NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » PBS http://kool1017.com Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Best of the Mitt Romney Versus Big Bird Memes http://kool1017.com/best-of-the-mitt-romney-versus-big-bird-memes/ http://kool1017.com/best-of-the-mitt-romney-versus-big-bird-memes/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:56:58 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=156915 Mitt Romney can't just say he's going to put Big Bird out of a job and get away with it. Here are the best memes so far from the Great 2012 Big Bird Backlash that don't have curse words. Because in the mind of the internet, when Big Bird gets angry he grabs a rifle and starts spewing obscenities. 

]]> http://kool1017.com/best-of-the-mitt-romney-versus-big-bird-memes/feed/ 0 Christine Gritmon, Costume Warehouse This Day in History for October 5 – PBS Founded and More http://kool1017.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-5-pbs-founded-and-more-2/ http://kool1017.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-5-pbs-founded-and-more-2/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:41:19 +0000 Joe Hyer http://tsminteractive.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-5-pbs-founded-and-more-2/ Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1921 – The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time (More info)

1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios (More info)

]]> http://kool1017.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-5-pbs-founded-and-more-2/feed/ 0 Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Sesame Street Layoffs; Second Round Claims A Dozen Staffers http://kool1017.com/sesame-street-layoffs-second-round-claims-a-dozen-staffers/ http://kool1017.com/sesame-street-layoffs-second-round-claims-a-dozen-staffers/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 19:59:21 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=60582 How's that economy working?  A dozen staff members of the venerable PBS children's show Sesame Street were layed-off yesterday.  The cuts came from the New York City office.

]]> http://kool1017.com/sesame-street-layoffs-second-round-claims-a-dozen-staffers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Political Statement Or Educational Moment: Sesame Street Introduces A New Character http://kool1017.com/political-statement-or-learning-moment-sesame-street-introduces-a-new-character/ http://kool1017.com/political-statement-or-learning-moment-sesame-street-introduces-a-new-character/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:04:20 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=16569 Don't get me wrong;  I wholeheartedly believe that television should have more shows like Sesame Street on the air, as opposed to some of the shows that pass as "children's programming" these days

]]> http://kool1017.com/political-statement-or-learning-moment-sesame-street-introduces-a-new-character/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)