Susan Ward Announces Pregnancy

Actress Susan Ward (SUNSET BEACH, MAKE IT OR BREAK IT) announced today that she and her husband, Producer David Robinson (Morgan Creek Pictures) are expecting their first child - a boy - in August.

The couple have been married since June 2005.

FLASHBACK: Establishing Soap No Day at the Beach 1997

Establishing a Soap Is No Day at the Beach

By Justine Elias
New York Times
February 23, 1997

When a fresh-faced Kansas girl ditches her husband-to-be in favor of a mysterious Southern California man she met on the Internet, she finds herself in a picturesque coastal town touched by romance, murder, misunderstandings and nefarious schemes in equal measure. Welcome to Sunset Beach, Miss K.C. Now, get busy. After a formidable publicity campaign to hype its Jan. 6 debut, it's time for SUNSET BEACH, Aaron Spelling's new daytime soap opera (weekdays at noon on NBC) to find a devoted audience.

In an industry in which shows are created and discarded by the dozens, a new daytime drama is a rarity. NBC's SANTA BARBARA, which survived for eight years, is considered the most recent success; GENERATIONS and THE CITY (which has its final episode March 28) were both canceled after little more than a year. NBC, whose current daytime lineup ranks last in the ratings, hopes its newest series is built for a long run.