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(INTERVIEW) General Hospital’s Lynn Herring Talks Bobbie Spencer Memorial Episodes, The Loss of Jackie Zeman and Her Enduring Legacy

By Michael Fairman

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Beginning today on the January 10th episode of General Hospital and continuing tomorrow on the January 11th episode, Port Charles says goodbye to Bobbie Spencer.

In story, Bobbie passed away while in Amsterdam settling her late brother Luke’s affair. While in real life, the cast and the viewers have been mourning the loss of the beloved Jackie Zeman.

Jackie passed away back in May of 2023 following a short bout with cancer that was sudden and broke all of our collective hearts. One of the people closest to Jackie during her incredible 45-year run as Nurse Bobbie Spencer is Lynn Herring (Lucy). Through the years, Bobbie and Lucy were adversaries, foes, constantly at odds with each other, but in real life, the two couldn’t have been closer.

In honor of Jackie, and the legacy of the character she played, Bobbie Spencer, Michael Fairman TV chatted with Lynn Herring ahead of the memorial episodes for a preview of what fans can expect, what it was like taping the emotional shows, and to share her memories, her grief and sorrow, and to discuss how Jackie remains in our hearts forever.  Now below, here’s what Lynn had to say.

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There was a scene that aired this week that was very touching; where Lucy admits to Scott (Kin Shriner) that she realized she was jealous of Bobbie all these years because Bobbie was forgiven of her misdeeds, and she never was. What did you think of that moment and scene?

LYNN: It’s so interesting because I think people could identify in real life with that, and that you don’t realize what it is that sticks in your head, maybe about somebody. I really think Lucy was very envious that Bobbie had become a head nurse. Bobby had become very respected, and had an amazing family.  Lucy always wanted the grandkids and the whole respectability. And then, to actually realize that and be able to admit it to Scott of all people was a huge growth moment for Lucy; whether she realizes it or not.

Because then, Lucy went right back to now, “Let’s scheme against Tracy (Jane Elliot)!”

LYNN: Yup, she’s like, “Okay, let’s go.” (Laughs)

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Lucy attends Bobbie’s memorial service. Can you talk to me about how you were the day of filming the memorial? How was it being on the set?

LYNN: The duality of having a friend was the most difficult part because as you know, in group scenes, some of us do tend to act kind of silly occasionally, or will kind of team up against the powers that be, and, you know, try to sneak off set for a donut. However, without Jackie there, it was the biggest hole. There are all these people that love her so much, and she wasn’t there to play. Lucy had to be by herself there because people realized her relationship with Bobbie. Lucy sits in the pew behind Maxie (Kirsten Storms), Anna (Finola H and Felicia and literally the three of them together were such a force of contained emotion; that I was grateful to be sitting by myself because I felt like I would get caught up in this whirlwind of how passionate we all miss Jackie. I felt like we were all poised in this moment of not being able to handle how much we were feeling, but we had to keep playing our characters. Our professionalism had to be heightened because we just wanted to hug each other and cry all day, and you can’t do that. We had to tell the story. So, it was a tricky balance of being ourselves and being our characters, and doing the most honorable job for our friend.

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When all was said and done, after you taped the two episodes on Bobbie’s passing and in Jackie’s honor, did you feel the show properly honored her?

LYNN: I did. I felt we honored her. Bobbie is the kind of character that you could have spent a month showing clips and talking about her accomplishments in real life. I know we’ll never have serviced totally the complete picture of Jackie and Bobby, but I did feel very good about. I feel the clips they’re showing and the nod to the audience’s love of her, and the way they’re going to deal with the next two days, it was complete. When you see the next two days, you’ll go, “That’s it. They did it.”

So many fans have posted that of all the people that passed in the soap world in 2023 that Jackie’s death is hitting them the hardest. Partly, because many of us watched her on GH for 45 years.

LYNN: Yes, that’s exactly right. Jackie was also open and sharing about having children, having a divorce and the emotionality of her life, the struggles, the ups and downs. She didn’t hide anything. You met Jackie and you got this brilliant, joyous person who also had been through real life like all of us do. She didn’t hold back. So, people identified with her.

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Does Lucy speak at the memorial?

LYNN: No. But you will see, there’s a tiny scene with Jane Elliot where Tracy and Lucy agree to hold their venom because of Bobbie. We stopped for the moment, and that was so heartfelt. I loved looking into Jane’s eyes during that brief moment. The second day, you’ll see where everybody reminisces for a particular reason, Kin and myself, we had our moments of remembering things. I loved that they also let Lucy have the scene with Scott about her I think by Friday’s episode, everybody will see that every character got to honor her in a unique way.

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I know Kin was so close to Jackie. How was it for him?

LYNN:  I love him so much because underneath all of the silliness, the comedy and bits he wants to do, he has this huge caring heart. He was on edge. He walked a very fine line. I know he was desperate to honor her and make right by her. At the same time, he doesn’t deal with grief well. So, he had to go through a lot of processing and that’s okay. People have such a journey of grief and his is going to continue for a long time.

We all grieve in our own way and grief can just sneak up on you in a very emotional and powerful way, when you miss someone terribly.

LYNN: Yes, truly, you also you have to remember throughout his whole life, Kin has loved General Hospital so much. That he can’t always separate Bobbie and Jackie, he saw them both ways. To lose the character and a work partner, was as devastating in some ways to his artistic life as well as to his internal life. So, it wasn’t just a personal loss, it was also that she was part of him as Scotty.

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The 2023 Nurses’ Ball featured the moment where Lucy bursts onto the stage and tears the projection screen and falls as Bobbie is speaking. The two had been at it from separate locations and it all culminated at the ball. It was great. What do you recall about taping that scene?

LYNN: I will never forget the look that Jackie as Bobbie gave me when I did burst through at the Nurses’ Ball. We did comment to each other that it should have been this big hug, but we knew we were at odds at that moment as our characters. But she gave me this look. I can see it now.  She’s in that blue dress that represented everything to me and that the characters had been through, like, “You idiot! You just crashed through the set of the Nurses’ Ball. But, I honor you for what you’ve done, and I see you.” I just felt Jackie was looking at Lynn, and Bobbie was looking at Lucy. I will forever cherish that. She was so professional. Jackie was so honored that Carly (Laura Wright) gave the speech about Bobbie and that she had gotten to do all that with the Nurses’ Ball. There was not a glitch. She just looked beautiful, and she really was proud to be there.

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Do you have a favorite scene with Jackie through the years?

LYNN: Well, the BJ heart transplant storyline, of course. But that’s such a given, because it’s so well-written. I loved when we were just being snarky and indifferent, because sometimes on the page it’s a certain way. Jackie would find little ways to nudge me as Lucy and we had a back and forth. So, it’s not like a big scene. It was the quality of the day-to-day life of Bobby and Lucy such as, when we would have a little cat fight, or we talked about Tony Jones (Brad Maule), and Jackie would add something to the scene, which is what I loved, They weren’t just the words. She would add a little flip of her hair or side-eye at Lucy. Those are the times I cherished; and that I knew coming into work that we were going to have fun.

Speaking about the BJ heart transplant story, which is still one of the most iconic in soap operas, I saw a clip on on X the other day where Lucy tells Felicia that its BJ’s heart that Maxie received. What do you recall about taping those? And did you ever watch those scenes back at some point?

LYNN: Initially, I couldn’t. It just dawned on me how the rawness that the three of us felt that day was a lot like what we felt at her service, because you don’t mean to be so real. We didn’t mean to be Lynn and Jackie and Kristina, but the loss was so visceral that it felt the same way during Bobbie’s memorial. I didn’t deal well with that going home after the loss of BJ. After Jackie’s memorial when we taped it, I felt the same. You’re just completely gutted.

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Here is the sad thing about life. Once somebody’s passed, you start to look at all their work and go back and look at clips and you go, “Oh, my God. She was so good!” You just watch clip after clip of Jackie’s work and realize just how phenomenal she was. I know awards aren’t the ultimate, but looking back now, I really wish Jackie would have received an Emmy for the BJ heart transplant storyline.

LYNN: I know, it’s a tricky thing. I thought about that too, because she made it look so easy. It’s that same old thing. Sometimes the people that are playing a character that they have to take on this whole physicality, or some makeup win awards. Jackie was just was good. She didn’t need the extra contrivances. She made it look very easy to be this complex character. That’s why I think the accolades don’t come until now, because she was an artist at just being Bobbie. That’s why she was for 45 years so endearing to the audience, The viewers may be missing her more than anybody, because she was like them. 

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How are you at this juncture? Have you been able to process Jackie’s passing?

LYNN: I don’t think I have, and that’s part of the problem of having so many pictures and tapes of her.  She’s still very alive to me. In talking to her daughters, and that’s her legacy, that makes it real to a point, because they don’t have their mom. I haven’t accepted that she isn’t going be around for talking more about grandkids, or talking about the future of the show and I don’t know what’ll do it. I really don’t. When you’re at the show some weeks you’re there every day. Sometimes you have a month off. It’s like she’s still going to show up.

When you think back to the heyday of GH, was that a a terrific time for you and Jackie?

LYNN: I think sometimes we didn’t realize how amazing it was. Then, when we would go to events and see all the people that wanted to hear about the stories, we were amazed. But of course, that was a sparkling time. We had budgets and lavish sets and the stories were very thought out because we had the money to take the time to do it. Jackie and I would talk about that we still got to be Bobbie and Lucy and that we had that impact of time, and shared so much with the audience. I still feel like the audience is our partner, always. I loved the heyday, but I think now that we’re still putting the show on is a miracle. It’s brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

It’s sad to know that now Bobbie will be added to the memorial wall on the General Hospital set, and join all the characters that have passed.

LYNN: I don’t go near that wall. These people make you who you are and you owe them this gratitude. Jackie just made everybody feel that way. I spoke at Jackie’s memorial and I said that line that Dr. Seuss said about, “You can’t cry for what’s gone. Smile for what happened. ” That’s what I have to hold on to, because Jackie made us smile. I just can’t go with the loss and cry. I have to smile about her.

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In preview for the memorial episodes, you would tell the fans that we are obviously going to need boxes of Kleenex?

LYNN: I would tell them that what they will get out of this will be that we honor Jackie and Bobby, but we’re honoring them, because they loved Bobbie and we love them. The dignity they gave Bobby, they’re also giving the fans the credit to live through this with us and to go down these memories with us. I think it’s about the fans. When they see the two days, they’ll know it’s us thanking them for sticking with us through all of this.

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It’s always hard to produce a show like this to hit on every note, every clip, etc., ultimately someone may be disappointed, and especially when it’s a character that has been on for 45 years.

LYNN: The fans have to know the intent was pure. That because she was so special, the intent was purely to honor them, honoring her.

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And lastly, what will be your takeaway moment from your time with Jackie?

LYNN: Probably sitting on the floor at a “Mommy and Me” class with her two girls, and my two boys. They’re jumping all over us and we’re trying to sing along, but we have like 400 pages of dialogue the next day. So, both of us have our scripts to one side and the kids on the other, and we look at each other and just burst out laughing. We look ridiculous. It was just so fun because we think we’re being these professional working moms, and we’re just these insane women laughing hysterically at each other.

What did you think about the sentiments shared by Lynn on working with Jackie through the years, and her personal loss of losing a dear friend? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Great interview. Thank you. And thanks to Lynn and the show for honoring Bobbie and Jackie!

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It was great send off and very emotional. Well done.

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I loved it

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I was extremely disappointed in today’s tribute episode – truly underwhelming. It was all Carly Carly Carly – grrr! Lucas shows up but is given nothing to say or do. The clips were o.k. but the whole thing was handled poorly in my opinion – I wanted it to be about BOBBIE, not Carly! (I am so sick of Carly).

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I agree about Lucas. What an insult to the character, the relationship that Bobbie and Lucas had as mother and son; it was as if Carly was the only “child” who was grieving her mother and Lucas was just there to support her. Laura came up to offer condolences and only hugged Carly; spoke mostly to her, the scene where Carly finds out about Bobbie helping out trafficked kids should have had Lucas, too, so he would hear what his mom had been doing. He didn’t even do a eulogy!
The few flashbacks were nice, and I felt the genuine grief from Lynn Herring, Kristina Wagner, and Kin Shriner. In this case I felt fiction and reality interwined.

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I loved this interview you had with Lynn. Good to see the background on what happened behind the scenes. GH’s tribute to Bobbie was excellent. Felt like they rushed it a little. However 2 weeks of crying over a beloved character would have been hard. So I partially get a bit of the rush. I loved that they focused on the heart transplant story as I don’t feel any other soap has ever done one. And the scenes they had with Liz’s rape. I remember how compassionate Bobbie was to Liz. And i feel this is how nurses work with rape victims now. I can’t give enough praise on how GH wrote this memorial. They did the character of Bobbie proud. I think this is why I really love this soap opera more than any other.

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53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16

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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.

The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.

The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.

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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”

“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.

Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!

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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital

Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra

Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273

So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’

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The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).

Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.

Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.

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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON

Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”

Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).

Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.

“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”

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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?

During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.

Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.

You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.

Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16

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General Hospital’s 16,000th episode was packed with little reminders through points in today’s script that the ABC daytime drama series has set another milestone and it paved the way for the return of fan favorite and newly nominated Daytime Emmy Lead Actor nominee Steve Burton (Jason Morgan). The 16,000th episode also introduced viewers to the new surgeon in Port Charles Dr. Tristan Roberts played by Dean Geyer. 

Here are the key takeaways and what went down on the July 13 episode: Tristan and Jason are seated next to each other on a plane heading to Port Charles. Throughout the flight, a beaten up Jason has flashbacks to being thrown into, and being held captive in a cell and tortured. It appears Jason is suffering from some form of PTSD from what he was put through after being dragged out of Port Charles by the WSB months ago.

As the plane prepares to land, Tristan tells Jason there would be a car waiting for him once they land and to enjoy the rest of his life. Later, Tristan arrives at the nurses and doctors hub at GH and approaches Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). He tells her his name and that he is the new surgeon on staff.

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A REUNION PLUS A HEAD NURSE DEFENDS SONNY

Meanwhile, at the end of the episode, Jason is outside the Quartermaine boathouse looking bewildered when he runs into Danny (Asher Antonyzyn), who is so thrilled to see his father, and the two hugs each other as tears are shed.

Elsewhere, Elizabeth tells Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he thinks its a great idea for him to get the 16th seat on the hospital board, but when it comes times to convince Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) of that, things go awry when Tracy, Laura and Sonny try to work things out. After Tracy launches into Sonny about killing Alan and Monica’s son AJ, Sonny walks away dejected.

Next, Sonny runs into Elizabeth, where he informs her what happened with Tracy. So what’s a head nurse to do? Elizabeth marches into the conference room and reminds Tracy of all the different donations and ways Sonny has contributed to the hospital from the Stone Cates AIDS wing, to the Michael Corinthos Center for Pediatric Head Injuries as well as his constant support each year for the GH Nurses’ Ball.

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WSB WAR SCARS

Then, in one of the best parts for longtime fans of the series, Elizabeth talks about her legendary grandparents, Audrey and Steve Hardy and she tells Tracy they would have wanted Sonny to have a seat on the board for all the good that he has done for the hospital. After Elizabeth states Sonny’s case, things took a turn and Tracy and Sonny wound up shaking hands as Sonny is board member #16.

In the how great was it to see Anna (Finola Hughes) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) together scenes department, the pick-up of last Friday’s cliffhanger is played out as the two former lovers fill each other in on what has gone down in their lives in the last several months including Valentin admitting he had been living in Carly’s attic, and Anna realizing she was kidnapped by Cullum, Sidwell and Cassius Faison. During their conversation, Anna sees the hallucination of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) right while Valentin is standing there.

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Later Anna was on her way to saying goodbye to Valentin, when the two share an emotional hug. After Valentin made his exit, Peter reappeared and warned Anna to not let Valentin distract her because she has important work to do. Anna answers, “I know.”

So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 16,000 episode? What do you think is wrong with Jason? What is the important “work” that Anna has to do? Were you glad to see Sonny get a seat on the hospital board, or not so much. Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes on Jason and Tristan’s long flight to Port Charles.

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