All My Children Names New Head Writer

Big news out of All My Children -- Lorraine Broderick has been named the new head writer. She'll be succeeding David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski, who are no longer with the show.

 

Lorraine has a long history with All My Children. She first joined the show in 1979, under the guidance of the show's creator, Agnes Nixon. In 1987, she was promoted to head writer, a post she served at for a few years. After some time away from AMC, she returned in 1995 and was head writer for two years (penning such stories as Erica's addiction to pills. Remember that?). In 2009, she returned to AMC as associated head writer.

 

Ms. Broderick's additional credits include head writing gigs at One Life to Live, As The World Turns, and Guiding Light. She's also served on the writing teams at Days of our Lives and Port Charles. She's a four-time Emmy award winner.

What sort of stories do you hope Lorraine writes?

Comments (124)

Sat, Apr 09 - 10:55 am

Me too ..I Totally Agree with Karenkel64 and Jenniferm15.About Jack and Erica .

Fri, Apr 08 - 2:08 pm

AMCFAN49
Why is it you are accusing Cara of trying to tear apart Jake and Amanda? She's done nothing to try. Amanda is the one if anyone is that will break her and Jake up because she doesn't trust Jake and if you don't have trust in a marriage you have NOTHING!

Fri, Apr 08 - 7:20 am

ok lets get on with a tad and cara story get her away from jake all the time amanda and jake have a child together they were happy on the show i know every cant be happy and never any wrong or there wouldnt be a show but cant you sraighten this out let see tad happy . i wish i could like griff but i cant wrap my mind around him and kendall yet its to hard i really liked zach i just go clean when they are on and ricky too .

Thu, Apr 07 - 8:08 pm

It seems to me from what I've read is that people want everyone to be happy. If the writers would meet this emotion with their story lines, then there would be no point in watching. If everyone was happy, we could all breath a sigh of relief and wouldn't need to watch it. In every story there needs to a villian, a beauty, a victim, and most of all trauma/drama and love turmoil, or it wouldn't be a soap.

I do think that every soap needs to have at least one couple who is stable. Also soaps bring out real things that happen with people in everyday life, and gives us all an insight without being personally invoved. I know that in my past I have related to the actors and the stories that they portray.

My hats off to the writers! They have a tough job...

Thu, Apr 07 - 7:11 pm

First I want to say welcome back Laraine. We the fans have been fighting for you get back as a head writer. I know now we don't have to worry about the show history. You need to restore the core family like Kane Montgomery. Bring back Mark, Regie, Lili, Let Erica get her happily ever after with the love of her life. Bring back real villain, Sylver, David mama, crazy Janet. Bring back the romance, pillow talk . I can't even remember the last time we had a proper love scene like you remember how romantic Jack and Erica made their love scene.

Thank you, Lauraine to save Pine Valley.

Thu, Apr 07 - 2:31 pm

I am very upset with Jake and Amanda being torn apart by Cara. Jake and Amanda are the best couple on the show...they survived DAVID for gosh sakes! Don't break up their marriage - EVER!
Use the tension from Cara to bring Jake and Amanda CLOSER together. I will seriously consider not watching AMC if Jake breaks up with Amanda for Cara.

Thu, Apr 07 - 1:53 pm

I've heard AMC was being cancelled. It can't happen soon enough for me. A new writer will not help this sorry show. I love Jake and Amanda but then they brought in CARA, the pig...who has never been a good actress..not on Passions, Days or now AMC. Let her go and send Ricky and Griffin with her. I like Ryan and Greeenlee (I know some people don't). I hope they keep Scott and Madison together. They are cute. I have always hated DAVID and nothing changes that for me. I not watch about once a week and even that it getting to boring for words.

Thu, Apr 07 - 1:22 pm

Very small detail, but when characters are supposedly eating lunch, dinner, whatever, could they not get up from a plate full of food and leave it? It's minor details like that, which I admit are kinda silly, that really annoy me. Either don't have the characters ever eat anything (which would explain why so many of the actresses are so skinny), or show them leave the table with an empty plate.

Thu, Apr 07 - 1:14 pm

Bring back previous characters, like Petey, but not those who are dead! Can we stop with the dead arising from the grave? I would love to see Brooke and Adam return, but only if they are played by Julia Barr and David Canary.

Thu, Apr 07 - 10:46 am

There is so much wrong with AMC lately I don't watch anymore. Ryan and Greenlee --- no, Kendall, Griffen and Rickie -- ugh, Cara -- stay away from Jake, he belongs with Amanda. I like Tad, Angie and Jesse.

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