Eisner-nominated cartoonist and writer Paige Braddock (Jane's World, the first LGBTQ-themed comic to receive online distribution by an American national media syndicate) won a Children's & Family Emmy Award for her work on the Apple TV+ documentary, Who Are You, Charlie Brown? It was Apple TV+'s only win across the seven categories in which the streamer was nominated.At the first annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards on December 11, 2022, the Apple Original Documentary, Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, won Outstanding Non-Fiction Program, beating out Magnolia Network's Hi, I'm Sevy, Nickelodeon's Nick News, Food Network's Kids Baking Championship, and YouTube's Sesame Street in Communities: Talking About Race. According to Apple's official documentary synopsis, honoring the "Everyman" crFeator, Charles "Sparky" Schulz, Who Are You, Charlie Brown? celebrates the significance and global multi-generational popularity of the comic strip and its timeless artistry and design to profile the man whose simple characters would touch the lives of millions through the decades and become beloved cultural icons. Narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and featuring interviews with Jean Schulz, the widow of Charles Schulz, along with Drew Barrymore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Billie Jean King, Paul Feig, Ira Glass, Noah Schnapp, Miya Cech, Keith L. Williams, Chip Kidd, Lynn Johnston, and Robb Armstrong, the documentary interweaves a new animated story that follows Charlie Brown on a quest to discover himself.Almost two months after the documentary's initial win was announced, Braddock took to social media to share her excitement about receiving the award, saying, "So, this amazing thing happened. I won a Children’s & Family Emmy Award for my work on the Apple documentary, 'Who Are You, Charlie Brown?' which won for outstanding nonfiction program."Read the full tweet from Braddock below:

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Paige Braddock Works at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates

Charlie Brown picks up a real Christmas sapling
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In 1999, Paige Braddock became the Creative Director at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, and she was promoted to Chief Creative Officer in 2018, a position that she still holds today. As CCO, she is charged with overseeing the visual and editorial direction of all Peanuts licensed products worldwide and the Schulz Studio works in tandem with New York licensing office, Peanuts Worldwide, according to an interview Braddock did with The New York Times in 2018. Throughout her tenure at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, she has illustrated several Peanuts children's books.

Braddock also designed the U.S. Snoopy postage stamp in 2001. Then, in 2022, she delivered the dedication speech for the commemorative centennial Schulz stamp.