Emily Squires

Emily Squires (born Emily Hull Squires August 23, 1941 – November 21, 2012) was an American television producer and director best known for her Emmy Award-winning work on Sesame Street.

Life and career After attending Randolph-Macon Woman's College, from which she later received an award as an outstanding alumna, Emily Squires graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1962. She moved to New York later that year and began working for CBS News. In 1967, when public television was in its infancy, she began working for the Public Broadcast Laboratory. Two years later, she began working as a production assistant at Sesame Street during its first year on the air.