A major force in children's television has died. Janice Burgess oversaw popular Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon shows such as "Blue's Clues." As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was ...

Hyman shared a heartfelt tribute to Burgess, recounting their professional collaboration and friendship. “Janice created The Backyardigans and guided countless other shows for Nickelodeon, Sesame ...

Janice Burgess, creator of the animated children’s series The Backyardigans, has died. Her death was confirmed by friend and former Gullah Gullah Island head writer Fracaswell Hyman on Instagram. Per ...

Janice Burgess, creator of The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. Television writer Fracaswell Hyman shared the news on social media. “I met Janice Burgess early in my career when I was head writer ...

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She oversaw production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her childhood for the popular show in which five cartoon animals imagine their yard as a place of otherworldly adventure. By Remy Tumin and John ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...