Laurence Caso is an American television producer.
Career
Caso was the
executive producer of
CBS Daytime's ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...
'' from 1988–1995. During the 1988
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers:
* The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO
* The Writers Gu ...
strike, he became the show's
head writer.
He won the Editor's Award at the 9th Annual
Soap Opera Digest
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Awards.
In 1995, CBS was widely believed to have engineered the infamous producers musical chairs. With the help of
Procter and Gamble Productions, ''
Another Worlds EP,
John Valente
John Valente (born June 23, 1995) is an Italian-American professional baseball infielder for the Detroit Tigers organization.
Career
Valente attended New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, and St. John's University, where he played ...
, went to ATWT; GL's EP,
Jill Farren Phelps
Jill Farren Phelps (born July 7, 1950) is an American television producer. She is known for her work with American soap operas, having served as executive producer of '' Santa Barbara'', '' Another World'', ''Guiding Light'', ''One Life to Live ...
, to AW and
Michael Laibson took over at GL, leaving ATWT's EP, Laurence Caso the odd man out. He was offered to be a
Creative Consultant on
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.
Histor ...
's ''
The City'' in 1996 but turned it down.
Prior to becoming ATWT's EP in 1988, Caso had been CBS VP for Daytime. His replacement was Lucy Johnson.
Awards and nominations
He has been nominated for 5
Daytime Emmy
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 (N ...
s.
References
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About.comQRD
Caso
American soap opera writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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