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Welcome to GH2 Online, your online source
of information on the new ABC soap Port
Charles. Since the show has yet to debut,
you'll notice that we do not have the
vast array of areas you might be familiar
with. But as the debut date approaches,
we'll provide you with the Scoop, recaps,
polls, message boards, and all the usual
information.
A Look at Some Port Charles Residents
Ten new characters have just been added
to the list for ABC's newest daytime
drama--Debbi Morgan, Renee Allman,
Michael Dietz, Lisa Ann Hadley, Jennifer
Hammon, Rib Hillis, Mitch Longley, Nolan
North, Jay Pickett. Set to debut on June
1st with a special two-hour episode, Port
Charles will begin in its regular time
slot on Monday, June 2nd (12:30-1:00
p.m., ET).
What follows is a list of the actors and
the characters they will be portraying.
Jennifer Hammon joins the cast as Dr.
Karen Wexler Cates, a character who
debuted on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Just before
leaving town on GH with her husband
Jagger, she learned that Scott Baldwin
(Kin Shriner) was her biological father.
Karen has been overcoming the trauma of
her past while attending medical school,
but is having problems dealing with her
husband's dangerous line of undercover
police work in San Francisco. Her journey
begins as she decides -- with Jagger's
support -- to accept an internship at
General Hospital.
Lisa Ann Hadley plays Dr. Julie
Morris-Devlin, a woman who has grown up
on the posh North Shore of Chicago, in
the overpowering shadow of her father, a
nationally renowned surgeon. Julie has
spent her life craving her arrogant and
egotistic father's approval, while
discounting her mother's nurturing love.
She has now arrived at General Hospital
with the intention of keeping her and her
father's identity a secret, to see if she
can get by without his powerful influence
over her life.
Julie Pinson will portray Dr. Eve
Lambert, an intelligent and beautiful
woman whose father left her and her
mother when she was two years old. Her
driving ambition rules her existence
until she meets her match in Port
Charles: a man who makes her reconsider
her opinion of men and experience the
effect of love.
Michael Dietz and Jay Pickett will play
Dr. Joseph Parnell Scanlon and Francis
Xavier Scanlon, respectively. Joe and his
big brother Frank grew up as the eldest
siblings in a poor Irish family in Port
Charles. It was to Frank that Joe first
confided that he wanted to become a
doctor, and Frank encouraged Joe to
pursue his dream. Frank, whose charm has
always outshined his younger brother, now
teaches high school science and
moonlights as an emergency medical
technician. Joe's fiery disposition makes
it difficult for him to show tenderness
to anyone but his patients -- until he
meets the wrong woman to fall in love
with.
Nolan North plays Dr. Chris Ramsey, whose
charm masks his determination to be the
best surgeon in the country. Chris'
father decreed that his son would never
have to work for anything; and as a
result, Chris became thoroughly spoiled.
His smooth exterior allows him to be
adored by General Hospital staffers, but
his self-serving nature and lack of moral
code cause others to loathe him. Chris
will discover a secret about one of his
fellow interns that he will use to
advance himself.
Mitch Longley plays Dr. Matt Harmon, who
uses a wheelchair since being injured in
a skiing accident at eighteen. Matt has
not given up on the idea that he will
walk again someday, has not fully
accepted that his injury may well be
permanent. Matt refuses to allow his
physical disabilities to get in the way
or be an excuse for others to treat him
any differently.
Rib Hillis plays Dr. Jake Marshak, a
brooding man who never quite fit in
during his undergraduate years. He had
very few friends and struggled to find
his place in the world. Just when things
looked darkest, Jake met Danielle Ashley
(Renee Allman), a beautiful, sweet,
actress who seems fascinated with his
secret research. Danielle has recently
uncovered secrets about her lineage that
link her to Port Charles.
Debbi Morgan will play Dr. Ellen Burgess,
the resident in charge of this year's
interns, who is determined to whip this
group into shape. Ellen is an excellent
doctor and demands that others also
excel. Even small failures are
unacceptable to her, and she does not
tolerate excuses. Authoritative and
unsentimental, Ellen is driven by secrets
from her past to make her interns into
the best doctors they can be.
Sounds like quite a line-up. And the
backstage buzz is that this show will be
great-from the primetime launch to the
daily show. I can't wait.
Port Charles Hits Roadblock
If you are anxious to see the debut of
Port Charles, the new GH spinoff, you
might be waiting longer than you think.
The show is set to debut on June 2nd...
but there's a catch. If your local ABC
affiliate has not been airing The City or
A Daytime to Remember, you might not get
to see GH2.
Take this example from KVIA TV 7 out of
El Paso, Texas. Their message is in
response to a message sent by Soap Opera
Central Administrator Dan Kroll.
"Unfortunately we will not be able
to air Port Charles initially. We
have not been running Loving or The
City due to poor ratings in El Paso.
Therefore, we have contracts to air
other programming during the time
period, and we must honor those
agreements. However, when those
contracts expire, we will seriously
consider airing Port Charles".
If this is the situation in your neck of
the woods, it is entirely possible that
you will not get to see Port Charles
until after the show has been on the air
for a while. Unfortunately, there is
little that a viewer can do. If a
station's programming contracts require
it to air another program, the only thing
they might be able to do is to air Port
Charles in the wee morning hours.
[Image] View the complete list of
stations who will and won't air Port
Charles
GH2 Gets Name, 2 Hour Premiere
ABC's new General Hospital spinoff, Port
Charles, will launch with a two-hour
primetime episode at 9:00pm (Eastern) on
Sunday, June 1st.
"General Hospital" stars Lynn Herring and
Jon Lindstrom and former "GH" star Kin
Shriner have been signed to head the cast
of "Port Charles," the title of the
upcoming new ABC Daytime drama. This
announcement was made by Pat
Fili-Krushel, President, ABC Daytime.
"Lynn and Jon have created dynamic and
complex characters on 'General Hospital'
that have delighted and entertained our
viewers for the past several years. Kin
has been a cornerstone of the 'GH'
storyline for years, and his return
promises exciting, fun and dramatic
possibilities for story," explained Ms.
Fili-Krushel.
Kin Shriner assumed the role of Scotty
Baldwin in 1977 and continued with the
character, off and on, through the early
'90s. He also appeared in the daytime
dramas, "Texas" and "Rituals"; and the
ABC miniseries, "War and Remembrance," to
name a few of his television credits. Mr.
Shriner has also done theatrical and
motion picture projects.
Creating the role of Lucy Coe in 1986,
Lynn Herring took the recurring role of a
mousy librarian and parlayed it into a
character who is alternately alluring,
devious, unpredictable and endearing. Ms.
Herring has been twice nominated for an
Emmy Award for her performance and has
received two Soap Opera Awards as well.
Jon Lindstrom joined "GH" in 1992, also
as a recurring character. The role of
Ryan Chamberlain was augmented into one
of twins -- frighteningly similar as well
as distinctly different. Following Ryan's
fiery demise in 1995, Mr. Lindstrom
continued to portray the surviving
sibling, psychiatrist Kevin Collins, who
is now involved in a bafflingly spirited
relationship with Lucy Coe. Jon appeared
on the daytime drama, "Santa Barbara";
and has numerous television credits,
including the ABC series, "Call to
Glory," and "The Alamo, Thirteen Days to
Glory" with Alec Baldwin.
Wendy Riche is the executive producer of
both "General Hospital" and "Port
Charles," which is set to begin airing
June 2.
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This is a complete and up to date list of the stations that will and
will not be carrying Port Charles when it begins its run on June 2nd.
The information has been complied by Lynelle F. The following stations
have announced that they will carry Port Charles from day one.
Station Channel City, State
KAAL 6 Rochester, MN - Mason City, IA
KABC 7 Los Angeles, CA
KAKE 10 Wichita/Hutchinson Plus, KS
KAMC 28 Lubbock, TX
KAPP 35 Yakima, WA
KATN 2 Fairbanks, AK
KATU 2 Portland, OR
KATV 7 Little Rock/Pine Bluff, AR
KCAU 9 Sioux City, IA
KDNL 30 St. Louis, MO
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara, CA
KFSN 13 Fresno, CA
KGO 7 San Francisco/Bay Area, CA [YEA!!]
KGTV 10 San Diego, CA
KGUN 9 Tucson, TZ
KIFI 8 Idaho Falls, Pocatello, ID
KIMO 13 Archorage, AK
KITV 4 Hawaii
KJUD 8 Juneau, AK
KLAX 31 Alexandria, LA
KLKN 8 Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney Plus, NE
KLTV 7 Longview, TX
KMBC 9 Kansas City, MO (between 2:30-3:00a.m.)
KMGH 7 Denver, CO
KNTV 11 Montery/Salinas, CA [Hey, they're in San Jose, YEA!]
KNXV 15 Phoenix, AZ
KODE 12 Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KS
KOLO 8 Reno, NV
KOMO 4 Seattle/Tacoma, WA
KRCR 7 Chico/Redding, CA
KSFY 13 Sioux Falls, SD (they're 99% sure!!)
KSVI 6 Billings, MT
KSWO 7 Wichita Falls, TX - Laston, OK
KTBS 3 Shreveport, LA
KTKA 49 Topeka, KS
KTNV 13 Las Vegas, NV
KTRK 13 Houston, TX
KTXS 12 Abilene/Sweetwater, TX
KVII 7 Amarillo, TX
KXLY* 4 Spokane, WA (moved from NO)
KXXX 25 Waco/Temple/Bryan, TX
WAAY 31 Huntsville, AL
WABC 7 New York, NY
WAND 17 Champaign/Springfield/Decatur, IL
WAOW 9 Wausau/Rhinelander, WI (at 11 a.m.)
WATE 6 Knoxville, TN
WBAY 2 Green Bay/Appleton, WI
WBBJ 7 Jackson, TN
WBKO 13 Bowling Green, KY
WBKP 5 and 10 Calumet/Marquette, MI
WCHS 8 Charleson/Huntington, WV (most probably!!)
WCIV 4 Charleston, SC
WCJB 20 Gainesville, FL
WCPO 9 Cincinatti, OH
WCTF 33 and Birmingham/Tuscaloose, AL
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WCTI 12 Greenville/News Bern/ Washington, NC
WCVB 5 Boston, MA
WDIO 10 Duluth, MN - Superior, WI
WEAR* 3 Pensacola, FL - Mobile, AL
WEHT 25 Evansville, IN
WENY 36 Elmira, NY
WEWS 5 Cleveland, OH
WFAA 8 Dallas, TX (at 1:30 a.m. in place of The City)
WFTS 28 Tampa Bay, FL
WFTV 9 Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, FL
WGNO 26 New Orlenas, LA
WGTU 29 and 8 Traverse City/Cadillac, MI
WHOI 19 Peoria/Bloomington, IL
WHTM 27 Harrisburg, PA
WISN 12 Milwaukee, WI
WIXT 9 Syracuse, NY
WJCL 22 Savannah, GA
WJET 24 Eric, PA
WJLA 7 Washington, DC
WJRT 12 Flint/Saginaw/Bay City, MI
WKBW 7 Buffalo, NY
WKOW 27 Madison, WI
WKPT 19 Tri Cities, TN-VA
WLAJ 53 Lansing, MI
WLNE 6 Providence, RI
WLOX 13 Biloxi/Gulfport, MS
WLS 7 Chicago, IL
WMAR 2 Baltimore, MD
WMBB 13 Panama City, FL
WMGC 34 Binghampton, NY
WMTW 8 Portland, ME
WMUR 9 Boston, MA
WNEP 16 Wilkes Barre/Scranton, PA
WOI 5 Des Moines, IA
WOKR 13 Rochester, NY
WOLO 25 Columbia, SC
WPBF 25 West Palm Beach, FL
WPGA 58 Macon, GA
WPLG 10 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
WPTA 21 Ft. Wayne, IN
WPTY 24 Memphis, TN
WPVI 6 Philadelphia, PA
WQTV 2 St. Joseph, MO
WRIC 8 Richmond, VA
WRTV 6 Indianapolis, IN
WSET 13 Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
WSOC 9 Charlotte, NC
WSYX 6 Columbus, OH
WTEN 10 Albany, NY
WTNH 8 New Haven/Hartford, CT
WTOK 11 Meridian, MS
WTVC 9 Chattanooga, TN
WTVD 11 Raleigh-Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
WTVG* 13 Toledo, OH
WTVO 17 Rockford, IL (not until September)
WTVM 9 Columbus, GA
WUTR 20 Utica, NY
WVEC 13 Norfolk, VA
WVII 7 Bangor, ME
WVNY 22 Burlington, VT/Montreal, CN/Plattsburgh, NY
WWAY 3 Wilmington, NC
WWSB 40 Sarasota, FL
WWTI 50 Watertown, NY
WXLV 45 Winston Salem/Greenboro, NC
WXYZ* 7 Detroit, MI (moved from MAYBE)
WYTV 33 Youngstown, OH
WZVN 26 Ft. Myers/Naples, FL
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battlecreek, MI
The following stations have not agreed to air Port Charles, but they
remain optimistic that the show will air in their line-up.
Station Channel City, State
KSAT* 12 San Antonio, TX
WDTN 2 Dayton OH
WLOS 13 Greenville, SC
WSB 2 Atlanta, GA
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The following channels will probably air Port Charles, but their coverage
will not begin with the first episode. They'll probably join several weeks
or months into the series.
Station Channel City, State
KCRG 9 Cedar Rapids, IA
KRDO 13 Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CA
KSPR 33 Springfield, MO
WKRN 2 Nashville, TN
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The following stations will not be airing Port Charles.
Station Channel City, State
KBMT 12 Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX
http://www.kmbt.com --- kbmt@kbmt.com
Medford/Klamath Falls, OR
KDRV 12 http://www.kdrv.com --- craigerj@aol.com
KETV 7 Omaha, NE
none that I can find ... any help?
Eugene, OR
KEZI 9 http://www.kezi.com --- bliljegr@cmc.net
Ft.
KHBS 40 Smith/Fayetteville/Springfield/Rogers, AR
tv4029@aol.com
Ft.
KHOB 29 Smith/Fayetteville/Springfield/Rogers, AR
KIVI 6 Boise, ID
Need new address, if you have one.
KMIZ* 17 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO
kmiz@aol.com
KOAT 7 Albuquerque, NM
koattv@aol.com
KOCO 5 Oklahoma City, OK
* Last week, I incorrectly listed the web site and
address of a company with a similar name to
KOCO-TV. Please don't use that address, as this
"KOCO" business is in no way connected to the TV
industry. If anyone knows the e-mail address of
KOCO-TV, please let me know.
KRWF 43 Redwood Falls, MN
KSAX 42 Alexandria/Redwood Falls, MN
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
KSTP 5 Phone: (612) 646-5555 (all are connected)
Tulsa, OK
KTUL 8 Phone: (918) 445-9888. Speak only to the program
manager or the general manager.
KVIA 7 El Paso, TX
http://kvia.com --- feedback@kvia.com
KVUE 24 Austin, TX
http://kvue.com --- listens@kvue.com
KXTV 10 Modesto/Sacramento, CA
kwilliams@kxtv.com
WAPT 16 Jackson, MS
http://wapt.com --- wapt@misnet.com
Dothan, AL (moved from MAYBE)
WDHN* 18 **contracted to Rosie through September**
whdn@aol.com
WHAS 11 Louisville, KY
http://www.whas.com --- whas11@aol.com
WQAD 8 Moline, IL
http://www.wqad.com --- admin@wqad.com
Pittsburgh, PA
WTAE 4 http://wtaetv.com --- jheston@hearst.com
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