{"id":23074,"date":"2022-05-26T09:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/atomic-cartoons-taps-former-disney-programming-exec\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T15:59:12","slug":"atomic-cartoons-taps-former-disney-programming-exec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/atomic-cartoons-taps-former-disney-programming-exec\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomic Cartoons Taps Former Disney Programming Exec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atomic Cartoons has hired Kitty Walsh as its new executive director of development.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh previously served as director of development at Disney Junior, where she most recently was the lead development executive on the new series <em>Robogobo<\/em> and the 2021 special <em>Mickey\u2019s Tale of Two Witches<\/em>. She also worked on the development of the Disney Junior series <em>The Chicken Squad<\/em> and <em>Eureka!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At Atomic, Walsh will be spearheading development across all kids and family demographics. She and her team will be actively sourcing and developing IP while continuing to foster and grow relationships with creative partners. She is reporting to the VPs of Atomic Originals, Aaron Behl and Kristin Cummings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a privilege to have Kitty join our studio,\u201d said Atomic Cartoons\/Thunderbird\u2019s chief creative officer and Thunderbird\u2019s president, Matthew Berkowitz. \u201cHer exceptional eye for discovering and developing incredible IP and talent is a welcome addition to our team and will further accelerate the growth of Atomic\u2019s development slate. Continuing to broaden our studio offerings with high-quality content that appeals to kids and their families around the world is our priority at Atomic, and Kitty will play a major role in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to be a part of the talented Atomic Cartoons team,\u201d said Walsh. \u201cThe studio\u2019s philosophy of supporting creator-driven projects, developing beloved fandom-driven IP and attracting exceptional artistic talent really appealed to my creative sensibilities. I\u2019ve always loved animation, and I can\u2019t think of a better place to collaborate with storytellers and artists to develop impactful content for fans across the world to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Rose Stacey has been promoted from development coordinator at Atomic to manager of development. Stacey will be working with Walsh on advancing the original development slate and bringing in new original IP.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atomic Cartoons has hired Kitty Walsh as its new executive director of development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":23075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[458],"class_list":["post-23074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-atomic-cartoons","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Atomic Cartoons Taps Former Disney Programming Exec - 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\/atomic-cartoons-taps-former-disney-programming-exec\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Atomic Cartoons Taps Former Disney Programming Exec - 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