Rasha Drachkovitch Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two CableACE Awards: one for Documentary Series for "Those Who Dare" in 1994 and one for Environmental/Nature Documentary Special for "Investigative Reports" in 1995
• Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Communications
• Started out as an editor for the sports series "Greatest Sports Legends․"
• Worked as a producer for KABC-TV in Los Angeles on their series "Eye on LA․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "Lockup" and "Pit Bulls and Parolees․"
• Co-founded the production company 44 Blue Productions with his wife, Stephanie Drachkovitch, to produce reality and non-fiction programming
• Wrote the original theme song for the TV series "Family Court with Judge Penny" in 2008
• Was the first Western producer to get footage inside both Russian and Chinese maximum-security prisons