ABOUT THE CREATORS
Betsy McGowen and Eric Jacobson are co-creators of the animated comedy series for kids 6-11, CAMP LAKEBOTTOM, which airs on Teletoon in Canada, Disney XD in the United States, and on Disney Channels Worldwide. Camp Lakebottom was recently nominated for a Kidscreen Award as Best Animated Series (Kids 6-11).
BETSY MCGOWEN
Most recently, Betsy has written for My Little Pony (The Hub), The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (The Hub), and published several eBooks. She is also an iPhone apps producer and co-founder of free4all apps, an apps development company.
Betsy previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Kids’ WB! on The WB and The CW Television Networks, overseeing all development, current programming, scheduling, and marketing. Under Betsy’s leadership, Kids’ WB! garnered numerous Emmy®, PROMAX, and Prism Awards.
ERIC JACOBSON
TV writer whose work includes Tom & Jerry Tales for Kids’ WB!, viral comedy mash-ups for CBS web, and a holiday movie rom-com for ABC Family.
Also, President of E-Ticket Films, Inc., a boutique company specializing in on-air promotion and marketing for network, cable and syndie TV, as well as special projects and interstitial programming. Awards include Emmy, LA Regional Emmy, PROMAX, Mobius, NY Int’l Film and TV Festival, Writers’ Guild Awards.