Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Resigns from 'Sesame Street': New Suit Adds

November 20th, 2012 1:48 PM
Sesame Workshop announced on Tuesday that Kevin Clash, the long-time puppeteer of Elmo, has resigned. In its statement Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said "the controversy surrounding Kevin's personal life has become a distraction that none of us want," leading Clash to conclude "that he can no longer be effective in his job." As the announcement was made, AP's Frazier Moore reported “a lawsuit…

AP, UPI Finally Note NBC's Firing of Producer Over Zimmerman 911 Call

April 7th, 2012 2:36 PM
Breitbart.com has noted that it took about 17 hours before the dam broke, but now the Associated Press and United Press International both have stories on NBC's decision to fire a Miami-based producer over the editing of George Zimmerman's 911 call. The AP story, which has a time stamp of 12:03 p.m. at the Wall Street Journal, plays it pretty straight (posted in full because of it relative…

Brian Williams on SNL: Solid, Not Hilarious, But TV Critics Swoon

November 4th, 2007 11:14 PM