Joan Ganz Cooney

Founder of the Children's Television Workshop the creator of Sesame Street; married to billionaire banker Pete Peterson.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A., 30 November 1929. Educated at the University of Arizona, B.A. 1951. Married 1) Timothy J. Cooney, 1964 (divorced, 1975); 2) Peter G. Peterson, 1980. Reporter, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 1953-54; publicist, NBC, 1954-55; publicist,U.S. Steel Hour, 1955-62; producer, Channel 13, New York City, 1962-67; TV consultant Carnegie Corporation, New York City, 1967-68; executive director, Children's Television Workshop (producers of Sesame Street, Electric Company, 321 Contact, Square One TV, and Ghostwriter), New York City, 1968-70, president and trustee, 1970-88, chair and chief executive officer, 1988-90, chair, executive committee, since 1990; director, Johnson & Johnson, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Trustee: Channel 13/Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Museum of Television & Radio; Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Member: President's Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, 1971-73; National News Council, 1973-81; Council Foreign Relations, since 1974; Advance Committee for Trade Negotiations, 1978-80; Governor's Commission on International Year of the Child, 1979; President's Commission for Agenda for the 1980s, 1980-81; Carnegie Foundation National Panel on High Schools, 1980-82; National Organization of Women (NOW), National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, National Institute Social Sciences, International Radio and TV Society, American Women in Radio and TV. Recipient: National Institute for Social Sciences Gold Medal, 1971; Frederick Douglass Award, New York Urban League, 1972; Silver Satellite Award, American Women in Radio and TV; Woman of the Decade Award, 1979; National Endowment for the Arts, Friends of Education Award; Kiwanis Decency Award; National Association of Educational Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award; Stephen S. Wise Award, 1981; Harris Foundation Award, 1982; Emmy Award, for Lifetime Achievement, 1989; named to Hall of Fame Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1989; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1995.

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Orin S Kramer	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Joe Kennedy III
Daniel Berger	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Patricia Vradenburg	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Beth Rudin DeWoody	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Cory Booker, Aaron Woolf
Carrin F Patman	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, John Douglass, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Franken Senate Victory 2014, Joe Kennedy Victory Fund 2016
Timothy Clark Collins	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Leonard Blavatnik	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kelly Ayotte, Booker Senate Victory, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Bernice Manocherian	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Richard Green Lugar, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New York State Democratic Committee, Al Franken, Franken Recount Fund, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III
Rob Reiner	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Rob Portman, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Correct The Record, Obama Victory Fund
Jay W Eisenhofer	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New York State Democratic Committee, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Cory Booker, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Grassroots Victory Fund, Nunn Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Anne Mai	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, House Senate Victory Fund, John Douglass, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund
Fred Eychaner	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action
Ben Barnes	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Ron Barber
William P Lauder	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Rob Portman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kelly Ayotte, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Booker Senate Victory, Nunn Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
J.B. Pritzker	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Michelle Nunn
Steven M Champlin	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Al Franken, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Joe Kennedy III, Ron Barber
George S Kaufman	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Richard Green Lugar, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, John W. Warner III, House Senate Victory Fund, John Douglass, Joe Kennedy III
Alan Patricof	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Robert Abrams, Cory Booker, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Marc Rowan	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Chris Van Hollen, Rob Portman, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Common Sense Colorado, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Wendy Rockefeller	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Female
Birthday	Nov 30 '29

Joan Ganz Cooney

Founder of the Children's Television Workshop the creator of Sesame Street; married to billionaire banker Pete Peterson.

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