Thom Racina

Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.

Personal
He hails from Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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.

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
 * 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 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)