Programs
- 1401
- Muppet Central Reviews - Strong Museum Sesame Street Exhibit
- About an interactive exhibit in Rochester, New York.
- 1402
- Wikinews: Sesame Street to promote healthy lifestyles
- PBS has recently decided it was time their Cookie Monster was sent on a diet. Sesame Street's cookie-loving Muppet icon developed a sudden interest in vegetables, as part of PBS's drive to instill a healthy lifestyle in children. (April 11, 2005)
- 1403
- NPR : 'Sesame Street' Shrinks in Crowded Kids' TV Market
- The pioneering PBS children's show Sesame Street, which is in its 35th season, has substantially reduced its writing staff and will only create 26 new episodes this year. The cuts come as PBS faces increased competition for preschoolers' attention from fare on cable TV and video. Jon Kalish reports. [4:27 Realaudio broadcast] (June 01, 2004)
- 1404
- NPR : William Galison's Harmonica Jazz
- William Galison is one of the world's leading harmonica players. He is heard on the theme of the children's TV show Sesame Street, and has also worked on a number of movie soundtracks. Now Galison is teaming with jazz singer Madi Peyroux on a recording entitled Got You On My Mind, to be released in February. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Galison about the album, his career, and how he got involved with Sesame Street. [9:18 Realaudio broadcast] (January 18, 2004)
- 1405
- NPR : Retrospective on Composer and Writer Jim Moss
- Moss was one of the original creators and writers of Sesame Street. Moss created Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch, and wrote such songs as 'Rubber Ducky' and 'People in Your Neighborhood.' He won 14 Emmys, four Grammys and an Academy Award nomination for his work on Sesame Street and with the Muppets. Moss was also the author of books for children, including Hieronymus White: A Bird Who Believed That He Always Was Right. He died in 1998 at the age of 56. [20:26 Realaudio broadcast] (December 30, 2003)
- 1406
- NPR : Interrogation Music
- NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Christopher Cerf, who has written songs for Sesame Street for over 30 years, and is most recently the co-editor of the Iraq War Reader, about a new tactic used by the United States military on Iraqi prisoners of war. U.S. Psy Ops is playing heavy metal music and songs from the children's programs Sesame Street and Barney for extended periods in order to persuade the prisoners to reveal secret information. [4:25 Realaudio broadcast] (June 07, 2003)
- 1407
- BBC News: Big Bird's big day
- The series which started as a way of teaching children their ABCs is celebrating its 30th anniversary. (November 17, 1998)
- 1408
- Bob McGrath's Official Website
- Includes a biography, story posting board and details on his work on the show and as a tenor opera singer.
- 1411
- Sesame Street: Muppets
- A series of dozens of pages for recurring Muppets on "Sesame Street", past and present.