"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday.
Janice Burgess, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner who created the beloved animated musical series The Backyardigans for Nickelodeon, has died. She was 72. Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in ...