Sesame Street Addresses Parental Addiction, Celebrates 50th Anniversary

90.1FM WABE (NPR), “CLOSER LOOK WITH ROSE SCOTT” — This month, Sesame Street reached its 50th birthday. As the PBS program celebrates half of a century on the air, we remember some memorable Sesame Street moments and hear about Sesame Workshop’s project: addressing parental addiction. Kama Einhorn, senior content manager of the United States Social Impact Team for Sesame Workshop, and Jeremy Seymour, creative director of Primal Screen, the Atlanta-based design company, discuss the creation of a new muppet named Karli and reflect on the program’s recent milestone. [MORE - listen at 18:29]