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. - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Sesame_Street_to_promote_healthy_lifestyles
NPR : 'Sesame Street' Turns 35: Kevin Clash and Elmo - NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Kevin Clash, puppeteer and the voice of the popular Sesame Street character Elmo, about his career working with puppets and the 35th anniversary of Sesame Street. [9:09 streaming audio broadcast.] - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1816191
NPR : A Life Inside Big Bird - At eight-foot-two, he's easily the biggest star in children's television. But it's a small world inside the costume of Sesame Street's Big Bird. Caroll Spinney, who also performs Oscar the Grouch, discusses the evolution of Big Bird with NPR's Bob Edwards - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1249919
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 en - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1603560
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 - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1576637
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. - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1290449
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 fa - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1917686
NPR : Sesame Street's 30th - As the 30th anniversary of the famed children's program approaches, Weekend Edition popular culture commentator Steven Stark looks at its longevity. [2:43 Realaudio broadcast] - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1065724
NPR : Remembering Jeffrey Moss - Remembrance of the creator of Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and the bathtime classic, "Rubber Ducky." Jeffrey Moss, longtime Sesame Street collaborator, died this week at the age of 56. Jon Kalish has an appreciation. [2:43 Realaudio broadc - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1006529
PBS Kids: Sesame Street - 35th Anniversary Celebration - Discusses the 35th anniversary season with pointers to new and updated segments plus some celebrity video clips from the season's premiere episode. - http://pbskids.org/sesame/caregivers/35index.html
Washington Post: 'Sesame Street' Books the First Lady - Talks about Laura Bush's guest appearance, and the then upcoming 34th season of the show. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A6195-2003Apr1¬Found=true
BBC News- Sesame Street breaks Iraqi POWs - US interrogators are using Western children's tunes and heavy metal music to break the will of Iraqi prisoners. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3042907.stm
BBC News: Big Bird's big day - The series which started as a way of teaching children their ABCs is celebrating its 30th anniversary. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/215701.stm
Detroit News: 'Sesame Street' shows kids how artists brighten life - Discusses paralysed visual artist Chuck Close's three appearances on Sesame Street segments, showing his photo realistic portraits, all made up out of rows or globule shapes. Discusses Sesame Street's aim in the 32nd season to help youngsters understand t - http://www.detnews.com/2001/entertainment/0103/14/d05-199086.htm
Flak Magazine: Review of the new "Sesame Street" - A critical review of the gradual changing of Sesame Street throughout years, focusing in on the massive changes of season 33. - http://www.flakmag.com/tv/sesame.html