Janice Burgess, creator of the beloved children's TV series "The Backyardigans," is dead at 72. The former Nickelodeon executive had breast cancer.

Press Photo/Paul L. Newby IIThe Backyardigans include, from left, Austin, Tasha, Pablo, Uniqua and Tyrone. The cast performed Wednesday live at Van Andel Arena. GRAND RAPIDS -- No one can say it ...

Janice Burgess , the spirited creator behing the hit children's show, "The Backyardigans," passed away at age 72. The producer will be missed.

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Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon television executive who oversaw shows like Blue Clues, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, has died at 72. She's remembered for inspiring kids' sense of adventure.

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Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon executive who created “The Backyardigans,” has died. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the great architects of Nick Jr. and ...

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 ...