Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.

Personal

He hails from

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

, went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing. He is close friends with

Sally Sussman Morina Sally Sussman Morina is an American documentary filmmaker, television writer, and producer. Personal life She is married to Anthony Morina, a CBS Daytime director and producer. She has gone by her married name Sally Sussman Morina on various proj ...

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 genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy o ...

: 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 streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *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 la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

'' *Writer: 1978 ''

Family Passions ''Family Passions'' (German language, 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 199 ...

'' *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. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *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 * Gen ...

'' *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 focu ...

'' *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 fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' (hired by

Maria Arena Bell Maria Arena Bell (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.'' Biography Maria Arena Bell grew u ...

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 ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' (hired by Prospect Park) *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 film, teen Sports film, sports comedy-drama film directed by Tim Fywell, written by Hadley Davis from a story by Meg Cabot and Davis, and starring Joan Cusack, Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall and Hayde ...

" 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 ...

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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