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Kay Alden Nelson with Missouri State students and faculty
Kay Alden Nelson with Dean Shawn Wahl, Richard Amberg and a group of writing students

Daytime TV legend returning to campus

As the head writer of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, Kay Alden created beloved characters and thousands of hours of TV.

April 10, 2018 by Lucie Amberg

Kay Alden Nelson
Kay Alden Nelson

Missouri State alumna and writer Kay Alden Nelson (who is credited as Kay Alden for her work in daytime TV), is returning to campus. Her visit will feature a public forum.

Key details

  • What: Q&A with Daytime Emmy-winning writer Kay Alden Nelson
  • When: 3-5 p.m., April 16
  • Where: Plaster Student Union Theatre
  • How: Free and open to the public

About her career

During decades spent creating content for The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, Alden was recognized with a number of awards.

Awards recognition

  • 4 Emmy Awards – Best Writing Daytime Drama – The Young and the Restless – 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006
  • 2 Emmy Awards – Best Writing Daytime Drama – The Bold and the Beautiful – 2010, 2013
  • 2 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Daytime Serial Writing – 2002, 2005
  • 2004 Media Project – Shine Award (Youth Oriented Sexual Program Content)
  • 2003 Sentinel for Health Award – “Neil’s Battle with Alcoholism”
  • 2000 Sentinel for Health Award – “Raul’s Diabetes”
  • 1998 Chicago Women in Film and Television Achievement Award
  • 1992 Distinguished Alumni Award, Emporia (Kansas) State University

She has also been recognized with Missouri State’s Outstanding Alumni Award.

Impact on students

Richard Amberg, assistant professor of screenwriting, says visiting artists, such as Alden, elevate the student experience.

“Kay Alden is a model of success for student writers. She’s thrived in a volatile industry, and she has such important insight to share with our students,” Amberg says.

Alden last visited campus during the fall 2017 semester. A group of Amberg’s students had the opportunity to meet with her.

Kay Alden Nelson with Missouri State students and faculty
Kay Alden Nelson with Dean Shawn Wahl, Richard Amberg and a group of writing students

Amberg says, “Our students found her most recent visit incredibly meaningful and inspirational — not only because of how clearly she could speak to them about the craft and the industry — but also because she’s created characters they’ve known for years. I’m thankful they have this opportunity to learn from her again.”

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