Okay, so we were bummed when we found out that our behind-the-scenes tour of the Guiding Light was cancelled. Fortunately, the day was well planned by NCC Radio and Film Department instructor Donna Acerra to include a tour of The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in mid-town Manhattan.

I know it was a 3 p.m. ritual for me back in high school; race from the bus through the neighbors’ backyards to get home so I could plant myself in front of the TV in time for General Hospital. It was the height of the Luke and Laura saga and I couldn’t miss a minute. My mom watched with me. My friends watched with their moms. This was emotional, moving drama at its sappy best. We kept tissues at the ready.