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 ...

TORONTO -- FremantleMedia Enterprises has picked up the worldwide home entertainment rights to pre-school series "The Backyardigans," which Canadian cartoon producer Nelvana co-produces with Nick Jr., ...

The creator of kids' TV show The Backyardigans has died aged 72. Janice Burgess' passing was confirmed in a heartbreaking social media post by animation writer Fracaswell Hyman. Penning the news on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Janice was one of the greats--inherently creative and kind, and dedicated to the preschool audience everywhere," Nickelodeon said ...

CHAMPAIGN – Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America will bring its new, national touring production of "The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights" to the University of Illinois Assembly Hall ...

Modeling for the Daily News can launch a show-business career. Just ask 12-year-old Jordan Coleman, the voice of Tyrone the easygoing moose on Nickelodeon’s hit Nick. Jr. cartoon “The Backyardigans.” ...

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon television executive who oversaw shows like Blue Clues, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, has died at 72. She's... Janice Burgess, Nickelodeon executive who created ...