Pat Ellingson

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Pat Ellingson is a Canadian television producer. consultant and executive. [1] The head of children's programming at TVOntario from 1998 until her retirement in 2015, [2] she played a prominent role in the development and expansion of the network's efforts in multiplatform digital media production, [3] and was a producer or executive producer of shows such as Dino Dan , The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog , Wild Kratts , Annedroids , This Is Daniel Cook , Peep and the Big Wide World , Gisèle’s Big Backyard , Reading Rangers, Super Citizens and Tumbletown Tales. [1] She won a Gemini Award in 2006 as producer of Gisele's Big Backyard. [4]

At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television named Ellingson the winner of its Outstanding Media Innovation Award. [5]

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References

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  2. "Children's TV programs flashier but still Friendly". Hamilton Spectator , May 4, 2000.
  3. "TV show and Web site a welcome sign of the times". Toronto Star , May 3, 2003.
  4. "MuchMusic wins Gemini for reality show". Hamilton Spectator , October 19, 2006.
  5. "Canadian Screen Awards: Peter Mansbridge, Karyn Pugliese, Margaret Atwood to be honoured" Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine . CBC News, October 30, 2017.