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Lloyd Morrisett dead: Sesame Street creator dies leaving 'legacy among generations'

Sesame Street creator and Sesame Workshop co-founder Lloyd Morrisett has died at the age of 93, the organisation has confirmed

Daily Mirror

Sesame Street original cast member Bob McGrath dies at 90

The actor had an almost five-decade-long career on the children's show

Manchester Evening News

Bob McGrath, ‘Sesame Street’ Legend, Dies at 90

Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show “Sesame Street” has died at the age of 90. McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his family who posted on his Facebook page on Sunday: "The McGrath…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sesame Street original cast member Bob McGrath dies aged 90

The actor starred in the children’s TV hit from when the show premiered in 1969, playing friendly neighbour Bob Johnson.

The Independent UK

Bob McGrath death: Sesame Street star dies aged 90

The cause of his death hasn’t been revealed

The Independent UK

Bob McGrath, 'Sesame Street' legend, dies at 90

Actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show “Sesame Street,” Bob McGrath, has died at the age of 90

The Independent UK

At Second City, a new CEO from ‘Sesame Street’

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Second City, the venerable comedy theater headquartered in Old Town, has a new CEO: Ed Wells, most recently executive vice president and global head of media and education for the Sesame Workshop, the producers of “Sesame Street,” formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop.

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Second City hires new CEO from Sesame Workshop

Ed Wells, new boss at the Chicago company, says he’ll work on ‘bringing the Second City magic to audiences everywhere.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Parents Claim Their Black Son Was Ignored By Big Bird At A Sesame Street Theme Park

Parents claim their black son was ignored in favor of white children by Big Bird at a Sesame Street theme park – the latest family to accuse the brand of racism.

Zenger

Elizabeth Wellington: Sesame Place staff needs more than just DEI training

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame Place officials issued several apologies after an actor in a Rosita costume snubbed two little Black girls who visited the amusement park this month. In the heated aftermath that included protests and additional claims of racism, Sesame Place pledged to institute mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Family sues Sesame Place for racial discrimination, alleging characters ignored 5-year-old Black girl

PHILADELPHIA — A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Philadelphia accusing Sesame Place and its parent company of allowing costumed characters to racially discriminate against Black children, citing an example from June similar to one captured in the recent viral video of a character at the park appearing to dismiss…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mom who says daughter and niece were snubbed by Sesame Place’s Rosita speaks out, calls for employee to be fired

PHILADELPHIA — The mother who posted a video of her daughter and niece after they were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place called for the employee playing the mascot to be fired.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sesame Workshop vows bias training after 'unacceptable' treatment of Black children

Sesame Workshop has gone into full damage-control mode after a viral video showed a character at a "Sesame Street"-themed amusement park rebuffing two Black children.

Los Angeles Times

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasts Sesame Street – again – after Elmo gets the coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON — With a little green bandaid on his furry red arm, Elmo, the beloved 3 1/2-half-year-old Muppet on the long-running children’s PBS program Sesame Street, said “there was a little pinch, but it was okay” when he received his coronavirus vaccine this week.

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Ted Cruz criticizes Elmo for ‘aggressively’ advocating COVID vaccine for kids in ‘Sesame Street’

Elmo, the beloved red Muppet character on the long-running children’s television show “Sesame Street,” is now vaccinated against COVID-19 — but not everyone is happy.

WEKU

Cómo hablar con los niños cuando las noticias dan miedo. Una guía bilingüe

Cuando ocurren tiroteos u otras tragedias, ¿cómo podemos hablar con los niños sobre lo que ha pasado? Tenemos consejos de expertos sobre cómo apoyar emocionalmente a los pequeñitos.

The Independent UK

Cookie Monster, Elmo, Abby unite for show 'Mecha Builders'

Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are utterly transformed in a new “Sesame Street” show

Benzinga

Sesame Place San Diego, California's Newest Theme Park, Opens

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) has teamed with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, for Sesame Place San Diego, which opened this weekend as California’s newest theme park.

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