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Anthony Morina OUT as Co-Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless
The end of the year always brings with it layoffs and changes at many companies, and 2022 has been no different and in many respects, worse.
Now comes word that Anthony Morina is out as co-executive producer of The Young and the Restless.
According to Daytime Confidential, multiple sources informed the online outlet that Morina was let go.
Later, Morina confirmed his exit to Soap Hub sharing: “After 16 years, it’s time to move on to other things. I’m most proud of keeping the show going over the last two and a half years through COVID once we returned after the initial production shutdown.”
Morina has had a long history with the top-rated soap including as its former supervising producer. Then, in 2018, Tony was promoted to Co-EP at this same time of year replacing former Y&R showrunner and head writer, Mal Young.
Throughout his daytime career, Tony spent time as a director on All My Children, General Hospital, Port Charles, Sunset Beach and Generations. Tony is married to Sally Sussman, the former head writer of Y&R, and creator of Generations.
Although unconfirmed at this time, with the departure of Morina, look for Josh Griffith to be Y&R’s sole showrunner as well as its head writer.
Michael Fairman TV will keep you apprised of further behind the scenes changes in Genoa City.
What do you think of Anthony Morina’s departure as Co-EP of The Young and the Restless? Comment below.
Y and R has really rebounded in the last little while! Let’s trim some budget fat and get it back on track!!
Bye and pls take Josh Griffith with you!
About time finally!
Worst showrunner writer combo in y n r history!
The boring and the bland!
If Griffin becomes the sole runner for both positions, we’re screwed.
Definitely!
Such exciting storylines – for two episodes Tess lost her voice and became a model, she and Mariah want to adopt, they move to the unseen Neuman stable house, they have no gay friends, just hang out with Sharon. Noah opens the worst looking bar set in daytime television, enabling the show to rest the lobby set now that Phyllis sold her businesses the Chancelor Enterprises, which sells exactly what?
Matthew, I agree on every point. Gay friends? Many characters (Victoria, Ashley, Billy, Lily) don’t seem to have ANY real friends. Poor Noah.. such a beautiful man trapped in a club that makes the Nostromo ship from ALIEN look like Disneyland. I don’t know what these power upsets really do, but something needs to change, especially the hysterical obsession with Diane. Such a dull character sure causes a lot of consternation for everyone, including me.
I agree with another poster…”take Josh Griffith with you.” It’s as if they are / were allergic to drama. It’s only been recently they’ve somewhat amped up the soapy-drama…
Now if CBS/Sony will just get rid of Josh Griffith…..
This may show who really had their foot on the brake pedal when it came to how stories played out. Time will tell but, it’s literally the only U.S. Soap I watch now. It can be meandering but still interesting. Especially that verbal shouting match between Jack and Phyllis recently. I rewound and watched it again. That’s good soap. Thought provoking conversations are good but not for 90% of a show. DRAMA. I NEED DRAMA AND DANGER! End of.
Never follow who is in and out. Just follow the program out of habit before sleeping. If something or someone starts to upset, I just remind myself it is a SOAP which I like. This is the only one I watch. It is not only the story lines, but the fashion (even the fabrics which bought silk to an annoying forefront for a bit, the hairstyles, set design, furniture coverings — I don’t know a lot much better to pull one away from the real world.
I find new Noah and Chance very appealing and would like them to stick around. Of course, Victor is forever a part of Y&R, but he is aging as a Mafia guy trudging around in a black coat.
There is no one I despise. The storylines are so scattered. I watch the acting skills which go up and down according to the script as has been pointed out to me. Diane is one of the most skilled seen in a long time. Adam stands out as, at times so does Abbey. Victoria slips easily into her father’s shoes.
Thanks for many comforting and amusing reprieves.
Y&R needs some new storyline. I’m tired of the Diane storyline. I’m also not liking Jack and the way he treats everyone. Almost wanted to stop watching the show.
I agree the story lines are terrible. Diane Diane and Jack they need to go away far far away
Kathy, my holiday wish is that Jack spend Christmas at the cabin with Diane… and they NEVER return. Jack is an insufferable, betraying dupe and that woman is as dull as dishwater. A match made in soap heaven.
Soaphound,
I haven’t seen Jack act so clueless in a long time and uses Kyle as an excuse always with how much he needs and wants to be with his Mommy. I think he wants to be with Diane too but knows it’s wrong and stupid to admit it. He better keep his eyes on the real prize, which is Jabot and not duplicitous Diane!
Kathy, and others,
I agree with so many of you and you can call me old fashioned but those two pigs in plain English, is too much. I’m speaking of Audra and Tucker. He’s getting all shook up over Ashley and blatantly calls Audra for a booty call. I know it’s part of her job but to see this young woman run to do his bidding makes me sick.
This show is the worst. I only watch it for the Women’s fashion. If I had a dollar for every time they say “Diane” or “COO” “CEO” I would be wealthy
I wish we’d get more action here on Y&R. A lot of us enjoy this show and there is hardly any news about it, Danny and Michael coming to town, whoopee! Old Jack making a fool of himself and being just plain stupid, Billy doing just about the same thing,Nick too, OMG, what’s wrong with these men?
The show has become horrible. Bold n beautiful is much better. Young n restless the story’s are boring the music is horrible. The show never has been good since bill bell unfortunately passed on. You need to bring back the music you used back in thev90s the show has lost many peoples inteest.
Getting real sick of the Diane show also someone posted the other day about what happened to love in the afternoon, well I’ve seen enough to last me awhile between Tucker and his literal call girl and Devon and Abby, plus the Fifty/Sixty something group, Jack and Diane, Ashley and Tucker, Chance and Sharon, etc, etc,Oy Vey!
No place else to post this as they seem to exclude Y&R SLs unless it’s about Diane.
I almost didn’t recognize poor Noah today, poor guy,they turned him into a DORK for lack of a better word. Talk about a hatchet job, how could he allow them or want to look like that?
It looks like the current run of Lucas Adams (Noah) and Tamara Braun (Sienna) on The Young and the Restless is coming to an end, after the Monday, August 3 edition of the CBS daytime drama revealed that Noah and Sienna are leaving Genoa City and heading back to Los Angeles.
In the storyline, Noah informed his mother, Sharon (Sharon Case) and half-sister Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that he and Sienna made the decision to move back to the West Coast to put distance between themselves and Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Although Noah did not say it was a permanent move, he did assure his mom that once Matt is hopefully gone from Genoa City they could return.
However, as previewed already on the video teaser for this week’s episodes of Y&R (see below), it appears Noah left Genoa City’s The Shadow Room to be run by a returning Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian). So with that, coupled with today’s episode, it would appear the move could wind up being more permanent.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Adams made his Y&R debut on November 4, 2025 as the successor to Rory Gibson who last played Noah on-screen in April of 2023. Earlier in 2025, Gibson took over the role of Michael Corinthos on Genera Hospital replacing Chad Duell, who stepped away from the part after 15 years.
Braun who played Adam’s mother on Days of Our Lives when she was Ava Vitali and he was Tripp Dalton, first appeared on Y&R back on October 14, 2025, where we soon learned she had become Noah’s lover as the new character, Sienna Bacall. It should be noted, Adams was on contract with the number #1 soap, while Braun has been on recurring status.
With Josh Griffith now exited as head writer of The Young and the Restless, and the newly announced co-head writing team of Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having taken his place and starting their new tenure this week, it will be interesting to see how the duo resets the show, and if a Noah and Sienna return is in the cards for the future or not.
So, what do you think about the seeming departures of Lucas Adams and Tamara Braun from The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out our recent live chat with Tamara and Lucas on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she plans to head back to a seat at the table of ABC’s morning talk show The View.
The announcement came during Monday’s episode of The Tangle Podcast where she shared she will participate in “in whatever way they want” her or “just as a guest” for its upcoming 30th season.
The View’s season 30 will kick-off this fall in September. O’Donnell explained, “They’re bringing back all the hosts, I think. And, you know, I’m pretty proud of that show, what it’s become and how it really speaks to the people and to politics.”
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ROSIE ON HER PREVIOUS GO-ROUNDS ON THE VIEW
As fans of The View know, O’Donnell famously had two different one-year stints on the talk show in 2007 and again in 2014- 2015. She often feuded with then co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
However, during her discussion with host, Kyle Ridley on The Tangle Podcast, O’Donnell also noted she often had tense moments with longtime moderator and anchor, Whoopi Goldberg.
O’Donnell also expressed, “Many, many people got the short end of the stick there. It was, you know, it was a factory where people were being churned in and out and their tenuous security, nobody got to be calm. It also was a show at the time that was run by a man. A show created by a woman, for women, about women, and the man was deciding what we should talk about. And that didn’t sit right with me, you know.”
Back in 2023, Brooke Shields had asked Rosie on her podcast, Now What? with Brooke Shields, about how she felt on her two stints at The View and all the controversy that surrounded it. Rosie at that time, stated, “I know this, it’s not the best use of my talent to get in a show where I have to argue and defend basic principles of humanity and kindness. It was not something I’d ever do again.”
You can check out the clip with Rosie and Kyle Ridley discussing her return to The View in some form for its upcoming 30th season below.
Then weigh-in: Would you be excited to see Rosie, even for a one-day or a week guest stint on the upcoming celebratory season of The View, or not so much? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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