FROM LASSIE TO PEE-WEE

Author: Sam Newbury
Published by: The New York Times
Publication Year: 1988
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It is surprising to read an article about children’s television that ignores Public Television. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Wonderworks and Degrassi Junior High provide different voices in a world of children’s television, which is often most concerned with mimicking last year’s hottest hit.

— Sam Newbury, Director of Production, Family Communications, Pittsburgh

Originally appeared in print on November 27, 1988, in The New York Times, Section 6, Page 14.