access articles from other years, click here.
January 2004
As previously reported by Soap Central, actress
Aubrey Dollar (
Marina Cooper) will exit Guiding Light at the conclusion of her contract.
February 2004
Though unconfirmed by show executives, there are rumblings that actor
Michael O'Leary (
Rick Bauer) will soon be taken off contract at Guiding Light.
February 2004
According to Guiding Light insiders, episodes of Guiding Light will resume airing the same day across the nation following the NCAA basketball tournament in March.
February 2004
Television newcomer Kit Paquin has landed the role of
Marina Cooper on CBS's Guiding Light. Paquin will assume the role when actress
Aubrey Dollar exits later this month.
February 2004
Two time Emmy Award-winning actress, director, and producer Ellen Wheeler (ex-Cindy Chandler) has been named Executive Producer of
Guiding Light, effective immediately. Wheeler will replace outgoing EP John Conboy.
March 2004
Despite conflicting reports late last year regarding her future, it is now confirmed that actress
Lindsey McKeon (
Marah Lewis) will leave Guiding Light.
March 2004
Hot on the heels of the dismissals of executive producer John Conboy and actress
Lindsey McKeon (
Marah Lewis) is some good news for Guiding Light fans: Two popular performers are staying put.
March 2004
Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who portrayed
Mary Ruthledge on the radio version of The Guiding Light in the late 1930s, has died. She was 87.
March 2004
Peter Simon (
Ed Bauer) has once again opted to leave Guiding Light. Though unconfirmed by either the actor's rep or a show spokesperson, insiders tell Soap Central that Simon's exit is the result of a contract dispute.
April 2004
April 2004
Guiding Light has quickly opted to make some changes to its younger set.
Kit Paquin has been bumped from the role of
Marina Cooper after only one month on the air.
April 2004
Have you noticed in recent weeks that Guiding Light no longer airs executive producer and head writer credits at the beginning of the show? A lot of fans have - and it had led to some wild internet speculation regarding the behind-the-scenes goings on at Guiding Light.
May 2004
May 2004
Emmy-winning Senior Director Bruce Barry will exit Guiding Light when his contract expires this August. Barry has directed nearly 1700 episodes of Guiding Light during his tenure with the show.
May 2004
David Kreizman has been named the new head writer of Guiding Light. The announcement comes just
two weeks after a Soap Central that questioned the status of Ellen Weston's status as the show's top scribe.
May 2004
Former Days of our Lives and Guiding Light cast member
Richard T. Biggs has died. The cause of his death is currently under investigation. He was 44.
June 2004
September 2004
A spokesperson for Guiding Light has confirmed what Internet rumors have hinted at for a week now - Emmy-nominated
Grant Aleksander (
Phillip Spaulding) has been let go from Guiding Light.
November 2004
