Donna Swajeski
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Donna Swajeski is an American writer known for her work on television
soap operas. She has been a head writer, a co-head writer and a breakdown writer on award-winning daytime dramas for NBC Daytime, ABC Daytime and CBS Daytime. Before beginning her writing career on daytime dramas, she was Director of the East Coast Daytime Programs for NBC
.
Awards and nominations
As co-head writer for
Writers Guild of America Award for best Daytime writing, also for Guiding Light. She is currently working with children at the Delaware Children's Theater.[1]
She is a director, producer and actress.
WINS
- (2007; Best Writing; Guiding Light)[2]
NOMINATIONS
- (1989; Best Writing; Another World)
- (1999, 2005 & 2008; Best Writing; Guiding Light)
- (2012; Best Writing; All My Children)
Writers Guild of America Award
WINS
- (2005 season; Guiding Light)[3]
NOMINATIONS
- (1999 & 2007 seasons; Guiding Light)
- (2012 season; All My Children)
Positions held
- Program Executive: 1980s
- Co-Head Writer (with David Kreizman): March 15, 2010[4][5] – April 1, 2011
- Head writer: November 1988 - November 1992
The Bold and the Beautiful (hired by Bradley Bell)
- Script writer: September 24, 2009 - March 23, 2010
- Associate head writer: 1999 - 2001, March 2004 - 2009
- Co-head writer: September 2003 - March 2004, 2005 - February 29, 2008, April 14, 2008 - August 21, 2008
- Screenwriter: 2001 - 2003
HW History
Personal life
Swajeski lives in Arden, Delaware with her husband, radio talk show host Mike Opelka.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Jessee, Karen (2018-02-14). "Meet the Grand Dame of Delaware Avenue". Delaware Today. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "34TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED IN A STAR-STUDDED TELECAST ON CBS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "57th Annual Writers Guild Awards Top TV & Film Scribes Selected". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Kreizman, Swajeski named co-head writers". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "All My Children: New Head Writers – David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski!". Soaps.com. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
External links
- Donna Swajeski at IMDb
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