Tracey Thomson is an American television

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

writer for

CBS Daytime CBS Daytime is a division within CBS that is responsible for the daytime television block programming on the CBS' late morning and early afternoon schedule. The block has historically encompassed soap operas and game shows. Schedule NOTE: All tim ...

's ''

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 ...

''. She is sharing head-writing duties with

Charles Pratt Jr. Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director. In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of ''The Young and the Restless''. In Septembe ...

who originally hired her to be a script writer on ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

''. In 2019 she started to write for "Sulphur Springs" with Charles Pratt Jr. She attended the University of Georgia and started her career with CNN in Atlanta before moving to California.

Positions held

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 ...

'' (hired by

Robert Guza Jr. Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951 ) is an American television writer and producer, who formerly held the position as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Personal life Guza has been married to actress and fellow writer Meg Be ...

) *Associate Head writer: July 26, 2011-May 2012 *Occasional Breakdown writer: May 2007 – July 2008) *Script writer: September 11, 2006 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 - July 30, 2008; June 17, 2010 – July 25, 2011 *Occasional script writer: March 28, 2006 – July 13, 2006 * Script Continuity: 2005–2006 ''

'' *Script Writer (February 17, 2010 - May 6, 2010) *Associate Head Writer (September 11, 2008 - February 18, 2010) *Occasional Script Writer (September 25, 2008 - 2009) ''

'' (hired by

Josh Griffith Joe Shelby "Josh" Griffith (born August 15, 19??) is an American soap opera writer and producer. Personal life Born on August 15, in the U.S. state of New York, Josh is the son of Joe (Rip) Griffith and Sue Estes Griffith, both teachers and artist ...

) *Script Writer: December 4, 2012 *Co-Head Writer: December 7, 2012 – March 18, 2015 *Associate Head Writer: March 19, 2015 – March 15, 2017 '' Secrets of Sulphur Springs'' *Executive Producer and Creator, 2021

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