executive who oversaw some of Nickelodeon's most popular TV shows such as "Blue's Clues" has died. Burgess, who was also the creator of the Nick Junior animated series "The Backyardigans", died ...

Janice Burgess, creator of the animated children’s series The Backyardigans, has died. Her death was confirmed by friend and former Gullah Gullah Island head writer Fracaswell Hyman on Instagram.