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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New ...

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, ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...

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 ...