Patrick Mulcahey OUT as Co-Head Writer at ‘General Hospital’

Patrick Mulcahey is exiting “General Hospital” as co-head writer. Elizabeth Korte will assume sole head writer duties following his departure.

Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte named new head writers of “General Hospital,” replacing outgoing writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor.

The 2021 Writers Guild Awards nominations were announced. “Days of our Lives” and “General Hospital” are competing for the award. “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” did not submit for awards contention.

Nominations for the “2020 Writers Guild Awards” were announced. Find out which shows were nominated and why some writers were excluded.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Chandra Wilson is returning to “General Hospital” for the third time. This time she’ll be interacting with the Port Charles elite at the Nurses Ball.

Nominations for the “2019 Writers Guild Awards” have been announced. “Days of our Lives” and “General Hospital” are the only daytime soaps competing this year.

“The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” nominations were announced today live on CBS’ “The Talk,” but several categories were not included during the television broadcast including Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team.

As previously reported, the “General Hospital” writing team consisting of former head writer Ron Carlivati, and writers Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles and Chris Van Etten, took home the Writers Guild Award on Saturday, February 13 in the category of Daytime Drama. The soap beat out CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful,” the only other series nominated in the category. At press time, Carlivati’s acceptance speech was unavailable. That has since changed.

Congratulations are in order for former “General Hospital” head writer Ron Carlivati. The writer, along with his team consisting of Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles and Chris Van Etten, took home the WGA Award in the category of Daytime Drama for their writing work on the anniversary episode of the soap opera.

With four soaps remaining on the air only ABC’s “General Hospital” and CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” were able to eek out nominations for the 2016 Writers Guild Awards in the category of daytime drama.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) earlier today announced the nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Television, New Media, News, Radio, and Promotional Writing during calendar year 2014. In the category of Daytime Drama, ABC’s “General Hospital” and NBC’s “Days of our Lives” received a nomination.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced today nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Television, New Media, News, Radio, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation during the 2013 season for its annual Writers Guild Awards. In the category of Daytime Drama, NBC’s “Days of our Lives,” ABC’s “General Hospital” and CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” are set to duke it out when the ceremony takes place on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.