Wendy Riche - Interview

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Emmy Award-winning producer Wendy Riche will sit down with me live in The Locher Room on Friday, January 28th at 3 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. PST to look back at her career producing some of your favorite daytime dramas.
Wendy began her association with ABC Television as a secretary in Children’s Programming. After working as a Coordinator of Late Night Programming, she began her producing career as Associate Producer of the ABC Late Night Series “In Concert”. Wendy became the Executive Producer of ABC’s General Hospital in 1992 where she remained for nine years earning five Daytime Emmys Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. As Executive Producer of General Hospital, she created the GH spin-off, Port Charles in 1997, delivering 1 1/2 hours daily scripted programming to ABC Daytime. Following General Hospital, Wendy was the Executive Producer of the MTV groundbreaking docu(soap)series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
Wendy is the Executive Producer and co-writer of the award-winning The Bay along with Gregori J. Martin and Kristos Andrews. With Gregori, Wendy Exec Produced, Co-created and co-wrote the upcoming spinoff of The Bay titled “yA.”
Wendy is currently in partnership with Riche Productions working with her husband Alan Riche and her son Peter Riche, developing films and television series.
Don’t miss the chance to catch up with this Emmy winner next Friday.
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[@ALouise301]

Love the Bay!

[@erikandrus4387]

Back then, when people, regardless of which show they were affiliated with, just wanted the genre to succeed because they believed in its power. Magnificent.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks, Erik! Happy Sunday!

[@erikandrus4387]

@@TheLocherRoom Happy Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday to you Alan :)

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

I adore Wendy Riche and it is a genuine crime that she is not a producer within the four remaining daytime soaps, because she could still be doing great work. Would love to see her takeover _The Young and the Restless_ and genuinely revive that soap. She is amazing, and could do some amazing work in daytime. And perhaps could bring Patrick Mulcahey on as head writer with her.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks for the message and for watching.

[@wendyriche204]

Thank you DegrassilInstantStar for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

@@wendyriche204 Of course, Ms. Riche!

[@Sunshine-614]

I admire and respect Wendy so much for all her hard work and dedication to make GH and PC so great! The fact that she involved and consulted the actors and others to learn about the characters in depth is amazing and made the difference. I stopped watching starting in 2002 for a few years because it was no longer fun to watch and so many actors I wanted to see left. I started watching again when I heard some of the legacy characters were back and I watched to support them but it’s never been the same. I wish Wendy could come back to clean up the show and make it magic again.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate it.

[@rosierose4022]

Great Interview. Oh how I miss Wendy Riche, Claire, etc on General Hospital, the writing of the characters is not the same. She is truly is a gem! If GH ends, I would love for her to come back to revive and write the storylines for Sonny and Brenda again( Maurice Bernard and Vanessa Marcil miss you truly). Mrs. Wendy Riche and the writing team were amazing with couples, characters on the Daytime show. You deserve all the flowers and accolades because you have impacted my life with the stories at that time. I was too young, but I binge-watched the fab four Sonny/Brenda/ Stone/Robin storylines while I was sick. Thank you, Mrs. Wendy Riche.

[@TheLocherRoom]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this, Rosie. Thanks for the message and for tuning in.

[@wendyriche204]

Thank you Rosie for your kind words and for caring so much about the work we did and the stories we told.

[@regina4freedom653]

Wendy and Claire were gold!!! The show was never better!!!

[@TheLocherRoom]

👍

[@d.lhudson3875]

Still one of those most beautiful and heartbreaking stories ever told on television - Maxie’s heart transplant

[@regina4freedom653]

@@d.lhudson3875 Yes it was! But I also refer to what I call the Trifection of Perfection as these three stories were told sequentially and even overlapping. BJ's heart, Monica's cancer, and Stone Robin AIDS story. It put the hospital back in General Hospital. The heart and humanity in the writing and the brilliance in production has been unparalleled in any soap opera before or since.

[@d.lhudson3875]

@@regina4freedom653 100%

[@JJ-um5ec]

Another Fabulous Interview. I was hooked on GH during her tenure. Now I know why, she was involved in Doing Time. on Maple Drive and Who will love my Children, loved those movies!

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks so much for tuning-in!

[@wendyriche204]

Thanks JJ!!

[@vmvm3857]

Alan, a bit late to the comment party here, but I was really looking forward to this interview, and it did not disappoint. Thank you for having my favorite EP of all time on your channel. GH under her tenure was truly "the Mona Lisa of Daytime" as Connie P often pointed out. It was meaningful, significant, emotional, and extremely well-produced and beautifully written. Look at all of the incredible stories that touched so many viewers, and that fans still speak highly of today. Can anyone think of any stories that are even remotely memorable after Wendy left? She is a brilliant, humane producer and woman who made GH unique and special. Thank you again for this interview!

[@TheLocherRoom]

I appreciate the message. Thanks so much for letting me know and for watching.

[@theronaissance]

BEST. INTERVIEW. EVER.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Wow - - that's some compliment, Ron. I appreciate you.

[@wendyriche204]

Alan Locher is THE BEST! Thank you for watching!

[@sharoncalay150]

Great interview I love her she's fabulous it's so great to hear them tell us how the got started

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks, Sharon. I appreciate that.

[@brinsonopinion]

I've really enjoyed listening to this interview. You've really gone to the source on this one Alan & Wendy is so engaging & personable - truly a pleasure & an education listening to her description of her journey through the industry & the various processes it took to achieve so much.

[@TheLocherRoom]

So glad you enjoyed it, Scott.

[@abe_froman8360]

The writers and producers of the four remaining soaps could learn a thing or two from her.

[@SeemaPAmir]

Agreed!!

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

_The Young and the Restless_ needs her. I'd love to see her go there.

[@TheLocherRoom]

I was quite impressed with her, Abe!

[@allanbrown6318]

My favorite EP of all time! Great interview!

[@wendyriche204]

Abe_Froman - very kind of you. I appreciate it . Thanks for watching!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

She really injected General Hospital with new life. It makes me wonder what she could have done for As the World Turns or Guiding Light.

[@TheLocherRoom]

She is a talented producer!

[@hhhh-xb9py]

I say any of the 4 soaps would be wise to get wendy riche as exec producer and donna swajeskie as head writer!!

[@keithalvarez6229]

Wendy yes. Donna I'm not so sure about. Donna did amazing work at Another World but wasn't so great when paired with David Kreizman at All My Children.

[@hhhh-xb9py]

@@keithalvarez6229 i only kno her work from amother world and i thought she was great !! She was very heavey on character rich scenes!! I loved aw during her era...

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you for tuning in.

[@wendyriche204]

Thank you so much for watching and for these kind words!

[@hhhh-xb9py]

I could be wrong ..and if i am i apologise to them..but i think wendy riche has been the only one classy enough to come on board and thank us for watching...id also like to point out this woman told 90 something anna lee as long as she had power she had a job for life...thats the mark of a good person...however beyond her control the next exec ...well she chose to fire a 90 + woman...not gossip ..leslie charleson commented this very passionatley in interviews...again if any execs watching...hire wendy riche if shes willing!!!!!

[@TheLocherRoom]

I don't know if she is the only one, but it was certainly nice of her to do so.

[@OneLoveRSR]

When you get legends on, let them talk. Listen to them. And let them talk.

[@wendyriche204]

❤

[@TheLocherRoom]

I'm so sorry if you felt I didn't. My apologies.

[@jptraveladventures]

Wendy, you Really Look good for your age. I loved Port Charles and Gh when you were at the helm.

[@TheLocherRoom]

💜🙏💜

[@kevinriley6320]

Could you interview anyone from OLTL involving the Billy Douglas coming out storyline. This year marks the 30th anniversary of it.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks for the suggestion, Kevin. Love that idea.

[@1960pm_.]

41:14 42:43 46:30 47:00

[@TheLocherRoom]

😍😍😍

[@greg7656]

I remember "In Concert" very well. Wonder what her suggestions were?

[@TheLocherRoom]

I kind of remember it, but it's a long time ago.

[@jptraveladventures]

what is Wendy Doing now? she helped GH win Emmys for years.

[@TheLocherRoom]

She's still producing other projects.

[@happyrn6177]

Loved that you mentioned the importance of history, especially now that GH is waffling between history and retconning.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Glad you enjoyed the show. Thanks for watching.

[@JmelBst]

ABC needs to wise up & swap FV for her. She offered so much great, valuable insight. Part of me wishes she'd never left bc ABCs last soap was so wonderful during her tenure. GH needs her, now more than ever. She really cared about that show.

[@wendyriche204]

Thank you JJ for watching and for caring so much

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thanks so much for watching! Wendy took the time to listen and learn about the show she worked on.

[@richardcleveland6949]

She didn't leave, she got fired

[@anitakeyanitak8884]

Alan I love your videos. I would like to hear a one on one with Michael e knight.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you so much, Anita. Glad to hear that. Did you see my interview with Michael, Cady and Jon Lindstrom?

[@anitakeyanitak8884]

@@TheLocherRoom yes. I did I really enjoyed it. I would just like to hear what Micheal would say one on one. He seems to like the zoom events even though he doesn’t seem to like social media.

[@terrimitchell5236]

They ordered bring wendy Riche back to gh.

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[@HelloooThere]

When did this happen?

[@rhondathompson6942]

let wendy come home to gh now

[@TheLocherRoom]

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[@hhhh-xb9py]

Wendy riche on gh was right in that when she was in charge of gh she msde the main story 60% of the show ...smart....jill phsren phelps on othrer hand made main story 90% of the show...big mistake ...when cruz / eden left ...on santa barbara she had no show....even the b storys were written as an after thougjt.....phelps is good for a show short term to freshen things....riche is your long term boss who knows how to steer and keep the ship going!!!...i always thought this and aftet watching both women interviewed with alan it confirms this....phelps comes in...burns down an iconic set on y&r...makes santa barbara the cruz and eden then the frisco reva hour...kills frankie on another world...kills maureen on guiding light....shes like litening...xciting..shocking..but burns out fast...give me the likes of riche any day!!! .

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you for watching!

[@Mr21scott]

I just can NOT forgive her - EVER - for creating the monsters-that-ate-and-destroyed-the-show Sonny and Carly.

[@TheLocherRoom]

I'm sorry to hear that, but I do appreciate you watching this (if you did) 😍

[@isaiahhill2104]

Well to be fair, from what I’ve seen in her era of GH, we still had some diversity in terms of who got the spotlight. It was during Jill Farren Phelps’ GH (post-2001 specifically) where the show turned into General Mobsters.

[@regina4freedom653]

She has been married for 55 years?!? How old is she? And why does she not age??

[@TheLocherRoom]

Right? She looks amazing. ❤️

[@regina4freedom653]

@@TheLocherRoom If she has been married for 55 years, that means she is at least 75 years old!!!! It is hard to believe!! So, when she started at GH 30 years ago, she would have been at least 45, which makes sense!! But wow!! She sounds great, looks great, and seems very nice and totally willing to share accolades with everyone who worked with her!

[@regina4freedom653]

Claire was already gone when Alan's drug addiction came along.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you. I think Patrick Mulcahey pointed that out during the interview.

[@tonyhassan2327]

I will never forgive you for killing my BJ Jones she was my little Angel and in infected robin with HIV vires I was there when bobby help BJ in the elevator when she was born GH was never the same

[@TheLocherRoom]

😞