{"id":13587,"date":"2017-12-13T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T16:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/benjaman-lehmann-executive-produce-sesame-street\/"},"modified":"2017-12-13T14:26:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T19:26:03","slug":"benjaman-lehmann-to-executive-produce-sesame-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/benjaman-lehmann-to-executive-produce-sesame-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Lehmann to Executive Produce Sesame Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has appointed Emmy-winning <em>Sesame Street<\/em> alum Benjamin Lehmann as executive producer of the hit show as it approaches its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Lehmann is taking over from Brown Johnson, interim executive producer and creative director \u00a0of Sesame Workshop. Lehmann\u00a0first joined <em>Sesame Street<\/em> as a PA in 2001, eventually becoming a producer in 2007 and then supervising producer in 2015. He has also served as a director for the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thrilled to have Ben lead our production team as we approach our landmark 50th anniversary,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cHis leadership and vision have helped us embrace new production styles, formats and characters, and increase our creative output while staying true to our core brand. He has also worked hard to increase diversity on both sides of the camera, particularly in developing writers, directors and on-screen talent. Ben is an invaluable partner as we continue to evolve the show for today\u2019s\u2014and tomorrow\u2019s\u2014kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be named executive producer,\u201d added Lehmann. \u201cOn <em>Sesame Street<\/em>, we work hard to get kids ready for school\u2014and ready for life\u2014while engaging them with some of the greatest characters ever created for television. As I step into this role, I look forward to the challenge of continuing to make an incredible show and creating new media experiences to help kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has appointed Emmy-winning Sesame Street alum Benjamin Lehmann as executive producer of the hit show as it approaches its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":13588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3316,635,518],"class_list":["post-13587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-benjaman-lehmann","tag-sesame-street","tag-sesame-workshop","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Benjamin Lehmann to Executive Produce Sesame Street - 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