Linda Kahn

Linda Kahn was an American television executive.

She held senior posts at Nickelodeon and Scholastic Media, and was president of the board of the New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT).

In the 1980s she was vice-president of acquisitions at Nickelodeon, and helped to launch Nick at Nite, a package of original shows and old sitcoms, targeted at Baby Boomers and their families.

As senior vice-president of international program sales, she initiated and built Nickelodeon's television syndication and format sales worldwide.

She introduced such original series as Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy and Doug to the global children's TV market and worked with networks around the world to customize Nickelodeon game show formats to local markets.

At Scholastic Media from 1995 to 2008, she was responsible for international promotion and brand development for Goosebumps, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Maya & Miguel, Stellaluna, the Magic School Bus, Animorphs, and WordGirl.

Kahn died August 30, 2021 in New York City. She was 72.