Kay Wilson Stallings

Kay Wilson Stallings
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationMacMurray College
University of Illinois[1]
OccupationTelevision producer

Kay Wilson Stallings is an American television executive and producer. She worked at Nickelodeon as a network executive from 1999 until March 2015, when she left the company due to a wave of senior employee layoffs.[2] In August 2015, Stallings was hired by Sesame Workshop. In 2020, she was promoted to Sesame Workshop's head of creative development.[3]

In her role as Nickelodeon's senior vice president (SVP) of production and development, Stallings oversaw the development of all original series for Nickelodeon Preschool and the Nick Jr. Channel. Stallings developed more than 20 shows during her tenure, including Wonder Pets!,[4] The Fresh Beat Band, Shimmer and Shine, Sunny Day, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club.[5] She was also the executive-in-charge of Winx Club[6] and The Backyardigans.[7]

  1. ^ "Kay Wilson Stallings biography". Kidscreen. February 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12.
  2. ^ Daniela Fisher (March 18, 2015). "Layoffs hit Nickelodeon's preschool, animation divisions". Kidscreen. On the preschool side, Nickelodeon's EVP of preschool programming Teri Weiss and Kay Wilson Stallings, SVP of production and development for Nickelodeon Preschool, Nick Jr. and NickMom, have left the company.
  3. ^ Lesley Goldberg (June 16, 2020). "Sesame Workshop Names New Head of Creative (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ Ira Philip (April 16, 2011). "Senator's sister pays visit to Island". The Royal Gazette.
  5. ^ Denise Petski (August 11, 2015). "Sesame Workshop Taps Ex-Nickelodeon Exec As SVP Content Development". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ^ "Show credits: Season 5, Episode 2". Winx Club. 23:09 minutes in.
  7. ^ "Show credits". The Backyardigans. 24:04 minutes in.