John F. Smith
John F. Smith is an American soap opera writer and producer. During the WGA strike, he chose financial core status with the WGA and continued working.[1][2]
Smith is best known for his stints as head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Prior to Smith's tenure on Y&R, there was a period of widespread audience erosion. When John Smith was producer, ratings increased by over 2 million viewers. Most of the increase occurred in 2004 when Smith co-wrote the show with longtime Y&R scribe, Kay Alden.
Positions held
- Script Writer: January 22, 2008 – present
- Breakdown Writer: January 22, 2008 – present
- Executive Storyline Consultant: 2002 - 2003
- Associate Head Writer: 1987 - 2002
- Co-Executive Producer: 2003- May 12, 2006
- Co-Head Writer: June 2002 - November 2006
- Associate Head Writer: 1986 - June 2002
- Script Writer: 1979 - 1986
Awards and nominations
Smith has been nominated for and won numerous Daytime Emmy, Writers Guild of America, and Producers Guild of America Awards.
Head Writing Tenure
| Preceded by Kay Alden Trent Jones |
Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with Kay Alden) (with Trent Jones: June 2002 - August 5, 2004); (with Lynn Marie Latham: February 16, 2005 - November 10, 2006) June 2002 - November 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by Lynn Marie Latham Kay Alden Scott Hamner |
Executive Producing Tenure
| Preceded by William J. Bell David Shaughnessy |
Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless (with William J. Bell: 2003 - April 29, 2005) (with David Shaughnessy: 2003-2004) 2003 – May 12, 2006 |
Succeeded by Lynn Marie Latham Josh Griffith |
References
- ↑ wga.org Archived 2008-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ backstage.com
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