"The Story of Soaps" marks the third time that ABC and PEOPLE have partnered on a documentary event. Kate Coyne, editorial director, entertainment, PEOPLE Joyce Becker, co-founder of Soap Opera Festivals Inc. "The Story of Soaps" brings together an impressive company of experts and familiar voices to help illustrate this remarkable story (listed alphabetically by first name):Īgnes Nixon, creator of "All My Children"Īllan Sugarman, co-founder of Soap Opera Festivals Inc.Įrika Jayne, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" "The Story of Soaps" takes an extensive look at this iconic, impactful genre and the cultural phenomenon its massive impact has had on the world at large. Today, that legacy is alive and well all over prime time and reality, and much of what propels modern television traces its roots back to those first sprawling, steamy storylines. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. "The Story of Soaps" explores how no genre of television has laid deeper roots into our cultural consciousness and serialized storytelling than the soap opera. Featuring an incredible panel of experts and voices, "The Story of Soaps" airs TUESDAY, MAY 19 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ABC and PEOPLE presented "The Story of Soaps," a two-hour prime-time television event highlighting the iconic impact of the soap opera.
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