Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.

Personal

He comes from

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, and went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing.

Positions held

'' Another World'' *Breakdown Writer: 1988 *Script Writer: 1987 '' Dangerous Women'' *

Head Writer A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio ...

: 1991 ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' *Co-Head Writer: September 24, 1984 - November 18, 1986; 1994-1995, April 2004-December 2005 (with James E. Reilly) '' Jam Bay'' *Head Writer: 1994 ''

Family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

'' *Writer: 1978 ''

Family Passions ''Family Passions'' (German: ''Macht der Leidenschaft'') was the first hour-long television serial produced in Canada and Germany. It was produced and distributed by Baton Broadcasting System and ZDF between 1993 and 1994. In 1996, BBS stations r ...

'' *Head Writer: 1993 - 1994 ''Friends and Lovers'' *Head Writer: 1994 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' *Co-Head Writer: 1981 - 1984 ''

Generations A generation is all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. Generation or generations may also refer to: Science and technology * Generation (particle physics), a division of the elementary particles * Genera ...

'' *Co-Head Writer: 1989 - 1991 '' Santa Barbara'' *Breakdown Writer: February 1992 - January 15, 1993 *Co-Head Writer: 1991 - January 1992 ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show f ...

'' *Script Writer: 1980 ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' (hired by

Maria Arena Bell Maria Arena Bell ( Arena; born March 10, 1963) is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is the former head writer and executive producer of the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless.'' Early life and education ...

fired by Barbara Bloom) *Script Writer: August 1, 2008 - October 20, 2008 ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

'' (hired by

Prospect Park Prospect Park may refer to: Businesses * Prospect Park (production company), entertainment production company *Prospect Park Productions NZ, theatre company based in Dunedin, New Zealand Places New Zealand * Prospect Park, New Zealand, a portion ...

) *Head Writer: April 29 - August 19, 2013

Novels

*''Kojak: In San Francisco'' (1976) *''The Great Los Angeles Blizzard'' (1977); became the basis for the "

Ice Princess ''Ice Princess'' is a 2005 American teen sports comedy-drama film directed by Tim Fywell, written by Hadley Davis from a story by '' Princess Diaries'' creator Meg Cabot and Davis. It stars Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg an ...

" story on the American soap opera ''

'' *''Lifeguard'' (1978) *''Blizzard'' (1979) *''Nine to Five'' (1980) *''Tomcat'' (1981) *''Snow Angel'' (1996) *''Hidden Agenda'' (1997) *''Secret Weekend'' (1999) *''The Madman's Diary'' (2001) *''Never Forget'' (2002) *''Deadly Games'' (2003) *''Deep Freeze'' (2005) *''Guardian Angel'' (with Terri Lee Ryan)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...

NOMINATIONS *(1985 & 1987; Best Writing; Days of Our Lives) *(1983 & 1984; Best Writing; General Hospital)

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

NOMINATIONS *(For 1992 season; Santa Barbara) *(For 1987 season; Days of Our Lives)

Head writing tenures

References

External links

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