23 Facts About Barbara Pyle

Barbara Y E Pyle was born on August 22,1947 and is an American executive producer, filmmaker and environmental activist.

Barbara Pyle co-created and served as the executive producer on the animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers and is the founder of the Captain Planet Foundation.

Barbara Pyle is currently a supporter and driving force for the Planeteer Movement, a worldwide effort of fans of the series to raise environmental awareness, based on the values of its main character, Captain Planet.

Barbara Pyle first met Ted Turner in 1980 when she was photographing the America's Cup for Time magazine and the media mogul was helming the Courageous for the last time.

Barbara Pyle served over two decades in this role and was responsible for creation of the Turner Environment Division and setting the company's environmental broadcast agenda.

In 1980, after she read The Global 2000 Report to the President commissioned by Jimmy Carter's presidential administration, Barbara Pyle committed herself to bring global concerns to the forefront of public attention.

Barbara Pyle has worked with and built collaborative relationships between major environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, and Natural Resources Defense Council.

Barbara Pyle traveled around the world to film this series, acting both as executive producer and reporter.

Barbara Pyle has brought environmental issues closer to the hearts and minds of people the world over.

In 1989, Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner together conceived the series Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Barbara Pyle based the five Planeteers on real-life people who inspired her during the show's pre-production, in 1989.

Barbara Pyle served as the CPF's chairman of the board from 1991 to 2001.

Barbara Pyle currently has a seat on the board of directors and chairs its media committee.

Fans would self identify as Planeteers to Barbara Pyle, relating their personal tales of the series' effect on their lives.

In two years of seeking out social media experts and serving on various panels, Barbara Pyle constructed a team that began work on what would become the Planeteer Movement.

Barbara Pyle continues to attend high-level conferences, host meetups and introduce real-life Planeteers to each other to sustain the movement's growth.

Barbara Pyle has three Time magazine covers to her credit and has been a major contributor to ten books.

Barbara Pyle has traveled the world as a photojournalist and filmmaker in over 100 countries, to capture the human spirit in film.

Barbara Pyle documented their work in the studio as they created their breakthrough album Born to Run and accompanied them on the tour, photographing them at the beginning of their meteoric rise to stardom.

In 2009, in association with Photographers Against Hunger, Barbara Pyle donated two of her rarely seen photos of Springsteen and the band to benefit the New Jersey Food Bank, a pet cause of the iconic singer.

Barbara Pyle donated Dawn Rehearsal, a rarely seen black and white portrait of the exhausted band after a 3-day recording session before embarking on the Born to Run tour.

Barbara Pyle cofounded Earth Secure with writer Marc Barasch and one of their first projects was One Child - One Voice which conveyed the plea to protect the planet in the voice of five children from around the world to promote the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Barbara Pyle serves on various boards of philanthropic organizations such as:.