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Carly creates media that inspires joy, curiosity and the rhythm of resilience. She specializes in content for kids and families. As a host, actor and writer, she meets her audience where they are and keeps things just the right amount of weird. Her work combines authenticity, comedy, curriculum and surprise. Most recently, she's the new co-host of Weird But True on Disney+ from National Geographic.
Her journey in children’s television began in 2012 when she was hired as a host and writer for Sprout’s Sunny Side Up, a live morning show for preschoolers. During her five years with SSU, she wrote and performed original sketches, music, games, recipes and crafts alongside Chica the chicken (and occasionally with celebrities like Mariska Hargitay, John Hamm, William Shatner, Kate McKinnon, Aubrey Plaza, Yara Shahidi, Mel B and more). SSU was a fast-paced, LIVE, 360० immersion into kids’ media and helped Carly hone her voice as a personality in the industry. Through her work with NBCUniversal, she had the opportunity to shoot two segments for the historic The More You Know Campaign.
Find her on Universal Kids/Peacock as the host of Snug’s House (a preschool interstitial playdate with Snug the puppy) and The Big Fun Crafty Show (an arts and crafts reality competition show for all ages) and Get Up and Move (a dance/music series). Carly is a trained actor and improvisor (Northwestern University, IO Chicago, Second City Chicago), experienced early childhood/elementary school educator (Bubbles Academy, Barrel of Monkeys, Story Pirates), DJ (Radio Disney Chicago AM 1300 live events) and storyteller (Moth Story Slam winner, featured storyteller on NPR’s Invisibilia). As a musician, she’s written songs for Sprout/Universal Kids that have garnered thousands of views on YouTube, and she’s a vocalist and songwriter on the 2016 Grammy Award winning Children’s Album HOME by Tim Kubart and the 2021 Grammy Award Winning Children's Album ALL THE LADIES by Joanie Leeds.
In the podcast space, she hosts an improv-comedy game show called Don't Break the Rules and is the co-creator/host of the storytelling and movement pod Hey Story Go!. Both shows can be found on the audio streaming app Pinna.
When she isn’t making stuff for kids and families, she’s boxing, biking around Brooklyn, looking at old trees, making theatre with old college pals and waking up very early (it’s the best time of day).
Her journey in children’s television began in 2012 when she was hired as a host and writer for Sprout’s Sunny Side Up, a live morning show for preschoolers. During her five years with SSU, she wrote and performed original sketches, music, games, recipes and crafts alongside Chica the chicken (and occasionally with celebrities like Mariska Hargitay, John Hamm, William Shatner, Kate McKinnon, Aubrey Plaza, Yara Shahidi, Mel B and more). SSU was a fast-paced, LIVE, 360० immersion into kids’ media and helped Carly hone her voice as a personality in the industry. Through her work with NBCUniversal, she had the opportunity to shoot two segments for the historic The More You Know Campaign.
Find her on Universal Kids/Peacock as the host of Snug’s House (a preschool interstitial playdate with Snug the puppy) and The Big Fun Crafty Show (an arts and crafts reality competition show for all ages) and Get Up and Move (a dance/music series). Carly is a trained actor and improvisor (Northwestern University, IO Chicago, Second City Chicago), experienced early childhood/elementary school educator (Bubbles Academy, Barrel of Monkeys, Story Pirates), DJ (Radio Disney Chicago AM 1300 live events) and storyteller (Moth Story Slam winner, featured storyteller on NPR’s Invisibilia). As a musician, she’s written songs for Sprout/Universal Kids that have garnered thousands of views on YouTube, and she’s a vocalist and songwriter on the 2016 Grammy Award winning Children’s Album HOME by Tim Kubart and the 2021 Grammy Award Winning Children's Album ALL THE LADIES by Joanie Leeds.
In the podcast space, she hosts an improv-comedy game show called Don't Break the Rules and is the co-creator/host of the storytelling and movement pod Hey Story Go!. Both shows can be found on the audio streaming app Pinna.
When she isn’t making stuff for kids and families, she’s boxing, biking around Brooklyn, looking at old trees, making theatre with old college pals and waking up very early (it’s the best time of day).