April 1st was not a very jovial time over at CBS, where they announced to a shocked cast and crew that the 72 year old Guiding Light would be canceled. The final episode will air Friday September 18, 2009. So how does one end a show that has been on for 72 years? That burden lies on head writers Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Jill Lorie Hurst, and David Kreizman and Executive Producer Ellen Wheeler.
The show was the brainchild of Irna Phillips, who started her show "The Guiding Light" (the "The" was dropped in 1981)… Continue reading
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April 1st was not a very jovial time over at CBS, where they announced to a shocked cast and crew that the 72 year old Guiding Light would be canceled. The final episode will air Friday September 18, 2009. So how does one end a show that has been on for 72 years? That burden lies on head writers Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Jill Lorie Hurst, and David Kreizman and Executive Producer Ellen Wheeler.
The show was the brainchild of Irna Phillips, who started her show "The Guiding Light" (the "The" was dropped in 1981)… Continue reading
