# Rasha Drachkovitch

> Rasha Drachkovitch is the Los Angeles-based co-founder and co-CEO of 44 Blue Productions, which he started with Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch in 1984. His work spans sports television, prison documentaries including Lockup and Jailbirds, celebrity series Wahlburgers, and collaborations with Dick Wolf. His approach emphasizes access, time in the field and a production business capable of adapting across buyers and genres.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at 44 Blue Productions
- **Organizations:** 44 Blue Productions, The North Road Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Communications degree; degree type not specified, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Two Primetime Emmy nominations as executive producer of Wahlburgers, in 2014 and 2015., Co-founded a company whose series have aired on more than 20 domestic networks and in more than 120 countries., Helped establish the Television Academy Foundation’s unscripted internship initiative as a founding donor.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Edited Greatest Sports Legends and produced Eye on LA at KABC-TV.
- **1984** — Co-founded 44 Blue with Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch; launched Bob Uecker’s Wacky World of Sports.
- **2000** — Lockup began as a four-hour commission for MSNBC, according to his 2015 interview.
- **2014** — Wahlburgers premiered; received an Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Emmy nomination as executive producer.
- **2015** — Received a second nomination in the same Emmy category for Wahlburgers.
- **2016** — 44 Blue joined Red Arrow.
- **2017** — Joined the founding donors of the Television Academy Foundation’s diversity and inclusion unscripted internship initiative.
- **2019** — Jailbirds brought the company’s prison-documentary experience to Netflix.
- **2022** — 44 Blue joined The North Road Company.
- **2025** — Reflected on 44 Blue’s four decades and an interest in bringing long-held passion projects to market.

## Achievements

- Two Primetime Emmy nominations as executive producer of Wahlburgers, in 2014 and 2015.
- Co-founded a company whose series have aired on more than 20 domestic networks and in more than 120 countries.
- Helped establish the Television Academy Foundation’s unscripted internship initiative as a founding donor.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — In a 40th-anniversary interview, discussed adapting to streaming analytics and developing long-held passion projects.

## Links

- Website: https://www.44blue.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasha-drachkovitch-5987358

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Last updated: 2026-10-16