Guiding Light
originally aired on CBS
Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. The show was created by Irna Phillips and Emmons Carlson, who based it on personal experiences. Guiding light has had a number of plot sequences during the series' long history, on both radio and television.