Kay Alden

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Kay Alden is the award-winning television writer, and former head and co-head writer for the most-watched American soap opera The Young And The Restless. Alden was recently hired by ABC Daytime to consult on All My Children and One Life To Live.

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. However, it should be noted that all soap operas during this period experienced the same scale of audience erosion.

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. She was fired from the Y and R in late 2006.

Preceded by William J. Bell

Head Writer of The Young And The Restless (with John F. Smith: 2002-2006); Trent Jones (co-HW: 2003-2005) (with Lynn Marie Latham Feb. 2006) 1998- December 25, 2006

Succeeded by Lynn Marie Latham