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| Born | Angela Candace Santomero (1968-04-26)April 26, 1968 (age 57) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Angela C. Santomero |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Known for | Co-creator ofBlue's Clues, creator ofSuper Why!,Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, andCreative Galaxy |
| Spouse | Greg Santomero |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Angela Candace Santomero (born April 26, 1968) is an American television executive producer and co-creator of theNickelodeon children's television programsBlue's Clues, its spin-offBlue's Room, and its rebootBlue's Clues & You!, as well as thePBS children's showsSuper Why!, &Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, theAmazon seriesCreative Galaxy,Wishenpoof!, and theNetflix original seriesCharlie's Colorforms City.[1] Santomero has won aPeabody Award, a 2012Emmy Award forDaniel Tiger's Neighborhood, twoTelevision Critics Association Awards, and the 2018 World Screen's Kids Trendsetter Award. She has been nominated for more than twenty-five Emmy Awards and numerous Parents' Choice Gold and Silver Awards.
Santomero grew up inHarrington Park, New Jersey,[2] where she attendedHarrington Park Public School[3] before attending and graduating fromNorthern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in 1986.[4] She received her bachelor's degree fromCatholic University, which later presented her with their Young Alumni Merit Award.[5] She earned amaster's degree inchild development andpsychology, with a specialty in instructional technology and media,[6][7] fromColumbia University. During graduate school, she was influenced by the research ofDaniel R. Anderson, who studied the effects of television violence on children and later served as a researcher and consultant forBlue's Clues,[8] and "became fascinated with the idea that if television could have a powerful negative effect on kids, it could have an equally powerful positive effect on them..."[9] She was also influenced byFred Rogers, host ofMister Rogers' Neighborhood and the researchers ofSesame Street.[10]
Santomero worked as a researcher forNickelodeon in the early 1990s,[10] when the network was looking to create a new television show for preschoolers. In 1994, Santomero, along with directorTodd Kessler and animatorTraci Paige Johnson (a group that Nickelodeon executive Brown Johnson called a "green creative team"[11]), created the "landmark"[6] seriesBlue's Clues. According to writer Diane Tracy, Santomero, Kessler, and Johnson did not possess traditional backgrounds of most producers of children's programs, but "did possess an amazing combination of talents, backgrounds, and personal attributes."[12] Santomero served as executive producer and head writer, and designed the show's research and curriculum. She also produced and developed otherBlue's Clues projects, such as the full-length movieBlue's Big Musical Movie, educational CDs and books based on the show, twoBlue's Clues theatrical productions, which toured across the U.S., and the rebootBlue's Clues & You!.[6] She was also the founder of a company calledOut of the Blue Enterprises which later was renamed to9 Story USA. In 2007, Santomero created thePBS programSuper Why!; she also served as executive producer and head writer.[6]
In 2011, she became host of PBS'sThe Parent Show, an online series about parenting. In September 2012,Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, for which Santomero is creator,[13] executive producer and head writer, debuted on PBS.[14] After Fred died in 2003, "Kevin Morrison (CEO-Fred Rogers Co.) reached out to Angela and asked what show she would do to honor Fred's legacy". Her idea was an animated version ofFred Rogers' Neighborhood of Make Believe. This was the birth of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.[15]
On March 28, 2023, Angela C. Santomero left 9 Story Media Group as Chief Creative Officer, but she currently maintains her duties as the CEO of9 Story USA.
She is also the creator and producer of theAmazon original seriesCreative Galaxy andWishenpoof!, and theNetflix seriesCharlie's Colorforms City.[16][17] Angela authoredPreschool Clues - Raising Smart, Inspired and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Touchstone 2018)[18] with co-authorDeborah Reber, and authoredRadical Kindness - The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving (HarperCollins Publishers 2019)[19] with foreword byDeepak Chopra.
Santomero resides inGreenwich, Connecticut, with her husband Greg, an Emmy Award-winning designer/creative director, and their two daughters.
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