Sesame Workshop's Bamberger dead at 48

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Nina Elias Bamberger, 48, longtime children's-TV producer, died Nov. 20 of
ovarian cancer. She was living in Orlando, Fla.

Bamberger had been an executive with Sesame Workshop, where her credits
included executive producer of Dragon Tales; creator of Big Bag,
a joint production with Cartoon Network; and Emmy Award-winning (and wonderfully
named) prime time NBC special Sesame Street: Twenty and Still Counting.

She is survived by her husband, Andrew, and two daughters.

Contributions in her name can be made to: The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation,
401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.