Young Storytellers, the nonprofit that supports writing development programs in Los Angeles public schools, has established the Jamie Tarses Fund to pay tribute to the late ABC and NBC executive and help support the organization’s work.
\n\nYoung Storytellers recruits volunteers from the entertainment industry and others with writing experience to work with students in elementary, middle school and high school. The program pairs mentors and students to develop short stories that will be performed on stage by actors at the culmination of each school’s program. In 2025, Young Storytellers facilitated the work of 786 volunteers who mentored more than 440 students weekly at 39 public schools and after-school sites across Los Angeles.
\n\nTarses, who died in 2021 at the age of 56, was an influential creative executive who rose through the ranks at NBC and was recruited to ABC as the first woman to head entertainment at a Big Three network. Tarses was involved with Young Storytellers early on and joined its board in 2003. Matt Tarses, Jamie’s brother who is a prominent writer-producer, said the establishment of the fund was a fitting tribute to his sister.
\n\n“Jamie was never happier than when she was helping writers tell their stories,”…
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