Read more Sesame Street stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30430/sesame-street.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:19:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73714/meet-the-man-behind-elmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Kevin Clash does a live Sesame Street event, the kids “don’t know me from a hole in the wall and they don’t care to,” he tells Time . “I’m the guy holding their friend.” That friend would be Elmo, the furry red monster Clash puppets and voices, one of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73714/meet-the-man-behind-elmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73709/big-bird-to-michelle-are-you-part-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichelle Obama’s much-hyped guest stint on Sesame Street airs today, and as promised, she helps Elmo plant a garden—and assures Big Bird that they’re not related, even though they’re both tall. Watch the clip above.http://www.newser.com/story/73709/big-bird-to-michelle-are-you-part-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:09:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73577/at-40-sesame-street-hasnt-aged-a-bit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first kids who learned the letters of the alphabet from Sesame Street could have grandchildren by now—but Big Bird hasn't aged a day. Using TV to educate preschoolers was a radical concept in 1969, when Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney and Muppet creator Jim Henson launched their...http://www.newser.com/story/73577/at-40-sesame-street-hasnt-aged-a-bit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70633/first-lady-to-garden-on-sesame-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat do Michelle Obama, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria Parker, Ricky Gervais, and Kobe Bryant have in common? All of them will appear on this season of Sesame Street , its 40th anniversary. The first lady will flex her green thumb and talk about gardening and eating healthy on the show’s Nov....http://www.newser.com/story/70633/first-lady-to-garden-on-sesame-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 7:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fuzzy residents of Sesame Street are teaming up with the federal government to school kids on the dangers of swine flu and how to prevent it, the Washington Post reports. Elmo and human pal Gordon have taped PSAs that instruct children to be sure to wash their hands and...http://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68221/sesame-street-view-among-daytime-emmy-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold and the...http://www.newser.com/story/68221/sesame-street-view-among-daytime-emmy-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 9:58:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61307/obama-the-first-sesame-street-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney meets politicians, they usually tell her that their kids watch the show. But not Barack Obama. An enthusiastic Obama gushed about watching the show when he was a child. “I realized that this is the first President young enough to say that,” Cooney...http://www.newser.com/story/61307/obama-the-first-sesame-street-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53173/gervais-elmo-interview-is-a-tickler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday's video viral sensation seems to be outtakes of a Sesame Street interview between funnyman Ricky Gervais and Elmo. As seen on BuzzFeed, Gervais keeps going off script (“Gimme four!” “Do you know what necrophilia is?”), but Elmo keeps up just fine. He even asks an off-screen human, “Where did...http://www.newser.com/story/53173/gervais-elmo-interview-is-a-tickler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 16:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53084/wall-streets-woes-hit-sesame-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession is pushing Sesame Street closer to Skid Row, reports the Financial Times . The educational foundation behind the TV show and a variety of community programs is laying off a fifth of its 355 staff. The Sesame Workshop has been hit hard by market turmoil eroding its investments and...http://www.newser.com/story/53084/wall-streets-woes-hit-sesame-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 2:51:37 CDT