The Latest Breaking News from Sesame Workshop

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…

The actor starred in the children’s TV hit from when the show premiered in 1969, playing friendly neighbour Bob Johnson.

The cause of his death hasn’t been revealed

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

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Second City, the venerable comedy theater headquartered in Old Town, has a new CEO: Ed Wells, most recently executive vice president and global head of media and education for the Sesame Workshop, the producers of “Sesame Street,” formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop.

Ed Wells, new boss at the Chicago company, says he’ll work on ‘bringing the Second City magic to audiences everywhere.’

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.

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame Place officials issued several apologies after an actor in a Rosita costume snubbed two little Black girls who visited the amusement park this month. In the heated aftermath that included protests and additional claims of racism, Sesame Place pledged to institute mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training…

PHILADELPHIA — A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Philadelphia accusing Sesame Place and its parent company of allowing costumed characters to racially discriminate against Black children, citing an example from June similar to one captured in the recent viral video of a character at the park appearing to dismiss…

PHILADELPHIA — The mother who posted a video of her daughter and niece after they were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place called for the employee playing the mascot to be fired.

Sesame Workshop has gone into full damage-control mode after a viral video showed a character at a "Sesame Street"-themed amusement park rebuffing two Black children.