About

Showrunner | Director | Writer

Kristen McGregor is an Emmy award-winning writer, director and showrunner of kids and family content. She most recently served as the showrunner of Blippi’s Treehouse (Moonbug Entertainment/Amazon Kids+) which she also created for television. 

A true multi-hyphenate, Kristen has produced, written, and directed Sunny Side Up - the live daily show for preschoolers (Sprout/NBCUniversal), My Stay-at-Home Diary - a pandemic docuseries for kids (TVO/PBS), Noggin Knows - Noggin’s preschool educational anchor series (Noggin/Viacom), and the Emmy-winning playground building series Giver (TVO/Ion) which she also co-developed. 

She has written for Netflix’s Ada Twist Scientist, Apple TV+'s Sago Mini Friends, Cartoon Network’s Lucas the Spider, Nickelodeon’s Abby Hatcher and PBS's Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, created segments for HBO's Sesame Street, developed properties with authors such as Mo Willems, and has directed for Sinking Ship Entertainment, Noggin and The Jim Henson Company.  Additionally, Kristen served as a creative development executive for Apple TV+, where she helped launch the service in 2019. 

Dedicated to committing her life to children’s media, Kristen completed her Master’s Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University focusing on the cognitive development of children in relation to screen-based technology.

Coming from a family of farmers, Kristen is no stranger to hard work and is committed to nurturing media for children with impact beyond the screen.

"I believe that every child deserves media that inspires curiosity about the world, and empowers them to navigate it."