Janice Burgess, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner who created the beloved animated musical series The Backyardigans for Nickelodeon, has died. She was 72. Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in ...

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 ...

Janice Burgess, creator of the hit children’s series The Backyardigans, has died at the age of 72. No cause of death has been revealed, but the tragic news was confirmed by fellow animation writer ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72 years old. According to Variety, Burgess, who reportedly had breast cancer, died on Saturday while in hospice care in ...

Janice Burgess, the creator of the popular Nickelodeon show The Backyardigans, died in hospice care in New York City. According to The New York Times, the 72-year-old television executive's longtime ...