Tag: Sesame Street
Sesame Street to add half-hour show for afternoons
PBS will also offer the half-hour show for mobile devices.Friday roundup: Barzyk unveils pet project; Senate drops patent-reform bill
Plus: Sesame Street and the Great Society, and PRX looks at the technical side of distributing WFMT shows.Thursday roundup: Diane Rehm has no plans to retire, Big Bird is a documentary star
Plus: Free Speech Radio News sues Pacifica, and GPB announces another WRAS program.Friday roundup: indies protest to WETA; schools to use WGBH shows
And the produce market gets a deal on Sesame Street's brand.Afternoon roundup: WCAI expands signal, CCTV hosts meet Muppets
WCAI Cape and Islands NPR, the only public radio station for coastal communities in southern Massachusetts, has boosted its signal from 1,200 ...Jim Henson’s daughter donates Elmo, Bert, Ernie and other Muppets to Smithsonian
Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, donated 21 Muppet puppets and props to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Sept. ...PBS and APT programs win 14 Daytime Emmys
Among 14 Daytime Emmys awarded to public TV programs, APT's Travelscope won in Creative Arts categories for direction and sound mixing.Sesame Workshop and Ape Entertainment release first-ever Sesame Street comic book
Sesame Workshop and Ape Entertainment released the first comic book featuring the cast of Sesame Street May 4, to coincide with national ...PBS programs capture three WGAW Awards
The Writers Guild of America, West’s prize in the children’s–episodic and specials category went to Christine Ferraro for writing Sesame Street’s “The Good Sport.” ...Cocktails to honor Big Bird and friends? That’s the spirit
When public radio managers gathered for November’s Super-Regional Meeting in New Orleans, home to Bourbon Street and the drive-through daiquiri bar, NPR ...Sesame Workshop examines possible unlicensed North Korean knock-off toys
Sesame Workshop voiced concern Wednesday after a North Korean government-owned trade publication highlighting a toy company’s apparent offerings came to light that ...Elmo puppeteer remains on leave; allegations of improper relationship recanted
Following this week’s media scandal over allegations that were aggressively rebutted and later recanted, award-winning Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash remains on a leave ...Elmo puppeteer on leave after allegation of improper relationship; accuser recants
Puppeteer Kevin Clash, the performer behind Elmo, one of Sesame Street‘s most beloved characters, has taken a leave of absence following news reports of an ...Sesame Street will re-air hurricane special
Sesame Street will broadcast an edited version of its five-part special on hurricanes on Friday, Nov. 9. Editors cut the original to eliminate segments ...Crowd rallies to save pubcasting funding
Some 1,000 marchers gathered on Nov. 3 on Capitol Hill to celebrate the power of public television.
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