The Young and the Restless head writer Josh Griffith is leaving the CBS daytime drama, Deadline has confirmed.
The cast and crew of the soap were informed yesterday of Griffith’s decision to leave the show and his position as head writer. He remains in the position but is expected to leave in the near future. Y&R is on hiatus until Monday, July 6.
No word yet on a successor.
Griffith is a longtime vet of the soap world, with writing jobs, since the late 1980s, including gigs at As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara and Sunset Beach.
He joined The Young and the Restless as a breakdown writer in 2006, and has since held such titles as creative consultant, co-executive producer, supervising producer and his current titles of head writer and executive producer.
His work at Y&R has earned him four Daytime Emmy Awards, and he won three others for Santa Barbara and One Life to Live.
TV Insider was first to report the news.
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