Blue’s Clues’ Traci Paige Johnson & Angela Santomero Join TV Kids Festival

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Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero, the co-creators of the hit series Blue’s Clues and Blue’s Clues & You!, have been added to the keynote roster for the TV Kids Festival.

Johnson and Santomero are behind the Nick Jr. preschool series Blue’s Clues (1996–2006), spin-off Blue’s Room (2004–2007) and reboot series Blue’s Clues & You! (2019–present). Together, the creators will take part in a keynote with TV Kids to discuss their creative process, bringing Blue’s Clues & You! to the screen and serving children’s developmental and entertainment needs today.

They join previously announced participants Eric Ellenbogen, the CEO and vice chair of WildBrain; Claude Schmit, the CEO of Super RTL; and Sebastian Debertin, the head of fiction, acquisitions and co-productions at KiKA, on the TV Kids Festival roster.

Taking place from February 2 to 4, 2021, the TV Kids Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the importance of alliances in producing and distributing top-notch kids’ programming today. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on World Screen’s brand-new, state-of-the-art events and festivals platform.

Look for more announcements in the coming weeks about key speakers and panels taking place during the TV Kids Festival. Registration will open in January.