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.
Melissa Hayden (actress)
She is best known to soap fans for playing the role of Bridget Reardon on "Guiding Light" from May 21, 1991 to June 18, 1997, in which she spawned some of the show's most-remembered storylines. After she left "Guiding Light", Hayden dropped out of the public eye for many years, but in 2009, she reprised her role as Bridget for the ending of the series.