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More than 30 years ago, Lloyd Morrisett, a young foundation executive, posed this question at a dinner party: "Could the power of television be used to teach millions of pre-school children the basics of literacy?" Defying the odds in an industry that had long placed faith in selling soap rather than serving the educational needs of its audiences, Sesame Street, the most popular and successful children's program in the world was launched. Big Bird and Beyond reveals the pivotal role Morrisett has played since 1969, as president of The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation and as chairman of the Chilren's Television Workshop, in launching Peggy Charren's Action for Children's Television, rescuin...
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