Fred Rogers Productions Ups Ellen Doherty to Chief Creative Officer

Fred Rogers Productions has promoted Ellen Doherty to the newly created position of chief creative officer.

In her new role, Doherty will oversee an expanding portfolio of children’s content across multiple platforms and manage a growing team of creative professionals for Fred Rogers Productions, which is behind such titles as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad and Peg + Cat. Doherty will report directly to President and CEO Paul Siefken.

Doherty, who joined Fred Rogers Productions as executive in charge of production in January 2016, oversees the creation of television and digital content for the company’s existing series and leads the development of new properties including the Emmy Award-winning short-form preschool series Through the Woods, which she created and for which she served as the head writer and executive producer. Previously, Doherty was executive producer and story editor of the PBS Kids series Cyberchase. She began her career as an associate producer on the PBS Kids series Reading Rainbow.

Siefken said: “Ellen is a creative dynamo who has done a fantastic job expanding our ‘Neighborhood’ with extraordinary content. From her oversight of our award-winning portfolio to exceptional new projects in development, Ellen has been instrumental at every stage of the creative process, and we’ll continue to benefit from her know-how and talent.”

Doherty added: “Being part of the Fred Rogers Productions team and its commitment to develop and deliver top-quality educational media for kids and families is a true joy. I’m excited about the milestones we’ve achieved with our current series and look forward to introducing audiences to our new projects, which will provide them with even more outstanding content to engage with and learn from together.”