A journalist of both print and broadcast, Billie Rae Bates has been a professional writer and editor for two decades, including 10 years in the daily newspaper industry in Detroit; Saginaw, Mich.; and Wausau, Wis. She's written three novels, two of which are set in Detroit, as well as the BRBTV reference guides, which cover the primetime soaps "Dynasty" and "Dallas," the action-adventure hit "The Dukes of Hazzard," the daytime soap "Santa Barbara," and a host of animated and kids' series. Since 2006, she's kept up a news blog focusing on these classic TV shows, as well as other projects such as the yearlong photo essays "My Mother's Clothing" and "The Inexplicable Lives of Dolls." You can visit her official site at BillieRae.com, as well as the home page for BRBTV at BRBTV.com.