Kay Alden

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Kay Alden is the award-winning writer (and former head and co-head writer) for the soap opera The Young And The Restless. Alden is currently consulting on All My Children.

Alden started writing for the Y&R in 1974 and took over as head writer in 1998 when series creator William J. Bell stepped down from the position. As head writer, the show lost about 2 million viewers (Daytime TV ratings)

There is a scholarship in her name from Emporia State University, in Emporia, Kansas.

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Alden has been nominated for, and has won, more than a dozen Daytime Emmy Awards since the late 70s, and the Writers Guild Of America Award.

Preceded by William J. Bell

Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with John F. Smith 2002-2006) (with Lynn Marie Latham 2006) 1998-2006

Succeeded by Lynn Marie Latham

Serial	Head Writer(s)	Associate/Script/Breakdown Writers	Producers	Directors
The Young And The Restless	Lynn Marie Latham (HW), Scott Hamner (Co-HW)	Rick Draughon, Sandra Weintraub, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Sara A. Bibel, Janice Ferri Esser, Lynsey DuFour, Natalie Minardi Slater, Eric Freiwald, Sally Sussman Morina, Paula Cwikly, Scott Hamner, Bernard Lechowick, James Stanley, Tom Casiello	Lynn Marie Latham (Executive Producer), Josh Griffith (Co-EP), John Fisher, Matthew J. Olsen, Josh O'Connell, Edward J. Scott	Mike Denney, Noel Maxam, Sally McDonald, Andrew Lee, Dean LaMont