Janice Burgess

Janice Burgess is the creator and executive producer of "The Backyardigans", a CGI-animated series on Nick Jr. running from 2004 to 2008 about five high-spirited friends and their imaginative, musical journeys.

Burgess served as project manager for "Ghostwriter" at Children's Television Workshop. In that position, she coordinated the efforts of the magazine, outreach and teacher materials with the content and goals of the television show.

She joined Nickelodeon in 1995 as an executive-in-charge of production at Nick Jr and later became Vice President. In this capacity, she oversaw the production of Peabody and Emmy Award-wining Nick Jr. shows including "Blue's Clues", "Little Bill" and Whoopi’s Littleburg. She also served as co-executive producer of the Little Bill.

Burgess grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from The Ellis School in 1974. [Owen, Rob. [http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/06281/727734-237.stm "Q&A with Janice Burgess"] , "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette", October 8, 2006. Accessed January 18, 2008. "Landing Keys was a treat for series creator Janice Burgess, a Squirrel Hill native and a 1974 graduate of The Ellis School."]

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