In this episode, Sarah Rosenthal speaks with Alan Denton, Head Writer of CoComelon, to discuss his successful and varied career in television writing. Along the way, they touch on topics like networking, managing a creative portfolio, and how the television industry has evolved since he first started working.
Alan Denton (NYU Class of 2007) is the Story Editor / Head Writer on CoComelon - the number 1 kids channel on YouTube worldwide. Previously, he was a Story Editor for Sonic Boom on Cartoon Network, and a Head Writer for Sunny Day for Nick Jr. He has also written for Lego Monkie Kid, Unikitty, and the new Transformers: BotBots, which premieres on Netflix in March.
For a full transcript of this episode, please email career.communications@nyu.edu.