Janet Tamaro is an American

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, series creator, executive producer, and

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Biography

Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ''ABC NEWSOne'', ''

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'', and the

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as a correspondent and host. Tamaro is the author of the book ''So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics'', originally published in 1998. Tamaro has written for many television series, including '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Line of Fire'', '' CSI: NY'', '' Lost'', ''

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'', '' Sleeper Cell'', and '' Trauma''. Tamaro worked as a freelance writer for the first season of '' Lost'' in 2004. Tamaro and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the

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for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. Tamaro was also nominated for an

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for her work on ''Sleeper Cell''. In 2010, Tamaro created the

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television series ''

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'', which was inspired by the crime novels written by

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. The series has been a hit for TNT for seven seasons and has sold into worldwide syndication. Gracie Awards Sasha Alexander and Janet Tamaro

Tamaro has earned a

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the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, a Women's Image Network Award, and ''Prevention'' magazine's Healthy TV Award for her work on the show. She was named as one of the top 50 showrunners in the ''Hollywood Reporter'' 2010, 2011, and 2012. She is featured in the documentary ''SHOWRUNNERS: The Art of Running a TV Show''. She sits on the advisory board of WeForShe, a media advocacy group that strives to find practical ways to bring about a gender-balanced landscape in television. Janet Tamaro did her undergraduate study at UC Berkeley and later earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University. She is married and has two daughters.

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Janet Tamaro TwitterTop 50 Power Show Runners article (alpha listing) The Hollywood ReporterShowrunner profile piece in The Hollywood ReporterReview of R&I pilot, The Hollywood Reporter
* ttp://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a515573/rizzoli-isles-showrunner-janet-tamaro-exits-tnt-series/ Digitalspy.com story about JT moving on for new opportunitiesbr>Storywise Podcast episode featuring Janet TamaroThe Women's Eye Podcast episode featuring Janet TamaroWe For She homepage
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