Angela Santomero

Angela Candace Santomero is an American television executive producer and co-creator of the Nickelodeon children's television programs Blue's Clues, its spin-off Blue's Room, and its reboot Blue's Clues & You!, as well as the PBS children's shows Super Why!, & Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, the Amazon series Creative Galaxy, Wishenpoof!, and the Netflix original series Charlie's Colorforms City. Santomero has won a Peabody Award, a 2012 Emmy Award for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, two Television 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.

Early life and education

Santomero grew up in Harrington Park, New Jersey, where she attended Harrington Park Public School before attending and graduating from Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in 1986. She received her bachelor's degree from Catholic University, which later presented her with their Young Alumni Merit Award. She earned a master's degree in child development and psychology, with a specialty in instructional technology and media, from Columbia University. During graduate school, she was influenced by the research of Daniel R. Anderson, who studied the effects of television violence on children and later served as a researcher and consultant for ''Blue's Clues, 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..." She was also influenced by Fred Rogers, host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and the researchers of Sesame Street''. == Career ==

Career

Santomero worked as a researcher for Nickelodeon in the early 1990s, executive producer and head writer, debuted on PBS. 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 of 9 Story USA. She is also the creator and producer of the Amazon original series Creative Galaxy and Wishenpoof!, and the Netflix series ''Charlie's Colorforms City. Angela authored Preschool Clues - Raising Smart, Inspired and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Touchstone 2018) with co-author Deborah Reber, and authored Radical Kindness - The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving'' (HarperCollins Publishers 2019) with foreword by Deepak Chopra. == Personal life ==

Personal life

Santomero resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, with her husband Greg, an Emmy Award-winning designer/creative director, and their two daughters. ==Filmography==

Works cited

• Tracy, Diane. (2002). ''Blue's Clues for Success: The 8 Secrets Behind a Phenomenal Business''. New York: Kaplan Publishing. . ==External links==

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