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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:44 PM
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Sesame Street announces layoffs
Sesame Workshop announces layoffs

Wednesday, March 11, 2009


(03-11) 12:54 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) --

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, says it's cutting 20 percent of its work force because of the recession.

The company says it's eliminating 67 of 355 staff positions.

Best known as the home of such characters as Big Bird and Elmo, Sesame Workshop was founded in 1968 and debuted "Sesame Street" a year later. That series, which remains on the air, grew into a production empire including TV, books and online programing.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/11/entertainment/e125439D17.DTL&tsp=1
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:45 PM
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1. Watch out, Grover's got a gun!
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flakey_foont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:54 PM
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2. not Mr. Snuffleapagus!!!!!!
the horror!
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:55 PM
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3. the layoffs were brought to you by the letters F and U
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:55 PM
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4. LOL
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:56 PM
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5. Nice one. /nt
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:56 PM
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6. !
:spray:
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mecherosegarden Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 04:26 PM
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8. LOL N/T
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 04:28 PM
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9. And by the number 2
:P
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 03:56 PM
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7. No wonder Oscar the Grouch is living in a garbage can....
Edited on Wed Mar-11-09 03:57 PM by marmar
:P
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 05:18 PM
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10. The photo TMZ used in their article:


http://www.tmz.com/2009/03/11/economy-rocks-sesame-street-layoffs-ensue/
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ReliantJ Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 05:18 PM
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11. Wall Street to Sesame Street
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