Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ABC NEWSOne,[1]Inside Edition, and the Travel Channel as a correspondent and host. Tamaro is the author of the book So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics, originally published in 1998.[2][3]
In 2010, Tamaro created the TNT television series Rizzoli & Isles, which was inspired by the crime novels written by Tess Gerritsen. The series has been a hit for TNT for seven seasons and has sold into worldwide syndication.[6]
Tamaro has earned a Gracie Allen Award the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation,[7] a Women's Image Network (WIN) Award,[8] and Prevention magazine's Healthy TV Award[9] for her work on the show.[10] She was named as one of the top 50 showrunners in the Hollywood Reporter 2010, 2011, and 2012. She is featured in the documentary SHOWRUNNERS: The Art of Running a TV Show.[11][12] She sits on the advisory board of WeForShe, a media advocacy group that strives to find practical ways to bring about a gender-balanced landscape in television.
Janet Tamaro did her undergraduate study at UC Berkeley and later earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia[13] University. She has two daughters.
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