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Honoree Lloyd Morrisett appears with muppet characters at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Washington. Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children's education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was 93. Morrisett’s death was announced Tuesday by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit he helped establish under the name the Children’s Television Workshop. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

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Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch 'Sesame Street,' dies
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,01/25/23-9:18AM , 460 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children's education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was 93.
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This combination of photos shows musicians Snoop Dogg, from left, Gloria Estefan, and Sade, who have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame. (AP PHoto)

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Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,01/18/23-8:13AM , 424 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a class that includes the writers of such varied hits as “Man In the Mirror,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You.”
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Leslie Jones appears at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2018. Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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Leslie Jones promises to be herself hosting 'The Daily Show'
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Tue,01/17/23-10:35AM , 428 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Leslie Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show" this week, and she says viewers can expect her trademark — some blunt, edgy humor.
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Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

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Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,01/11/23-4:07PM , 597 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78.
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