Press kit
Boilerplate, logos, photos and proof points for writing about Good Dad Network. For interviews and requests, contact the press team.
Boilerplate
Use these words as written.
Short
Good Dad Network gives dads the content they crave and the community they've been missing, in one app. Founded by Joe Gidjunis and Joshua Kagi, the team behind PBS's Grown Up Dad. gooddadnetwork.com
Long
Good Dad Network gives dads both: the content they crave and the community they've been missing, in one app. It's home to Grown Up Dad, broadcast nationally on PBS, and a growing network of shows and podcasts made for dads. Members take The Score to find dads they relate to on day one, then join their Local Crew and the communities that fit their lives. Founded by Joe Gidjunis and Joshua Kagi. Launching Father's Day 2027. gooddadnetwork.com
Fast facts
- Founders
- Joe Gidjunis and Joshua Kagi
- Launch
- Father's Day 2027
- Beta
- Open now on iPhone and the web. Android in 2027.
- GDN Originals
- Grown Up Dad, Dadcathlon, How Do I Explain This?!
- GDN Podcast Network
- This Helps with Marlon Morgan
- Web
- gooddadnetwork.com
Logos
Navy on white, white on black. The GDN+ mark is for GDN+ only.
Photos
Stills from Grown Up Dad. Please credit as noted.
A Los Angeles dads roundtable, from Grown Up Dad episode 4 · Photo: Good Dad Network
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A dad reading to his daughters, from the Grown Up Dad trailer · Photo: Good Dad Network
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A dad and son doing homework, from Grown Up Dad · Photo: Good Dad Network
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Two dads in conversation, from Grown Up Dad · Photo: Good Dad Network
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Behind the scenes: the Los Angeles roundtable · Photo: Good Dad Network
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Behind the scenes with Dr. Vivek Murthy · Photo: Good Dad Network
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Proof points
- 1,792telecasts in the 2025 season
- 328PBS channels in 146 markets and 48 states
- 763telecasts on Father's Day 2026, across 107 markets
- 32026 Telly Awards: Documentary, Social Impact, and Culture & Lifestyle TV Series
- 2025Atticus Award for Best Documentary Short
Telecast figures: TRAC, 2025 season and Father's Day 2026.
The founders
Joe GidjunisCo-Founder & CEOJoe Gidjunis has spent two decades behind the lens. He created Grown Up Dad, the first documentary series about fatherhood from a father's perspective, after seeing how rarely parenting media centered the dad's point of view.
Joshua KagiCo-Founder & COOJoshua Kagi is a documentary producer, journalist and photographer, and a senior producer on Grown Up Dad. As COO, he builds GDN's platform and operations.
Coverage
- This Helps with Marlon MorganMy Four Dads with Joe Gidjunis, Josh Kagi (Grown Up Dad) and Merve Lapus (Common Sense Media) (opens in a new tab)
- WHYYPhilly filmmakers’ ‘Grown Up Dad’ documentary series gets full season on PBS (opens in a new tab)
- The Philadelphia CitizenWhat’s a Dadcathlon? (opens in a new tab)
- ParentMap‘Grown Up Dad’ Isn’t Just a Much-Needed Docuseries. It’s a Movement (opens in a new tab)
- City Cast PhillyPhilly Dads on What It Means to Be Playful, Protective & Patient (opens in a new tab)
- We Can Solve ThisBuilding Modern Fatherhood with Grown Up Dad’s Joe Gidjunis (opens in a new tab)
- The Philadelphia InquirerThis Philly guy wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national PBS show. (opens in a new tab)
- Home Dad ChatGrown Up Dad (opens in a new tab)
- GW TodayGW Alumnus Shows Fathers How to Grow Up Along with their Children (opens in a new tab)
- Modern DadhoodBecoming the “Grown Up Dad” You’re Meant to Be | Joe Gidjunis on His PBS Docuseries (opens in a new tab)
Press contact
For interviews, screeners and requests.
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