In case you missed its original airing, Laura and Maurice watched back an episode from the GH Spotlight Channel, and reminisced to get GH fans acquainted with the offerings on the FAST (free ad-supported TV) channel.Ĭheck out Laura and Maurice from the watch party in the video below and the promo for the channel released a few weeks back.

At the time of its soft launch, episodes began playing from Februthrough the Apepisode. It currently serves up throwback episodes of GH beginning from a few years back. The new channel is available anytime in the ABC app and online here. Laura and Maurice will be seen via the General Hospital Facebook page beginning at 1 pm ET/10 am PT. On Memorial Day, you can get some inside commentary, scoops and more when General Hospital’s Laura Wright (Carly) and Maurice Benard (Sonny) host a watch party for the new General Hospital Spotlight Channel. So what do you think of Chris Van Etten’s promotion to co head-writer? Share your thoughts in the comment section below. Van Etten got his start on the beloved One Life to Live back in 2001 and worked his way up through the ranks to where he was an associate head writer, and breakdown writer and had been with the series all the way through till One Life went off the air.Ĭhris joined the team at General Hospital then under head writer Ron Carlivati in 2012 and has been there ever since. In her tweet, Passanante stated: “Shelly will have Chris Van Etten as co-head, and he’s a lifelong fan and brilliant writer.” As previously announced by the enduring soap scribe, Jean has decided for now to step away from the soaps and has retired. Outgoing GH co-head writer, Jean Passanante, revealed the co head-writer promotion for Van Etten when answering an inquiry from a GH fan’s tweet on who would be replacing her, since this week marked Jean’s last day at GH. A current Daytime Emmy Award-winning member of the GH writing team, the talented Chris Van Etten, has been named the new co-head writer of General Hospital working alongside of co head-writer, Shelly Altman.

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