{"id":23783,"date":"2022-09-16T08:50:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T12:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:21:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:21:41","slug":"firebuds-craig-gerber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/firebuds-craig-gerber\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Craig Gerber on Firebuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Gerber\u2014behind such hits as <em>Sofia the First<\/em> and <em>Elena of Avalor<\/em>\u2014has been working on kids\u2019 programming with Disney since 2009. His latest series, <em>Firebuds<\/em>, is set in a world where talking vehicles live, work and play alongside the humans who drive them. Each episode sees the children of first responders and their vehicles learn what it means to be a hero through community service. 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