COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 – Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is partnering with WOSU Classroom as part of a new initiative to enhance the early ...

Extending the reach of the iconic series produced by Sesame Workshop, the new bonus program will air in addition to the hour-long SESAME STREET, starting Monday, September 1, 2014, on PBS KIDS ...

Steve Adubato is joined by the first black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street, Megan Piphus Peace, who talks about performing as the Muppet Gabrielle, and how she inspires other girls to pursue their ...

Sesame Street has been quietly shaping young minds with engaging STEM concepts for decades, blending curiosity, problem-solving, and play. From ramps and bouncing balls to exploring sunshine and ...

"Without Lloyd Morrisett, there would be no Sesame Street," co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney wrote in Sesame Workshop's announcement. "It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to ...

It wasn’t until September 2021 that Sesame Street — which started in November 1969 — got its first full-time Black female puppeteer. That’s when Megan Piphus Peace joined the cast full time and landed ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

When Sesame Street debuted 50 years ago, it was a game-changer for children's TV, with a multicultural cast and some wildly funny Muppets. Happy birthday to one of the most famous streets in America. ...

Sesame Street has debuted TJ, its first Filipino muppet. TJ joins Ji-Young, the show's first Asian American character, who was introduced in a special Thanksgiving episode in 2021. In a recent segment ...

What's in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of "Sesame Street," her name is a sign she was meant to live there. "So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean ...