Loretta Long (English)

In November 1969, when Sesame Street premiered on Public Television, my guest Dr. Loretta Long was there. As we will hear, based on her fortitude and thinking on her feet, she had landed the role of Susan Robinson - a housewife. Later, her character developed into a working nurse and mother to an adopted son. Sesame Street was pathbreaking in that it aimed to be an influential educational program for American children by combining rigorous research, educational content and entertainment; to engage kids in learning while having fun. Despite the fact that Sesame Street has gone on to be one of the most successful edutainment programs in the anywhere, in this conversation, Dr. Loretta reveals she never felt successful – even through all the fanfare.