Mariah Cain, Staff Writer
Janice Burgess, the creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans” died on Saturday at age 72. Burgess died in hospice care after a battle with breast cancer, according to longtime friend and creator of Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr., Brown Johnson. Burgess was the executive producer for Nick Jr. and a two-time Daytime Emmy winner.
“We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the great architects of Nick Jr. and creator of the globally beloved series, ‘The Backyardigans,’” said Nickelodeon in a statement. “Janice was one of the greats–inherently creative and kind, and dedicated to the preschool audience everywhere.”
