John F. Smith
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John F. Smith is an American soap opera writer and producer. Smith, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America West, left and maintained financial core status during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[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 decreased substantially by over 2 million viewers. Most of the decrease occurred in 2004 when Smith co-wrote the show with longtime Y&R scribe, Kay Alden.
Positions held
[edit]- 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
[edit]Smith has been nominated for and won numerous Daytime Emmy, Writers Guild of America, and Producers Guild of America Awards.
Head Writing Tenure
[edit]Executive Producing Tenure
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "WGA outs fi-core members". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 April 2008.
- ^ wga.org Archived 2008-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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