9 Story Bolsters Development Team

9 Story Media Group has appointed Emmy-winning producer Karen Fowler to the position of VP of development for animation and live action.

In her new role, Fowler will head up the 9 Story development team in Toronto. Reporting to Chief Creative Officer Angela Santomero, Fowler will help expand the company’s development and production slate.

Fowler is a multi-Emmy-winning executive producer, showrunner and producer with a proven track record of taking projects from development to production. She was executive producer of The Sesame Workshop/PBS reboot of The Electric Company, which earned over 20 Emmy nominations and won ten. She has held staff positions at Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon and CBC KIDS, where she was executive in charge of development and production, overseeing new shows and interstitials including the award-winning series Scout and the Gumboot Kids and DOT.

Recently she was development executive and creative producer on Nickelodeon’s Abby Hatcher for Spin Master. As an independent, she has developed and written series from development into production.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Karen join our team,” said Santomero. “An accomplished producer, Karen will be a welcomed presence in our Toronto studio, supporting our creative talent, nurturing new shows through the development process, and maintaining our high standard and creative vision throughout production.”

“To work with the creative force that is Angela Santomero and stay in the Great White North is an absolute dream,” said Fowler. “I’m excited to dig in with Canadian creatives to develop animated and live action series from preschool through to young adults. Still pinching myself that I am part of this talented team of passionate storytellers!”