John Conboy


John Conboy was an American soap opera producer until his death in January 2018.

Career

In 1982 Conboy left The Young and the Restless and became executive producer of the newly created CBS soap opera Capitol. He served as the show's executive producer until the series was cancelled in 1987. During the last few years of Capitol, he created Casino which was set in Las Vegas. It was not picked up.
Conboy was hired as executive producer of the NBC Daytime soap opera Santa Barbara in 1990; however, the show's ratings did not improve, and he was let go in 1991. In December 2002, after nearly a decade of not working in daytime, Conboy was hired as executive producer of Guiding Light, succeeding longtime executive producer Paul Rauch, who stepped down the month prior and interim executive Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin. One-year later, Conboy reportedly walked out of his role as executive producer as Guiding Light following several disputes with the serial's producers Procter & Gamble, however, he later returned. In a statement, Conboy stated: "Procter & Gamble, CBS and I agree that my work on Guiding Light is not finished. I look forward to continuing our incredible partnership and all the terrific stories we have yet to tell."

Positions held

Capitol
Guiding Light
  • Executive Producer
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
  • Producer
Santa Barbara
  • Executive Producer
The Young and the Restless
  • Executive Producer
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: "The Other Woman"
After Hours: From Janice, John, Mary and Michael, with Love
After Hours: Singin', Swingin' and All That Jazz
The Solitary Man

Awards and nominations

Wins
Nominations

  • Executive Producing Tenure