CBeebies star Kay Benbow dies at 63 as former colleagues pay tribute

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She was considered among the most important and successful BBC children’s TV executives.

Kay Benbow was a CBeebies controller from 2010 until 2017 CBeebies legend Kay Benbow, who was formerly the controller of the BBC children’s TV channel, has died aged 63. Benbow was considered one of the most influential leaders of children’s media with CBeebies winning the Bafta Children’s Channel of the Year Award five times under her watch. Since Benbow’s death was announced today her former colleagues have been paying tribute to her on social media.

The broadcaster continued: ‘As the Controller of CBeebies Kay was known across the whole kid’s media sector for her passion and commitment to providing young children with the very best content. ‘She was pivotal in taking CBeebies programmes into new and original areas, never afraid to stretch preschool minds into unthought-of territory – such as ballet, Shakespeare, mathematics, science and the joys of the annual live Christmas show.

 

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