article"Sesame Street" co-creator Lloyd N. Morrisett has died at the age of 93 , the "Sesame Workshop" announced on Tuesday. "Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder Lloyd N. Morrisett, PhD, who died at the age of 93," the organization said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Morrisett co-founded the Children’s Television Workshop with Joan Ganz Cooney in 1968, and "Sesame Street" first aired in 1969. (L-R) Rosita, Abby Cadabby, Joan Ganz Cooney, Elmo, Lloyd Morrisett, Zoe and Grover attend SESAME WORKSHOP'S 7th Annual Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 27, 2009, in New York. "Without Lloyd Morrisett, there would be no ‘Sesame Street.’ It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers.

Source: Fox News January 25, 2023 18:26 UTC