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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Susie Tompkins Buell	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Cory Booker, AB PAC, Michelle Nunn, Correct The Record, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Cheryl Saban	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Wesley Clark, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III
Vincent A Mai	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, Joe Kennedy III, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Mark Gallogly	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New York State Democratic Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, John W. Warner III, Common Sense Colorado, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Merle Chambers	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Priorities USA Action, Common Sense Colorado, AB PAC, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Nunn Victory Fund
Peter Buttenwieser	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Nunn Victory Fund
Gail Furman	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Booker Senate Victory, Americans for Responsible Solutions
William C Rudin	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III
Philip Munger	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, House Senate Victory Fund, Michelle Nunn, Aaron Woolf, Franken Senate Victory 2014
James C Hormel	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, 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, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Ron Barber, Obama Victory Fund 2012
John W Rogers Jr	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Al Franken, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Nunn Victory Fund
Marc Winkelman	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, AB PAC, Joe Kennedy III, Ron Barber, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Beth Dozoretz	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012
John Koza	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, 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, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, AB PAC, Joe Kennedy III
Jeffrey J Abrams	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, 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, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, AB PAC, House Senate Victory Fund, Corypac Inc, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Blair Effron	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, House Senate Victory Fund, Joe Kennedy III, Nebraska Senate Victory Fund, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Robert R Dyson	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, AB PAC, House Senate Victory Fund, John Douglass, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Thomas Safran	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Al Franken, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, AB PAC, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Ron Barber, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Booker Senate Victory, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Henry Van Ameringen	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, AB PAC, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Booker Senate Victory
H Rodgin Cohen	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Richard Green Lugar, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Rob Portman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, AB PAC, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012

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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