Hope Harmel Smith (also created as ''Hope H. Smith'') is an American television

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and writer. She has been working in daytime for over 20 years.

Positions held

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

'' * Writer: October 2007 - July 2008 * Supervising Producer: January 4, 2010 to present (hired by

Julie Hanan Carruthers Julie Hanan Carruthers (born January 30, 1960 in Sarasota, Florida. ) is an American soap opera producer and writer. Positions held '' All My Children'' * Executive Producer (October 27, 2003 - September 23, 2011) '' General Hospital'' *Senior Su ...

) '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' (hired by William J. Bell) * Associate Producer: 1987 - 1988 * Producer: 1988 - 1996 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' (hired by Wendy Riche) * Producer: 1998 - 1999 * Consultant: 1997 - 1998 ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' * Production Coordinator: 1983 - 1985 * Producer: 1985 - 1987 '' Port Charles'' * Producer: 1999 - 2003 '' Starting Over'' * Writer/Producer: 2004 '' Sunset Beach'' * Supervising Producer: 1996 - 1997

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

*Nomination, 2003, Drama Series, ''Port Charles'' *Win, 1999, Drama Series, ''General Hospital''

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