Josh Selig Is Blogging for KidScreen

The magazine KidScreen is well known within the children's television industry--it's the industry journal, akin to Variety or the Hollywood Reporter for adult fare, with a daily email newsletter and a monthly magazine with longer features. Josh Selig is also well known: he's a multiple Emmy winner for his writing work on Sesame Street, and for the past several years at his own firm Little Airplane Productions he's been responsible for shows like Oobi, Piper O'Possum, Go Baby!, 3rd and Bird!, and, of course, The Wonder Pets!, which is consistently one the three top-ranked children's shows on the air. 

So the good news announced this week is that the two have joined forces. Every Saturday Josh will be blogging about goings-on in the children's television industry. That's excellent for professionals, those wanting to break into the profession, and even for parents looking for some insight into what goes on behind the shows their children watch. The blog is called Planet Preschool and is available here. Thanks to Josh for being willing to provide this service; he now joins the growing ranks of blogging kids' television producers; one of my other favorites is the group blog at Channel Frederator. 

I met Josh this past summer and have corresponded a bit since then, and can vouch that he is thoughtful and respectful, particularly about two very important areas: 1) children and their importance and capacity to understand, and 2) all preschool television, including that of his competitors. It looks like a great combination has just been made.