{"id":9353,"date":"2016-01-26T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/"},"modified":"2016-01-26T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T15:36:54","slug":"fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Company Taps Emmy-Winning Kids\u2019 Producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company, the kids\u2019 media group behind hit series such as <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, has appointed Emmy Award-winning producer and writer Ellen Doherty as the executive in charge of production.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, Doherty will oversee development of the company\u2019s educational children\u2019s media properties such as <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, <em>Peg + Cat<\/em> and <em>Odd Squad<\/em>, working directly with Paul Siefken, the VP of broadcast and digital media at The Fred Rogers Company. Doherty will also work with co-production partners, animation studios and public broadcasters to deliver broadcast and digital media properties. Her responsibilities will also include supervising digital content producers in creating online and mobile games and apps based on the company\u2019s series. In addition, Doherty will provide content and strategic support for The Fred Rogers Company\u2019s licensing and merchandising efforts. She will also help guide its outreach and training efforts to promote children\u2019s social, emotional, behavioral and academic health, while supporting parents, caregivers, teachers and other professionals in their dealings with youngsters.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining The Fred Rogers Company, Doherty worked at WNET for 13 years, most recently serving as executive producer for the math-themed animated series <em>Cyberchase<\/em>. Her other credits include series such as <em>Reading Rainbow <\/em>and <em>The Puzzle Place<\/em> for PBS Kids, and <em>Countdown to Blast-Off<\/em> and <em>Blast-Off<\/em> for Discovery International, among other projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Ellen Doherty to our \u2018neighborhood,\u2019\u201d said Siefken. \u201cEllen brings to the table her extensive experience and innovative approach to creating and producing high-quality content that engages kids while helping them learn and grow. We are excited about working together to support the needs of kids and families, both through our current series and those to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company, the kids\u2019 media group behind hit series such as Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood, has appointed Emmy Award-winning producer and writer Ellen Doherty as the executive in charge of production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[237],"class_list":["post-9353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-the-fred-rogers-company","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 Company Taps Emmy-Winning Kids\u2019 Producer - 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-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fred Rogers Company Taps Emmy-Winning Kids\u2019 Producer - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company, the kids\u2019 media group behind hit series such as Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood, has appointed Emmy Award-winning producer and writer Ellen Doherty as the executive in charge of production.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-01-26T15:20:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-01-26T15:36:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/\",\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Company Taps Emmy-Winning Kids\u2019 Producer - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-26T15:20:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-01-26T15:36:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-company-taps-emmy-winning-kids-producer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Company Taps Emmy-Winning Kids\u2019 Producer\"}]},{\"@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\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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