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 ...

"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday. “We are ...

Modeling for the Daily News can launch a show-business career. Just ask 12-year-old Jordan Coleman, the voice of Tyrone the easygoing moose on Nickelodeon’s hit Nick. Jr. cartoon “The Backyardigans.” ...

It’s a concept children love: they can travel the world right from the comfort of their back yard. And that’s where the five pre-school friends in the popular Nickelodeon TV show, “The Backyardigans,” ...

Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday, ...

Meet five lively animal friends who love to sing, dance and use their imaginations to embark on outrageous adventures to magical places.

Calling all astronauts! When Tyrone and Tasha receive a strange signal at Mission Control, Commander Uniqua needs you to suit up with her, Science Officer Pablo, and Equipment Specialist Austin for ...

"Castaways," a song from the children's cartoon "The Backyardigans," went viral on TikTok. The song, written in a bossa nova style, has sparked memes and gained massive popularity. It debuted last ...

She oversaw production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her childhood for the popular show in which five cartoon animals imagine their yard as a place of otherworldly adventure. By Remy Tumin and John ...

The two-time Daytime Emmy winner and Nick Jr. exec said she put a lot of herself into the character Uniqua, whom she called a “ringleader.” By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Janice Burgess, the two-time ...