Biography
A native of Phoenix, Joan Ganz started her career out of college as a journalist for the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. Moving to Manhattan in the mid-1950s, she soon landed work as a publicist for NBC's soap operas and then shifted to more prestigious fare at CBS, where she helped to promote the anthology "U.S. Steel Hour". By the early 60s and now married to Timothy Cooney, she moved into producing, creating public affairs documentaries for NYC's public …
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Career Milestones
| Born and raised in Arizona | ||
| Moved to NYC | ||
| Produced "3-2-1 Contact", a science program geared for pre-teens | ||
| Produced "Square One TV" | ||
| Served as TV consultant to the Carnegie Corporation of New York | ||
| Worked as a publicist for NBC | ||
1953 | Worked as a journalist with the ARIZONA REPUBLIC after college | |
1955 | Moved to CBS as publicist for "U S Steel Hour"; stayed with CBS for seven years | |
1962 | Began producing public affairs programming for WNET-TV in NYC | |
1966 | Produced the award-winning "Poverty, Anti-Poverty and the Poor" | |
1968 | Founded Children's Television Workshop | |
1969 | Produced "Sesame Street" | |
1971 | Created "The Electric Company", a reading series for children ages eight to 12 (aired between 1971 and 1976) | |