| Rasha Drachkovitch | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Co-Owner and President of "44 Blue Productions" |
| Spouse | Stephanie Drachkovitch |
Rasha Drachkovitch is a television producer and President of 44 Blue Productions, which he co-founded with his wife, Stephanie Drachkovitch, in 1984.[1][2] Drachkovitch and his team are responsible for producing more than 60 series and 40 documentaries, equaling more than 500 hours of programming, which have aired on domestic broadcast networks, 12 cable networks as well as in 120 countries around the world. Drachkovitch earned a bachelors degree in communications from Stanford University.[3] He is the son of a Yugoslavian university professor father and winery manager mother.[1][2]
Getting shot at in Soweto, attacked in the West Bank by Palestinian protesters and chased down by the Yakuza in Tokyo has not slowed Drachkovitch down. His passion for reality has driven him behind the scenes of the world's most dangerous places, including the US Special Forces and Caesars Palace. He was the first to film inside Chinese and Russian maximum-security prisons.[4]
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Before establishing 44 Blue Productions, Drachkovitch produced Los Angeles KABC-TV's "Eye on LA". He also served as director/editor for the syndicated sports series "Greatest Sports Legends".[4] Drachkovitch's first TV show was the nationally syndicated "Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports", a sports blooper show he started with a mild $80,000 investment.[1][2]
In 1984, husband and wife team, Rasha and Stephanie Drachkovitch founded 44 Blue Productions to house their mix of mostly non-fiction, reality, how-to, lifestyle and action-adventure programming. Drachkovitch serves as executive producer, writer and director for most of the programs.
2005 Daytime Emmy Award - Best Show, Spanish Language - "Los Niños en Su Casa" KCET and Sesame Workshop
2005 Daytime Emmy Award - Best Studio-based Show, Spanish Language - "Los Niños en Su Casa", KCET and Sesame Workshop
2005 Peabody Award - "A Place of Our Own" & "Los Niños en Su Casa", KCET and Sesame Workshop
2005 Parent's Choice Award - "A Place of Our Own" & "Los Niños en Su Casa", KCET and Sesame Workshop
2003 Genesis Award - Outstanding Reality Programming - "Cell Dogs", Animal Planet
2002 CINE Award - Golden Eagle - "The True Story of Black Hawk Down", The History Channel
2001 Aurora Award - Gold Award - "Wide Open", A&E Network
2001 Aurora Award - Platinum Award - "Lockup:Inside Pelican Bay", MSNBC
2001 Aurora Award - Gold Award - "Cadets:Live of a Student Recruit", A&E
2000 Aurora Award - Gold Award - "Firefight", TLC
2000 Aurora Award - Platinum Award - "Journeys to Remember", Travel Channel
2000 Cine Award - Golden Eagle - "Firefight", TLC
1999 Telly Award - Winner - "Elite Choppers", Discovery Channel
1999 Telly Award - Winner - "Journeys to Remember", Travel Channel
1999 Telly Award - Finalist - "Behind Bars", A&E
1999 Telly Award - Finalist - "Firefight", TLC
1999 Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival, Gold Award - News and Documentary Program Directing - "Firefight", TLC
1999 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, Gold Award - TV Special, Family/Children - "And Now This", Nickelodeon
1998 Aurora Award - Gold Award - "Red Light Districts", A&E
1998 Aurora Award - Platinum Award - "Elite Choppers", Discovery Channel
1998 Aurora Award - Platinum Award - "Behind Bars", A&E
1998 Aurora Award - Gold Award - "And Now This", Nickelodeon
1991 Worldfest Houston, Bronze Award - Film and Video Production, Sports - "Discovery Sport", Discovery Channel
1998 Chicago Television Award - Best Documentary Program - "Behind Bars", A&E
1991 New York Film Festival - Silver Medal - "Discovery Sport"
1990 Telly Award - Winner - "Aspire Higher", AVIA and WSF
1988 Worldfest Houston, Silver Award - Documentary, Sports - "The History of College Football"