COOKIE JAR NAMES JAMIE WAESE HEAD OF CURRENT PROGRAMMING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TORONTO, CANADA (March 17, 2009) – Cookie Jar Entertainment has named Jamie Waese Head of Current Programming. Reporting to Pam Slavin, Vice President, Head of Production, he will handle all creative elements of the company’s prolific production slate.
"Jamie is an industry veteran with a strong background in production and programming and will be a great asset to the company. We look forward to utilizing his expertise to deliver the best possible quality programming to our broadcasters," said Slavin.
For the past four years, Waese has worked as a writer, producer and director for Cookie Jar Entertainment. He wrote, produced and directed three seasons of "The Doodlebops", wrote and co-directed Doodlebops Live!, and produced and co-directed "Gotta Catch Santa Claus", Cookie Jar's first Christmas special starring William Shatner as the voice of Santa Claus.
Previously, Waese worked for Kids' CBC as an executive in charge of production and as a creative director. He also served as manager of current programming for Walt Disney TV Animation and creative executive for Hanna Barbera/Turner Feature Animation.
Waese earned an MFA from USC's Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program.
About Cookie Jar Entertainment
The Cookie Jar Group is a Canada-based global children's entertainment, consumer products and education company dedicated to excellence. Through Cookie Jar Entertainment, the company is a leader in the creation, production, marketing and licensing of evergreen character brands that appeal to kids and families worldwide. Cookie Jar Entertainment's library of nearly 6,000 half-hour episodes features some of the world's most recognizable brands, including "Strawberry Shortcake", "Care Bears ", "Caillou", "Inspector Gadget", "The Doodlebops ", "Arthur" and "Johnny Test". The company owns non-character based brands for licensing such as Mommy & Me. Through its pan-European subsidiary, the full-service licensing agency Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, Cookie Jar represents numerous third-party iconic brands. Cookie Jar Group also has a one-third interest in international children's television channel Kidsco. Cookie Jar Education, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of North America's largest providers of supplemental education materials, reaching nearly 2,000 teachers across the United States, through the Carson-Dellosa and HighReach Learning brands.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Brook Hefner/Cookie Jar Entertainment
bhefner@cjar.com; 818-955-5454
