‘Sesame Street’ Actors Plead For Govt. Funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stars of Sesame Street — the real people — are on Capitol Hill helping unions and activist groups protest proposed federal spending cuts to public broadcasting.
Emilio Delgado (Luis), Roscoe Orman (Gordon) and Bob McGrath (Bob) lamented the effect the cuts could have on educational television like Sesame Street. The actors, along with fellow Sesame Street stars Alan Muraoka (Alan) and Alison Bartlett O’Reilly (Gina) appeared as members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
The actors were helping to deliver petitions asking the Senate to fully fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for Sesame Street and other programming. The House has voted to end spending that totaled about $420 million last year.
Comments (2)
Warren Harmon says:
March 16, 2011 at 1:20 pm
WTF, we are not falling for it again, KILL THE FUNDING!
ABELARDO BLANCO says:
March 16, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Erudite, well spoken comments like Hombrew’s demonstrate the great need for television programs that educate rather than pander to the lowest common denominator. Our children can learn values from Charlie Sheen and Snooki or from Big Bird, Clifford and Curious George. The old saw about getting what we pay for has never been more true.