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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Agnes Gund	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, Tim Wirth, 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, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, House Senate Victory Fund, Corypac Inc, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Booker Senate Victory, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Nunn Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
William E Little Jr	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, 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, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, House Senate Victory Fund, Ron Barber, Correct The Record, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Nunn Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Barbra Streisand	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, 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, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, House Senate Victory Fund, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Jeffrey R Gural	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, 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, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, American Bridge 21st Century, House Senate Victory Fund, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Dorothy Lichtenstein	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 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, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Bernard L Schwartz	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, 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, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Nunn Victory Fund
Leonard A Lauder	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Wesley Clark, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kelly Ayotte, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Booker Senate Victory, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Andrew Tobias	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, 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, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Aaron Woolf, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Donald Sussman	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 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, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Corypac Inc, Correct The Record
Dennis Mehiel	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Al Franken, Victory Now PAC, Robert Abrams, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, House Senate Victory Fund, Michelle Nunn, Correct The Record, Booker Senate Victory, Americans for Responsible Solutions
Peter G Peterson	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Chris Van Hollen, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democratic National Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Wesley Clark, Victory Now PAC, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, John W. Warner III, Common Sense Colorado, Michelle Nunn, Kelly PAC, Joe Kennedy III
George Soros	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Richard Green Lugar, Carolyn McCarthy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, 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, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Nunn Victory Fund
David Stern	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Al Franken, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Aaron Woolf, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Alida Rockefeller Dayton	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, 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, Robert Abrams, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Priorities USA Action, American Bridge 21st Century, Michelle Nunn, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Nunn Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
Steven Rattner	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Michael Bennet, John W. Warner III, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III
Haim Saban	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 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, Common Sense Colorado, House Senate Victory Fund, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III
Elaine Schuster	Harvey B Gantt, 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, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Michael Bennet, Paul Tsongas, Cory Booker, Michelle Nunn, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Booker Senate Victory, Joe Kennedy Victory Fund 2016
Jonathan M Tisch	Harvey B Gantt, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Nita M Lowey, Carolyn McCarthy, 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, Wesley Clark, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Robert Abrams, Cory Booker, Priorities USA Action, Michelle Nunn, Ron Barber, Obama Victory Fund 2012
David Boies	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, 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, Priorities USA Action, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Nebraska Senate Victory Fund, Franken Senate Victory 2014
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, 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

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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