{"id":20012,"date":"2021-02-02T08:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-donkey-hodie\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:09:55","slug":"fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3 Million Grant for Donkey Hodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has secured a $3 million, multiyear funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The new funding agreement covers series production, digital content, station engagement and promotional activities. Produced by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, the multiplatform puppet series for preschoolers is set to launch on May 3 on PBS KIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Fred Rogers, <em>Donkey Hodi<\/em>e is set in the whimsical land of Someplace Else, following the adventures of the eponymous yellow donkey with a bright magenta mane and her pals Purple Panda, Duck Duck and Bob Dog. Donkey Hodie is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie character from <em>Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Aimed at kids aged 3 to 5, each episode of the new social-emotional series will include two 11-minute, character-driven stories. The series is currently in production on 40 half-hour episodes. <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> is created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman, co-founders of Spiffy Pictures, and developed by Ellen Doherty, chief creative officer of Fred Rogers Productions. Executive producers are Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman and David Rudman.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Siefken, president and CEO of Fred Rogers Productions, said: \u201cThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been an invaluable partner in helping us fulfill our mission of bringing exceptional children\u2019s programming to kids and families across the country every day, and we\u2019re excited to expand our relationship to include<em> Donkey Hodie<\/em>. We are grateful to CPB for their support, and we look forward to continuing our meaningful collaboration for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Debra Sanchez, CPB\u2019s senior VP of education and children\u2019s content, said: \u201cFred Rogers was a pioneer in using public television to educate young children and help them understand and manage their emotions, empathize with others, and develop a positive attitude. <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> is a wonderful continuation of his legacy. We\u2019re proud to support Fred Rogers Productions and Donkey Hodie in continuing this important work for a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has secured a $3 million, multiyear funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Donkey Hodie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":20013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5859,5257,3658],"class_list":["post-20012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-corporation-for-public-broadcasting","tag-donkey-hodie","tag-fred-rogers-productions","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 Productions Receives $3 Million Grant for Donkey Hodie - 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-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3 Million Grant for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fred Rogers Productions has secured a $3 million, multiyear funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Donkey Hodie.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-02T13:53:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-02T16:09:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/Donkey-Hodie-9STORY-1020.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/\",\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3 Million Grant for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-02T13:53:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-02T16:09:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-receives-3-million-grant-for-donkey-hodie\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3 Million Grant for Donkey Hodie\"}]},{\"@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\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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