Kay Wilson Stallings Explained

Kay Wilson Stallings
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Education:	MacMurray College University of Illinois^[1]
Occupation:	Television 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kay Wilson Stallings biography. Kidscreen. February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112221416/https://summit.kidscreen.com/2017/speakers/908209/kaywilsonstallings/. 2018-01-12.
2. Web site: Layoffs hit Nickelodeon's preschool, animation divisions. March 18, 2015. Kidscreen. Daniela Fisher. 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. Web site: Sesame Workshop Names New Head of Creative (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. June 16, 2020. Lesley Goldberg.
4. Web site: Senator's sister pays visit to Island. The Royal Gazette. April 16, 2011. Ira Philip.
5. Web site: Sesame Workshop Taps Ex-Nickelodeon Exec As SVP Content Development. August 11, 2015. Deadline Hollywood. Denise Petski.
6. Show credits: Season 5, Episode 2. Winx Club. 23:09.
7. Show credits. The Backyardigans. 24:04.