Dr. Vivian Horner

Dr. Vivian Horner (April 1, 1934 – May 12, 2022) was the founder of Nickelodeon. She also co-created its first original series, Pinwheel, which premiered on December 1, 1977.
She was hired in 1976 due to her experience as the director of research on the PBS show The Electric Company. Dr. Horner eventually retired the channel in 1983. She is a former board chair of the Bank Street College of Education and served on the Board of the National Foreign Language Center.
On May 12 2022, Horner passed away from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) at the age of 88.
==Trivia==
*In a 1999 interview, Dr. Horner credited Geraldine Laybourne with making Nickelodeon such a success. She said:
::"[Laybourne] really understands what kids want: Her Nickelodeon has an attitude, like Angelica from Rugrats. I appreciate it, but I like softer programming myself. I'm a bit old-fashioned. I'm not sure if I could have made Nickelodeon such a big hit."
:* Dr. Horner first launched Nickelodeon on her birthday, April 1st.
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