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Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street, which was also co-created by her.
Oct 3, 2023 · The mission of the Cooney Center is to advance children's learning through digital media. Learn More.
Apr 30, 2024 · Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.) is an American television producer. Cooney worked as a journalist before becoming a producer at a public television station in New York City (1962–67).
Joan Ganz Cooney (b. November 30, 1929) began her career as a reporter in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. From 1954 to 1962 she worked as a publicist for NBC in New York and for the U.S. Steel Hour , a highly acclaimed CBS drama series.
Joan Ganz Cooney, originator of the preschool educational series Sesame Street, was co-founder in 1968 of Children’s Television Workshop (renamed Sesame Workshop June 2000) and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 1990.
Joan Ganz Cooney. Joan Ganz Cooney co-founded the Children’s Television Workshop (since renamed Sesame Workshop) in 1968 and has created children’s programming, including Sesame Street, The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, and Dragon Tales, for more than three decades.
Nov 13, 2017 · “Television came on stream in my early adult life, and I saw right away what an incredibly powerful tool it was going to be,” says Joan Ganz Cooney, the cofounder and chairman and chief executive officer of Children’s Television Workshop (CTW).
A New York public television producer, Joan Ganz Cooney, founded the innovative Children's Television Workshop (C.T.W.) in 1968, with foundation and government funding. Quickly famous for its...
Joan Ganz Cooney was born on 30 November 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Sesame Street and The Electric Company (2006). She was previously married to Peter G. Peterson and Timothy Jeffries Cooney.
For Joan Ganz Cooney, the business of children's television is a serious one. While the creator of the Children's Television Workshop and Sesame Street is quick to call the show "a collaborative effort," she is the driving force behind this innovative and hugely successful children's program.
