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Days of our Lives New Archives: 2002
Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2002 that focus on Days of our Lives or past and present DAYS performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.


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January 2002 Changes Of A Familiar Kind Said Due at DAYS It's surely not his fault, but it seems that whenever Bryan R. Dattilo (Lucas Roberts) is making news in the comings and going department, there is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes chattering.

January 2002 Peck Out as DAYS' Austin Though his final exit date isn't going to come for another few months, soapcentral.com has learned that Austin Peck (Austin Reed) will be exiting Days of our Lives.

January 2002 Billie Could Return -- Or Maybe Not Days of our Lives executive producer Ken Corday would like to bring Billie Reed back to the show's canvas, but he seems to be having a hard time finding an actress to play the part.

January 2002 DAYS Extends Inquiry to Nichols There's no official word yet, but Stephen Nichols (ex Stefan Cassadine, General Hospital) could very well be returning to Days of our Lives.

February 2002 The Ins and Outs of Days of our Lives It's contract time at the NBC soaps. While a boatload of Passions performers recently re-signed their contracts with the show, Days of our Lives hasn't quite reached that point with all of its stars.

February 2002 Lowder Crushes Competition With Five Wins What a difference a year can make. Nominated for just one Soap Opera Central Award last year, this year Kyle Brandon Lowder (Brady Black) went five-for-five in the Days of our Lives edition of the Dankies.

February 2002 Alfonso, Peck To be Parents While her character is still undergoing a major storyline revolving the paternity of her child, Kristian Alfonso's (Hope Brady) real-life pregnancy will be much less complex.

February 2002 Morris' Greta Getting Royal Sendoff Her time in Salem has been riddled with some outrageous storylines, but it appears that Days of Our Live's new writing regime has run out of those kind of ideas for Greta Von Amberg.

March 2002 Rinna To Host Cable Talk Show The uncertainty regarding the return of Billie Reed to Days of our Lives has just gotten a little cloudier. Lisa Rinna (ex Billie Reed), the presumed "front runner" to reprise the role of Billie on DAYS, has landed a job that could very well prevent her from returning to the show.

March 2002 Penghlis Returning to DAYS For a Third Time Two-time Days of our Lives veteran Thaao Penghlis (ex Tony DiMera; ex Andre DiMera) will return to the show later this year.

March 2002
Report: Pinson Out as Eve, In as DAYS' Billie

There is rampant speculation that Julie Pinson (Eve Lambert Thornhart) will be exiting Port Charles at the conclusion of the "Secrets" story arc and joining the cast of NBC's Days Of Our Lives.