February 5

- Jason Cook [Shawn-D] and Nadia Bjorlin [Chloe] have both extended their contracts.
- The teens of Salem grabbed the Silver award for DAYS in the Soap Opera Digest Soap Olympics from the February 12, 2002 issue.

January 24

- Watch E! Sunday, January 27 @ 9PM EST to see Kirsten Storms, Jason Cook [Shawn-D], and Kyle Brandon Lowder [Brady]. The three actors will be featured on the E! Special "Rank." The show is about the shows people watch but don't admitting to liking.
- Kirsten is staying in Salem. The actress is now under a new contract until July of 2004. She was sure about her decision, saying, "I'm definitely planning on staying. I love playing Belle. I could never leave Deidre [Marlena] and Drake [John]!" [SOD - 02.05.02] I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm happy about this news! :o)

January

- Congratulations to the cast and crew of Days of Our Lives for winning Favorite Soap on this year's People's Choice Awards. Deidre Hall [Marlena] and Ken Corday accepted the award, with many members of the cast behind them, including Kirsten Storms, Alison Sweeney, Nadia Bjorlin, Kyle Brandon Lowder, Farah Fath. Previous to the win, Julia Roberts announced that part of the reason she was nervous was because the cast of Days was seated behind her. Also, in a later interview, she expressed her interest on the Shawn/Belle relationship.