John_F._Smith

John F. Smith

John F. Smith

American soap opera writer and producer

For other people named John F. Smith, see John F. Smith (disambiguation).

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

The Bold and the Beautiful

  • Script Writer: January 22, 2008 – present
  • Breakdown Writer: January 22, 2008 – present
  • Executive Storyline Consultant: 2002 - 2003
  • Associate Head Writer: 1987 - 2002

The Young and the Restless

  • 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 Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Kay Alden)
(with Trent Jones: December 23, 2002 - August 5, 2004);
(with Lynn Marie Latham: February 16, 2006 - November 10, 2006)
December 23, 2002 - November 10, 2006		 Succeeded by

Executive Producing Tenure

Preceded by Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless
(with William J. Bell: June 25, 2003 - April 29, 2005)
(with David Shaughnessy: June 25, 2003- January 9, 2004)
June 25, 2003 – May 12, 2006		 Succeeded by

References

  1. [1]
    "WGA outs fi-core members". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 April 2008.
  2. [2]
    wga.org Archived 2008-07-16 at the Wayback Machine


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