LET’S GO LUNA! Bios Joe Murray Creator and Executive Producer of LET’S GO LUNA! Joe Murray is an award-winning artist, animator and book author. He is the creator and executive producer behind the new upcoming PBS KIDS series, LET’S GO LUNA!, through 9 Story Media, set for release in fall of 2018. Joe Murray is also known for his groundbreaking 90’s Nickelodeon series Rocko’s Modern Life, for which he recently completed an hour special, rebooting the series for a new legion of fans. Hailing from San Jose, California, Murray is also the creator and producer of the highly rated Camp Lazlo which aired on Cartoon Network. With a combined experience of creating, directing, writing and producing over 100 hours of television, his work has garnered him two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as, a host of international awards. He is also an award-winning independent filmmaker, with his animated films showing at Sundance, Annecy, Ottawa and other prestigious festivals. Murray resides in Southern California with his wife and four children, where he runs Joe Murray Studios. Erik Messal Cultural Anthropologist and Educational Consultant, LET’S GO LUNA! Erik Messal is an educational consultant with extensive training in cultural anthropology, experience in ethnographic fieldwork, and an M.Ed. in Multicultural Education. In addition to his degrees in cultural anthropology and multicultural education, Erik spent a semester-abroad in Egypt, and completed a year of ethnographic fieldwork in Turkey. Dual-credentialed in both English Language Arts and Social Sciences, Erik brings fifteen years of teaching experience to his current position as the educational consultant for LET’S GO LUNA! Press Contacts: Lindsey Horvitz, WNET, 212.560.6609,
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