Fred Seibert, the creator of Channel Frederator posted a comment today on the Tribute to the Internet People (Part 2) post! That is awesome! I’m privileged that Fred took the time to comment on the post. Here is some info about the life of Fred Seibert:

     Seibert was born in 1951 and has worked as a television and movie producer who has worked for such companies as MTV Networks, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon, VH1, Cartoon Network, and has co-founded animation production company Frederator Studios.

     As MTV’s first creative director in 1981, Seibert was responsible for creating the animated MTV logo shorts that have made MTV famous. Working with Nickelodeon in 1985, he helped create Nick-at-Nite, as well as dramatically boosting the ratings for the company.

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     In 1992, Seibert became president of Hanna-Barbera and created the What A Cartton!/World Premiere cartoons that earned record ratings on Cartoon Network and an Academy Award Nomination. This series originated several popular cartoons on Cartoon Network such as Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Cow and Chicken, and Johnny Bravo.

     Seibert co-founded Frederator Studios in 1997, and has produced such animated series as My Life as a Teenage Robot, ChalkZone, and The Fairly OddParents for Nickelodeon. In 2005, Seibert launched the first cartoon video podcast known as Channel Frederator.

It’s really great that Fred took the time to comment. He’s a pretty cool guy. Thanks Fred!

Links for Fred Seibert:

Fred Seibert Homepage
Biography 1
Biography 2
Wikipedia
Frederator Studios
Channel Frederator