He was a pioneer of using technology to educate and reportedly the first person to consider using television to teach children basic skills.
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McGrath was a founding cast member of "Sesame Street" when the show premiered in 1969, playing friendly neighbor Bob Johnson.
A "Sesame Street"-themed amusement park has apologized after a video showed a costumed character waving off two 6-year-old Black girls.
Sesame Place, a “Sesame Street"-themed amusement park in Pennsylvania, is getting more heat for its response to a viral video that showed one of its characters appearing to reject two children who reached out to her during a parade. The venue was blasted Sunday when the children’s mother posted the clip on Instagram showing the park’s costumed Rosita character walking past the kids, who are ...
Estée Lauder fired John Demsey, a senior executive at the makeup company, for an Instagram post on his personal account that used a racial slur.
Big Bird took to Twitter to announce he received his COVID-19 vaccine. But not everyone was happy about it, especially Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Some new faces on "Sesame Street" are bringing more diversity as the children's show released an episode featuring a family with two gay dads.
Meet Wesley Walker and his father, Elijah, "Sesame Street's" two new Black Muppets who are encouraging a conversation about race.
In “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America,” journalist David Kamp takes readers on a fascinating journey throu…
The 60-minute special "Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families" will air Saturday.
Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut.
It’s an ongoing miracle, “Sesame Street” — in the way you remember it, yes, but also as the global humanitarian operation it has become, 50 years after the show premiered in November 1969.
Karli was introduced online as part of an initiative to provide free resources to caregivers navigating difficult issues.
A new study suggests that kids who watched “Sesame Street” performed better in elementary school than children who did not.
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On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
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The sexual orientation of two puppets has long been the subject of curiosity. And now a longtime “Sesame Street” writer has added more reason …
CBS News will be in election night coverage mode on Nov. 8, but that won’t stop Stephen Colbert from trying to find something funny about the …
LOS ANGELES — Young insomniacs are in luck: PBS is starting an around-the-clock channel for children this fall.
With the extension of “Sesame Street” into a high-price neighborhood — HBO, where it premieres at 9 a.m. today — it has signaled significant u…
It’s time for another stroll down “Avenue Q.” Winston-Salem’s Theatre Alliance is bringing back its successful 2012 rendition of the Tony Awar…
NEW YORK — Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, “Sesame Street” is headed for Justin Bieber territory.
NEW YORK — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on “Sesame Street” is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids’ show in the wake of allega…
Altair Casting and Production Services will offer a voice-over class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Altair Casting and Production, 710 E. Coli…
They're moving right along, footloose and fancy free, and they're ready for the big time.
"Hobo With a Shotgun" (R): When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez released "Grindhouse," their homage to exploitation cinema, they held a…