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- NAME: Joan Ganz Cooney
- OCCUPATION: Television Producer
- Originally: Joan Ganz
Best Known For
A pioneer in children’s TV programming, Joan Ganz Cooney founded the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW). It’s first television series was Sesame Street.
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