{"id":5871,"date":"2020-06-20T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T17:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2020-06-21T11:09:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T18:09:05","slug":"angela-santomero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2020\/angela-santomero\/","title":{"rendered":"KIDS FIRST!  Chats with Angela C. Santomero, Chief Creative Officer, 9 Story Media Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AngelaSantomero.jpg?resize=146%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5872\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Join us as we interview a woman who has been changing the way kids watch TV for over 20 years. Angela C. Santomero is the Emmy Award-winning creator and Chief Creative Officer at 9 Story Media Group. She is the Angela C. Creator &amp; Executive Producer of <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, <em>Blue&#8217;s Clues<\/em>, <em>Wishenpoof<\/em>, <em>Creative Galaxy<\/em> &amp; <em>Super Why<\/em> and has created award-winning kids and family content for PBS, Nickelodeon, Amazon Studios and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a Masters in Child Developmental Psychology from Columbia University-Teacher\u2019s College, Angela&#8217;s vision for integrating educational curriculum into entertaining content for kids led her to co-create, executive produce and head write Nick Jr. &#8216;s landmark series, <em>Blue\u2019s Clues<\/em>. Malcolm Gladwell referred to <em>Blue\u2019s Clues<\/em> as &#8220;One of the stickiest TV shows EVER made,\u201d in The Tipping Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DG5jlZLrqYM\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Angela is the recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award for Outstanding Children\u02b9s Programming. Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Preschool Children\u2019s Animated Series at the 2019 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"91\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ryan2017.jpg?resize=91%2C125&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Ms. Santomero&#8217;s book PRESCHOOL CLUES: Raising Smart, Inspired, and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Touchstone) was released April 2018. Her second book RADICAL KINDNESS: The Life Changing Power of Giving and Receiving was released in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview by KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Ryan R., age 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelasclues?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a> &#8211; @AngelasClues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/angelasclues\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> &#8211; @AngelasClues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: www.angelasclues.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us as we interview a woman who has been changing the way kids watch TV for over 20 years. Angela C. Santomero is the Emmy Award-winning creator and Chief Creative Officer at 9 Story Media Group. She is the Angela C. 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