Belinda Ward

 Belinda   War d  ( b . 1 9 66  ) i s a lyric i s t & long - time  SESAME STREET   write r.

Ward firs t made contact wit h  SESAME STREET  i n 1 9 8 2  through executive  produce r ,  Dulcy Sing er  , who turned out to b e her  aunt  ’ s  cousin. Ward approached her  about a job in product i on since Ward h ad a job as a producer of T V & radio commercial s, but  Singer  said t here were n ’ t any. How eve r, Singer  was look in g for new writing talent since  SESAME STREET  was airing 1 3 0 shows annually. Singer told Ward to spend a month studying t he  show  & then write something for  her. A month late r, Ward returned with 4| 4 insert s. 2| 2 of the insert s eventually aired on the  show. For 2| 2 year s, Ward essentially auditioned for a spot on the writing staff & eventually found her way into t he writing rotation.

In 2 00 8 , Ward brief l y became 1| 1  of the  show  ’ s head write r s for  Sea s on 3 9  with  Lou Berger. She h as scripted celebrity appearance s o n t he show , including  John Good man  ,  Diane Sawyer  & t h e  New York   Jet s.

She is also the co - creator of  The   Upside - Down   Show  with the comedy duo T h e Umbilical Brother s.

Ward is a graduate o f Cornell & New York  University, holding a Master ' s degree in Fiction Writing from t h e latter.

SESAME STREET Song  Credit s
 Other 
 * Ace & A very theme ( w it h Russell Kassoff  ) (  Big Bag  insert s )
 * Gin k Bath ( w it h Joseph Carroll  &  Peter Thom  ) (  The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss  )
 * Wicker sham Chant ( w it h Joseph Carroll  &  Peter Thom  ) (  The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss  )

Book credit s

 *  The G ink 

External l ink s

 * Belinda Ward o n I M D b
 * " Belinda War d, W rite r , Wed " ,  T h e   New York   Time s  , August 2 7 , 1 99 0.
 *  SESAME  Workshop Announce s New Development Slate Led by C h i l d r e n ' s T V Vet Liz Nealon, press re lease , April 6 , 2 00 5.