{"id":20040,"date":"2021-02-03T08:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/ed-wells-promoted-sesame-workshop\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T08:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:36:05","slug":"ed-wells-promoted-at-sesame-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/ed-wells-promoted-at-sesame-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Wells Promoted at Sesame Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has consolidated its media and education business, promoting Ed Wells to lead as executive VP and head of global media and education.<\/p>\n<p>Wells is now responsible for developing and implementing Sesame Workshop\u2019s long-term strategic vision for media and education in the U.S., in addition to retaining his international portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>In the new post, reporting to CEO Steve Youngwood, Wells will leverage the iconic brand to maximize audience engagement and grow the Workshop\u2019s commercial and educational endeavors around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Wells joined Sesame Workshop in 2017 as the senior VP and head of international media and education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s kids are facing disruption and uncertainty on a scale we\u2019ve never seen before; it\u2019s more important than ever for us to step up and offer families the kind of support that only Sesame Workshop can,\u201d said Youngwood. \u201cThroughout Ed\u2019s career, he has effectively and consistently overseen complex operations, managed challenging issues, and built strategic partnerships. I\u2019m confident in Ed\u2019s ability to further our child-first mission, broaden our global impact, and evolve the ways families everywhere connect with Sesame Workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 50 years and counting, Sesame Workshop has harnessed the power of media to address the most pressing issues faced by families around the world,\u201d said Wells. \u201cToday, the organization has the strength and momentum to continue that proud legacy into an increasingly complex future, and I\u2019m thrilled and honored to take on this new role.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has consolidated its media and education business, promoting Ed Wells to lead as executive VP and head of global media and education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":20041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3008,518],"class_list":["post-20040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ed-wells","tag-sesame-workshop","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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