Rauch In At Y&R

1 Michael Logan is reporting in the new TV Guide (Sept. 15-21) that Paul Rauch has officially replaced Josh Griffith as the Executive Producer of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Rauch has previous served as Executive Producer at ANOTHER WORLD, GUIDING LIGHT, SANTA BARBARA and ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and was the Co-Creator of TEXAS, LOVERS AND FRIENDS and FOR RICHER/FOR POORER. He has been credited as a consultant for the improved Y&R this year. Rauch has had some amazing successes in daytime (his early years on AW were some of the best in soap history) and some huge flops (who can forget the sad last year of SANTA BARBARA and the final shot of Rauch stomping out his cigarette to end the show). He has also had some highly visible conflict with top actors over the years like Virginia Dwyer, George Reinholt, and Jacqueline Courtney on ANOTHER WORLD, which lead to them all being fired. Y&R's previous executive producer Josh Griffith has been in the new a lot lately, reported as fired, then as still working, then as soon-to-be-fired. Looks like he's finally out the door. Rauch brings decades of soap experience to the table and we can hope fans see the best of Rauch and not the worst. Once again the backstage drama on daytime soaps (and let's not forget the press) is just as interesting as the happenings on the shows themselves.