Recent Entries

• A Night with Idina at Carnegie Hall

  by Angela Santomero January 14
    Most of us grew up admiring someone from afar that caused us to spend countless days, weeks or months wondering what it would be like to be that person. Whether they inspired us to take up a new instrument or to think differently about the world around us, they had an affect on us.  ...

• A Message from Mr McFeely

  by Angela Santomero September 17, 2012
  All we can strive for in our day to day is to do the best we can..with the tools we have. Since we don't live in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, it's also important to keep in mind that acknowledgement isn't usually at the top of everyone's list.   However, life is now complete for me as...

• Start Empathy

  by Angela Santomero August 30, 2012
  If everyone paused for a moment or two to consider how it would feel to live in someone else's shoes, our world would be a much different place. I recently came into contact with an incredible innitiative that is on a quest to turn this dream into a reality, in other words, to create a more e...

• Leaving Jamaica with Colbie Caillat

  by Angela Santomero June 28, 2012
      Colbie Caillat’s “Brighter Than The Sun” was our vacation theme song (as it's not a vacation without a theme song). Since we sang it all week in Jamaica, we figured why not use it to cut a sneakpeek of our journey at Half Moon   Hopefully, in taking some of t...
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• I’ve been holding in my tears all day

  by Angela Santomero May 23, 2012
       ..was what my 2nd grader said to me when I picked her up from school.     She just found out that one of her best friends is moving in a few weeks. While it's sad, it's the second time this has happened to her in two years. That's two times too much for any 8yr ol...
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• The Susan Lucci of Children's TV

  by Angela Santomero May 10, 2012
  Yes, that's me.   And mind you, I am thrilled to be nominated! Really. It's an honor.   That being said.... ;)   My shows have been nominated for Emmy awards since 1997 with Blue's Clues for Outstanding Preschool Series and then again for Blue's Room and then again for Super W...
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• 3 teachers, 3 clues I learned...

  by Angela Santomero May 7, 2012
  On teacher appreciation day (Tues 5/8), I usually think back on my most inspiring teachers, wishing that I could thank them for everything they taught me:   Mr. Walker from Harrington Park Elementary School: He taught me to write from my heart. I learned to use writing as a powerful tool to...
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• 3 Steps to Relationship Satisfaction for Parents

  by Angela Santomero May 2, 2012
  Can't get no satisfaction in your relationship? Individual & Relationship Coach, Rhona Berens, PhD, CPCC, is a Parent Advocate dedicated to parents' well being. Rhona’s insights on nurturing a strong, happy & healthy relationship first, which makes for a better parent, resonates with me. I...
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• Easter Proof

  by Angela Santomero April 8, 2012
  So, why am I up far too late on this Saturday night before Easter Sunday? Especially since I just might have beaten this cold bug which had me popping C's like they were candy & sipping more tea than a small Indian village for over a week?   Well, all's been going well these days. Grades, f...
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• Hunger Games 2nd grade class trip?

  by Angela Santomero April 6, 2012
  The question woke me up at 4am last night, “Why am I so bothered, as a parent, that a 2nd grader went to see the Hunger Games movie yesterday?” Why?   And then it came to me. It’s because of Teachers College, Columbia University. Seriously.   I went into television...
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• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Insider Peek

  by Angela Santomero March 25, 2012
  Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Last week on the PBS Preview site we finally shared our sneak peek of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. While we've had an incredibly positive reaction from the kids who will make up our demographic audience, a few adult fans have some questions.       ...

• The (Blues) Clues to Success

  by Angela Santomero February 16, 2012
  I gave a talk last week at Kidscreen Summit about the leadership skills that transformed my passion & dreams into successful educational TV content for kids.   The effects that Blue’s Clues & Super Why! have on children in over 60 countries still brings me to tears. But without the lea...
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