{"id":11458,"date":"2016-12-14T10:23:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T15:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T16:56:38","slug":"fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Company Names New President &#038; CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company has elevated Paul Siefken to president and CEO, replacing Bill Isler, who is retiring from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Siefken will step into the role of president and CEO on January 1, 2017. He currently serves as VP of broadcast and digital media. In his new position, Siefken will be charged with further developing the company\u2019s existing and new partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining The Fred Rogers Company in 2013, Siefken has managed the company\u2019s broadcast content and the digital production pipeline for series such as <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, <em>Peg + Cat<\/em> and <em>Odd Squad<\/em>. He has also led initiatives that have taken all three of the series into communities across the country, working with public television stations, museums, science centers, libraries, volunteer organizations and early childhood groups to provide meaningful content that supports their priorities. Prior to joining The Fred Rogers Company, Siefken spent nearly ten years at PBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul is the perfect leader to take The Fred Rogers Company to the next important phase in its exciting evolution,\u201d said Isler. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to have had the chance to work closely with Paul for a number of years now, and I know that the company and its mission benefits greatly from his creativity, integrity and vision. I am confident The Fred Rogers Company will continue to thrive under his capable leadership in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is truly an honor and a privilege to succeed Bill Isler as president and CEO of The Fred Rogers Company,\u201d said Siefken. \u201cWe have an amazing team in place, and I\u2019m excited to work with them to uphold the legacy of innovation, creativity and trust that The Fred Rogers Company represents for the next generation of children and parents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company has elevated Paul Siefken to president and CEO, replacing Bill Isler, who is retiring from the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":11459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[237],"class_list":["post-11458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-the-fred-rogers-company","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fred Rogers Company Names New President &amp; CEO - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fred Rogers Company Names New President &amp; CEO - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company has elevated Paul Siefken to president and CEO, replacing Bill Isler, who is retiring from the company.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-14T15:23:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-12-14T16:56:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/09\/PaulSiefken-FredRogersCo-1216.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/\",\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Company Names New President & CEO - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-14T15:23:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-14T16:56:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-names-new-president-ceo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Company Names New President &#038; CEO\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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