Aug 26 Watch 6:33 For this beloved Sesame Street role model, it wasn't always 'sunny days' By PBS News Hour Writer and actor Sonia Manzano played the character of Maria on “Sesame Street” for 44 years before announcing her retirement. In her new memoir, “Becoming Maria,” Manzano recounts her tough childhood in the South Bronx and how she used her… Continue watching
Aug 26 Sesame Street's Maria picks her favorite muppet By artsdesk How do you choose a favorite muppet? Actor Sonia Manzano, who has played Maria on Sesame Street for more than 40 years, has some thoughts. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:21 Does Sesame Street's new address change its mission? By PBS News Hour Sesame Street, the beloved children's television series and PBS staple since 1969, will have a new address coming this fall. A five-year partnership with HBO means episodes will air first on the premium pay cable channel before appearing on public… Continue watching
Aug 13 'Sesame Street' moves to HBO, with re-airs on PBS By Joshua Barajas After calling PBS home for 45 years, HBO is now how you get to “Sesame Street.” Sesame Workshop, the non-profit group that produces the show, announced Thursday that the next five seasons of the popular educational children's show will start… Continue reading
May 08 Big Bird puppeteer tugs at heartstrings with poignant memories in Reddit AMA By Joshua Barajas Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” did a Reddit AMA session Friday, where he fielded questions about his decades-long career with the PBS children’s television show. Continue reading
Feb 24 Video: Sesame Street's nod to Netflix series 'House of Cards' By Ellen Rolfes Kevin Spacey, step back. There's a new wolf in town. His name is Frank Underwolf, and he's ready to take on "pork."… Continue reading
Dec 03 'C' is for Cookie, S is for self-regulation By Nora Daly In 2011, PBS NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman paid a visit to Sesame Street, where he taught Grover about Walter Michel’s famous “Marshmallow Test” - a psychological experiment where a child is given a choice between eating one marshmallow… Continue reading
Nov 13 Throwback Thursday: NewsHour's visits to Sesame Street By Justin Scuiletti The NewsHour itself has made several visits to PBS-neighbor Sesame Street over the years, from its "MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" incarnation all the way through to the PBS NewsHour. Here are some of our favorites. Continue reading
Nov 10 Sesame Street celebrates 45 years with 45 facts By News Desk "Sesame Street," the long-running children's television series, celebrates its 45th birthday today. To look back at 45 seasons entertaining and education children, the show's Twitter feed shared 45 facts Monday; including Oscar the Grouch's original color, Elmo's favorite food and… Continue reading