Thom Racina Explained

Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.^[1]

Personal

He comes from Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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

1991

Days of Our Lives

• 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

• Writer: 1978

Family Passions

• Head Writer: 1993 - 1994

Friends and Lovers

• Head Writer: 1994

General Hospital

• Co-Head Writer: 1981 - 1984

Generations

• Co-Head Writer: 1989 - 1991

Santa Barbara

• Breakdown Writer: February 1992 - January 15, 1993
• Co-Head Writer: 1991 - January 1992

Search for Tomorrow

• Script Writer: 1980

The Young and the Restless (hired by Maria Arena Bell fired by Barbara Bloom)

• Script Writer: August 1, 2008 - October 20, 2008

One Life to Live (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" story on the American soap opera General Hospital^[2]
• Lifeguard (1978)
• Blizzard (1979)
• Nine to Five (1980)
• Tomcat (1981)
• Snow Angel (1996)
• Hidden Agenda (1997)^[3]
• 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 NOMINATIONS

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

Writers Guild of America Award NOMINATIONS

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

Notes and References

1. News: Kleinschmidt . Janice . Icebreaker: Madman Among Us — Thom Racina calls one of his books a 'love letter' to the desert — and a great souvenir. Palm Springs Life . 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060323032156/https://www.palmspringslife.com/media/Palm-Springs-Life/August-2004/Icebreaker/ . 23 March 2006.
2. Web site: Sciacca. Mike. 2003-01-09. Colorful tales. 2021-07-07. Daily Pilot. en-US.
3. News: Hidden Agenda by Thom Racina. https://web.archive.org/web/19990922035917/http://www.themysteryreader.com/racina-agenda.html. 22 September 1999. The Mystery Reader. Judith. Flavell.