Guiding Light
"The Guiding Light" was broadcast first by CBS Television on June 30, 1952, replacing the canceled soap opera "The First Hundred Years". These episodes were also 15 minutes long. During the period from 1952 to 1956, "The Guiding Light" existed as both a radio and television serial, with actors recording their performances twice for each day that the shows were broadcast. The radio broadcast of "The Guiding Light" ceased production during 1956, ending this overlap.
Tina Sloan
Tina Sloan (born February 1, 1943) is an American actress, best known for originating and playing the part of Lillian Raines on the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" from 1983 until the show's final broadcast in 2009. Her previous leading roles on daytime television have included scheming Kate Thornton Cannell on "Somerset" (1974–76), troubled Patti Barron McCleary on "Search for Tomorrow" (1976–77), and Dr. Olivia Delaney on "Another World" (1980–81). Her role as Lillian Raines endeared her and over the years, Lillian became one of the show's "guiding lights", a noble woman whose troubled past made her stronger and kept her morally grounded.