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Bryan O’Connell Joins The Jim Henson Company As VP Children’s Television
The Jim Henson Company has hired Bryan O'Connell for the role of Vice President of Children's Television. He starts in the position today.
Reporting to CEO Lisa Henson, O’Connell joins the company’s Creative Affairs team, which includes Tara Billik (Vice President of Feature Films), Delaney Shiokari (Vice President of Primetime Television), and Tim O’Brien (Production Executive), as well as in-house producers John Tartaglia (Creative Supervisor for Fraggle Rock) and Halle Stanford (co-creator of the upcoming Wowsabout). Stepping into this new role, I am grateful for the opportunity to develop a slate of live action and animated children’s projects, drawing from a global community of creators and artists that share my commitment to continue and expand this legacy of creating entertaining and impactful content for kids around the world.” A leader in family entertainment for seven decades, The Jim Henson Company segued its longtime President of Television, Halle Stanford, to a producing deal earlier this year, as we were first to report.
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