American High

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/American-High.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 9/6/2000 American High Transcript Here’s Koren Stembridge on the Internet, with a review of one of the latest reality-based shows – this one for teenagers. By now, you must have heard about the FOX network’s reality-TV series “American High” – you may have even […]

Buster Brown

Here's John Cech with some thoughts about the various media incarnations of Buster Brown.

Kukla, Fran, and Ollie

Elaine Needelman has found three old friends for her media review this week.

Howdy Doody

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Howdy-Doody.mp3 Author Elaine Needelman Air Date 12/27/1999 Howdy Doody Transcript Here’s Elaine Needelman who’s been watching the media for us. On December 27, 1947, the Howdy Doody Show premiered on NBC. Originally called Puppet Playhouse Presents, Howdy Doody was a show of firsts. It was the first children’s show on […]

Sesame Street

There are few television shows that have been more important to more children than Sesame Street. Here is Elaine Needelman with some reflections about the program.

Teen TV Shows

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Teen-TV-Shows.mp3 Author Elaine Needelman Air Date 10/14/1999 Teen TV Shows Transcript With most of the new television shows for children and teenagers on the air, here’s Elaine Needelman with the second of her reviews to help us sort things out. There seems to be an incredible number of TV shows […]