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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Burgess, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner who created the beloved animated musical series The Backyardigans for Nickelodeon ...

Janice Burgess, a former Nickelodeon executive and the creator of the popular preschool tv series The Backyardigans, has died in Manhattan. She was 72. The cause of death was breast cancer, according ...