Carol-Lynn Parente is executive producer of Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

, having been promoted to the position in June 2005, and has spent 18 years with the Workshop (through the 2007-08 season), rising from Post Production Assistant. She has won multiple Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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s for her work on the show. As senior producer, Parente shared the Emmy Award in 2006 for "Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series", the seventh award she has earned.

Parente managed the animation and post production of the show's Elmo's World

Elmo's World

"Elmo's World" is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small, three and a half year old, bright red monster. It debuted on November 16, 1998. Since then, it has been regularly shown during the last fifteen minutes of every Sesame Street episode...

, introduced to the show in 1998. She has also done similar work on Elmo's World: Happy Holidays and Kids Favorite Songs 2, both of which were winners of Telly Awards

Telly Awards

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Parente was born in Queens

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, and grew up in West Milford, New Jersey

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. She majored in marketing and economics at Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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. She currently resides in Union City, New Jersey

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