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  2. Joan Ganz Cooney - Wikipedia

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    Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street , which was co-created by her.

  3. Sesame Workshop - Wikipedia

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    CTW Co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney, in 1985 Co-founder Lloyd Morrisett, in 2010. In the winter of 1966, Joan Ganz Cooney hosted what she called "a little dinner party" [8] at her apartment near Gramercy Park. Attending were her husband Tim Cooney, her boss Lewis Freedman, and Lloyd and Mary Morrisett, whom the Cooneys knew socially. [9]

  4. The Electric Company - Wikipedia

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    It included interviews with cast members, voice talent, and creator-producer Joan Ganz Cooney. The special was produced by Authorized Pictures and distributed by American Public Television, and was designed to be seen during pledge drives. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007.

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    USA TODAY. Sesame Street Workshop, Ad Council partner on “Love, Your Mind” campaign. Entertainment Weekly. Kate Middleton reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer, has begun chemotherapy.

  6. Sesame Street - Wikipedia

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    Sesame Street was conceived in 1966 during discussions between television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett.Their goal was to create a children's television show that would "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them," [16] such as helping young children prepare for school.

  7. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center - Wikipedia

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    The Cooney Center focuses on research, new technologies, and catalyzing policy change. Its activities comprise three primary themes: Literacy by Ten: The Cooney Center co-authored Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West: Empowering Parents and Educators, a 2012 report that has been used by literacy researchers from Stanford University [5] and others around the globe. [6]

  8. Lloyd Morrisett - Wikipedia

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    Lloyd Newton Morrisett Jr. (November 2, 1929 – January 15, 2023) was an American experimental psychologist with a career in education, communications, and philanthropy. . He was one of the founders of the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop), the organization that created the children's television show Sesame Street, which Morrisett created with Joan Ganz Cooney from ...

  9. Plaza Sésamo - Wikipedia

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    Plaza Sésamo (English: Sesame Plaza) [a] is the first international co-production of the educational children's television series Sesame Street.Its first season premiered in Mexico in 1972, and the last season ended in 2018 during the holiday season and the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, but the show returned in 2020.