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People

How a composer’s accidental career builds on the legacy of ‘Sesame Street’ 

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | April 18, 2023

“I just never thought this was my thing and so I sort of fell into it,” says music director Bill Sherman. “But now I just love it.”

Programs/Content

How ‘Sesame Street’ took root in post-Soviet Russia as ‘Ulitsa Sezam’

By Natasha Lance Rogoff, Author ("Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia") | November 14, 2022

In a new memoir, the lead producer behind the creation of Russia’s “Sesame Street” recounts the show’s tumultuous birth.

Programs/Content

Sesame Workshop focuses on racial literacy with four-year Coming Together initiative

By Anna Brugmann, Former Editorial Intern | June 16, 2021

The project’s content will encourage conversations “that parents, caregivers or providers often don’t know how to start.”

Rewind: The Roots of Public Media

After 50 years on TV, has Sesame Street been gentrified?

By Tad Suiter, Adjunct Assistant Professor (CUNY) | August 27, 2019

To one viewer and parent, competitive pressures and fading institutional knowledge have compromised the show’s “gritty urban utopianism.”

System/Policy

Pointing to harmful messaging, autism organization ends partnership with Sesame Workshop

By Chelsea Cirruzzo, Freelance Contributor | August 9, 2019

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network said that a resource kit for parents, developed by the autism organization Autism Speaks, furthers “stigma against autistic children and adults.”

Programs/Content

‘Sesame’ characters hit the road for 50th-birthday bash with stations

By Savanna Strott, Editorial Intern | May 21, 2019

“We wanted to bring ‘Sesame Street’ to every street,” said Bobbi English, VP of North American television at Sesame Workshop.

Programs/Content

To mark show’s 50th anniversary, ‘Sesame Street’ producer adds episodes to pubcasting archive

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | February 15, 2019

More than 4,000 episodes of the show will be made available to the public over the next year.

Quick Takes

Sesame Workshop: No, Bert and Ernie are not gay

By Karissa Waddick, Editorial Intern | September 18, 2018

Comments from a former writer for the show prompted a tweet from the Workshop Tuesday.

"Made Possible By..." Podcast

‘Made Possible By…’ #11: ‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | January 23, 2018

In the late ’60s, Morrisett and his collaborators on “Sesame Street” wanted to know: Could television teach?

Programs/Content

How ‘Sesame Street’ persuaded public television to act like a network

By Kathryn A. Ostrofsky, Digital Archive Coordinator (www.bunkhistory.org) | December 13, 2017

To guarantee the show’s success, its creators had to win over a diverse group of educational broadcasters in the late ’60s.

Education

Updated ‘Sesame’ curriculum includes early-learning initiatives at stations

By Linda Jacobson | September 1, 2017

The show’s characters and lessons will be featured in programs bringing educational resources to providers and parents.

System/Policy

Big Bird’s finances come under scrutiny at House budget hearing

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 25, 2017

Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?

Programs/Content

Veteran ‘Sesame Street’ actors to meet with producers over future roles

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | August 2, 2016

“I have been in touch with each of them to meet in person,” Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey Dunn said.

Programs/Content

Longtime cast members cut from ‘Sesame Street’ contracts

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 28, 2016

Bob, Luis and Gordon are no longer under contract.

Programs/Content

Producers rethink children’s TV shows to appeal to digitally savvy youngsters

By Barry Garron, Freelance Contributor | February 11, 2016

To keep pace, creators of new and legacy shows must think far beyond the television screen.

Programs/Content

Sesame Workshop–HBO deal sparks soul-searching among public broadcasters

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | August 24, 2015

“It seems to me there is something depressing about all this,” lamented PBS’s ombudsman.

"The Pub" Podcast

‘The Pub’ #32: The future of children’s public television

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 20, 2015

Thoughts on the Sesame Street news, and an encore interview with PBS Vice President for Children’s Programming Linda Simensky.

Sesame Street

What we’re reading about the Sesame–HBO deal

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | August 14, 2015

Reactions to the deal that are worth your time.

Programs/Content

“C is for capitalism”: Reactions to the Sesame Street–HBO deal

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | August 13, 2015

Some of our favorite responses to the big announcements.

Programs/Content

HBO to premiere new ‘Sesame Street’ shows, provide them for free to PBS in 5-year deal

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | August 13, 2015

New Sesame Street episodes will premiere exclusively on HBO starting this fall and will be available to PBS after nine months.

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