Joe Wos
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| Joe Wos | |
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| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Inker |
| Awards | Silver Reuben Award, Variety category, 2019 |
Joe Wos is an American cartoonist, author, and television presenter. He founded the ToonSeum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, the third museum devoted exclusively to the cartoon arts in the United States of America.[1] He hosts the series Cartoon Academy with Joe Wos, which airs on WQED and digitally,[2] and created the Mazetoons syndicated cartoon and related series of books. He has also served as visiting cartoonist at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in California since its opening in 2001,[3] and draws the Charlie the Tuna mascot for StarKist.[4]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2019, Wos received the National Cartoonists Society Silver Reuben Award in the Variety category for Mazetoons.[5]
Wos has received four Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards for his television show Cartoon Academy with Joe Wos for Education/Schools—Short Form Content and Talent—Program Host/Moderator in 2022,[6] and for Education/Schools—Long Form Content and Talent—Program Host/Moderator in 2023.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kalson, Sally (August 29, 2009). "City's ToonSeum growing up". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "WQED Education Presents Fourth Season of Award-Winning Series "Cartoon Academy with Joe Wos"". WQED. WQED Multimedia. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Charles M. Schulz Museum Online School & Community Programs 2021" (PDF). Charles M. Schulz Museum. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Oakmont TV host, cartoonist wins Mid-Atlantic Emmys". Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media. 13 Oct 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Division Awards". National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 Emmy Recipients". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of NATAS. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "2023 Emmy Recipients". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of NATAS. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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