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Sesame Street puppeteer fears for PBS after public broadcasting cuts

Muppet artist David Bizarro speaks out against $1 billion cuts to public broadcasting. Explore how these reductions may impact rural and underserved areas. TULSA, Okla. - Before he was building ...
New York Sun

Alabama Considers Dropping ‘Sesame Street’ From Its Airwaves Entirely After Congress Cuts Off Funding for Public Broadcasting

Alabama may be the first state to drop “Sesame Street” and other iconic public television programming from its airwaves and cut ties with PBS after Congress cut off funding to the Corporation for ...
The Hollywood Reporter

PBS Survives in Alabama, for Now, After Move to Ax Funding Fails

A push from state TV Board members that would have prevented series like 'Sesame Street' and 'NewsHour' from broadcasting in the state failed in a vote on Tuesday. By Kevin Dolak Alabama’s Public ...
al.com

Sesame Street saved? Alabama Public Television extends contract with PBS until 2026

A day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey weighed in on the fate of PBS on Alabama Public Television, the network’s governing body agreed to keep the popular educational content on the air. In a public ...