I went to the Daytime Emmys for the first time in 1981, when Douglas Watson (Mac, “Another World”) and Judith Light (Karen, “One Life to Live”) won Best Actor and Actress. How great it was, then and in many years after, to get all dressed up, and head to the Red Carpet, reporter’s notebook in hand. Meeting the stars! Being eyewitness to the … [Read more...]

By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua HaymanIt seemed like old times. After two years of diminished Covid-mandated online ceremonies, the Daytime Emmys, our Daytime Day of Days, returned to network television. And what a class act it was!Kudos to NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) for staging such a … [Read more...]

By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a Connie Passalacqua HaymanAs the day of days for all soap aficionados approaches -- the Daytime Emmys will be broadcast at 9 tonight on CBS – there is reason to rejoice.  Coming out of the shadow of Covid, for the first time in two years, members of the daytime industry will gather live with a live audience (no … [Read more...]