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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

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

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Sesame Street actor Bob McGrath, who played Bob Johnson, dies aged 90

Sesame Street is mourning one of its founding stars, Bob McGrath, who was involved with the children's show for 50 years.

ABC News

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

Buffy Sainte-Marie: ‘I didn’t know I was ahead of the pack at the time’

The groundbreaking singer-songwriter discusses government surveillance, her Indigenous identity and a revealing new documentary

The Guardian - US

Muppets in Moscow: the wild story behind Sesame Street in Russia

In an unexpected new book, Nastasha Lance Rogoff recalls some difficult and at times dangerous tales of making Ulitsa Sezam

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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

Sesame Place is no "Sesame Street"

Viral video incidents that appear to show bias against Black children made me reconsider my own family's experience

Salon

Mom who says daughter and niece were snubbed by Sesame Place’s Rosita speaks out

PHILADELPHIA — The mother who posted a video of her daughter and niece after they were were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place spoke out Tuesday, saying the incident was “disgusting” and “unbelievable” and pressed to hold Sesame Street accountable.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kelly Rowland ‘livid’ over Sesame Place theme park video: ‘I would’ve burned the place down’

The park apologised after one of its staff appeared to shun two young Black girls

The Independent UK

Julia Louis-Dreyfus swears in front of Elmo in ‘sweet’ resurfaced Sesame Street blunder

‘Seinfeld’ star appeared on a 1994 episode

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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The Guardian - US

Ted Cruz bashes new Sesame Street video discussing Covid vaccine for children

The Texas senator objects that the spot – in which Elmo’s dad decides to vaccinate his son – cites no scientific evidence

The Independent UK

‘Lost’ Sesame Street episode that was ‘taken off TV for being too scary’ is now available to watch online

‘Wicked Witch’ episode of the long-running children’s programme has never been re-run on television

The Independent UK

Emilio Delgado: Beloved handyman Luis on ‘Sesame Street’

Delgado joined ‘Sesame Street’ in 1971 and remained a mainstay of the cast until he left the show in 2016

The Independent UK

Sesame Street remembers ‘warmth and humour’ of Emilio Delgado after his death

He played Fix-it Shop owner Luis Rodriguez on the show for 45 years.

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The Independent UK

Emilio Delgado death: Sesame Street actor dies aged 81

Actor played ‘Luis’ on the long-running children’s show for 40 years

Daily Mirror

Emilio Delgado dead: Sesame Street actor dies aged 81 after cancer battle

Emilio Delgado, who played Luis on Sesame Street for over four decades, has died aged 81 after being diagnosed with blood cancer nearly 18 months ago

ABC News

New Sesame Street documentary reflects on more than 50 years of radical children’s programming born of the civil rights era

Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street goes behind the revolutionary show that changed children's television forever by fusing education and entertainment with a guiding aspiration to reach inner-city kids and minorities.

Birmingham Post

Global production company acquires majority stake in Bristol animation studio

A Productions is known for its award-winning works on children’s shows such as Sesame Street

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