Peabody Awards

Gary Knell & Elmo of Sesame Workshop at 69th Peabodys

Gary Knell and Elmo interviewed at the awards, May 17, 2010.

Kami with Jon Stewart at the 2005 celebration.

Elmo with the cast of Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill and Sofía Vergara at the 2010 luncheon.

The George Foster Peabody Awards are annual, international awards for excellence in radio and television broadcasting.

Awards

• 1969: National Educational Television for Sesame Street
• 1978: Jim Henson, for The Muppet Show
• 1986: Jim Henson, and The Muppets for 30 Years of Entertainment
• 1989: Children's Television Workshop for Sesame Street
• 2004: Sesame Workshop and Kwasukasukela for Takalani Sesame Presents "talk to me…"
• 2009: Sesame Workshop for Sesamestreet.org

Appearances

• 2005: Kami appeared with Jon Stewart at the awards luncheon.
• 2010: Elmo posed for photos on the red carpet with celebrities including Jane Lynch.

Trivia

• Cookie Monster ate Stephen Colbert's Peabody in an appearance on The Colbert Report.