Sorensen Media Group CEO Rex Sorensen said, “This is a phenomenal milestone … for any show to even run this long is a tremendous accomplishment. Congratulations from Sorensen Media Group. We know we will continue to get the finest stories from this franchise for years to come.”
Lotus Media Services and Sorensen Media Group Managing Director Evan M. Cohen said, “The fact that General Hospital continues to be on the air for such a long time is a testament to the type of stories and fan base the show has. It is definitely a tradition.”
Sorensen Media Group, a privately-held media and entertainment conglomerate, is the leading broadcast company in the Western Pacific with holdings in television, radio and Internet programming, development, production and broadcasting.
“General Hospital,” the innovative, award-winning drama series, celebrates 44 years of being on television on April 1, 2007. General Hospital is the longest-running dramatic serial on the ABC Television Network – having aired its 11,000th episode in 2006 – and is the longest-running daytime drama produced on the West Coast. In April 2006, General Hospital made Daytime Emmy history – for the second year in a row – as the only daytime drama to ever receive the prestigious Emmy Award for Best Drama a record nine times. The show also received four other Emmy Awards during the 2006 ceremony.
Rex Sorensen is Chairman and CEO of Sorensen Media Group which includes the stations of News Talk K57, Power 98, 105 The KAT, Fox 6 and ABC 7 on Guam. Rex Sorensen has been involved in building and creating media platforms in Asia and the United States for over 20 years.
