Blake Norton is the chief audio engineer for Sesame Street. Besides the TV series, Norton was also the audio engineer for many Sesame specials, including Don't Eat the Pictures, Sesame Street, Special, Big Bird in China and Elmo Saves Christmas.
A longtime friend of Charles Schulz, Norton oversaw the camera crew that filmed Schulz's February 2000 memorial service.
In 2006, Norton won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation along with re-recording mixers Bob Schott, Jim Czak and Dick Maitland.
He is married to Judy Sladky; the couple had met while both working on Sesame Street.[1]