PBS Raising Readers Event

PBS Raising Readers Event
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Guests as diverse as Tennessee Education Commissioner Tim Webb, Sesame Street character Elmo and Children's entertainer Farmer Jason of Jason and the Scorchers are gathered to promote a new public television literacy effort.

The invitation-only event at the War Memorial Auditorium was an excellent opportunity for Nossi College of Art Advertising Club President Jennifer Daugherty to test her photo journalistic skills.

PBS Raising Readers program is a research based entertaining program filled with content to help meet the urgent literacy needs of kids, ages 2-8.

Some of the featured guests included the real ELMO from Sesame Street Workshop, Super Why, Between The Lions, WordWorld and many more recognizable characters.

Congress men, house representative and media moguls were mingling in the crowded War Memorial Park auditorium as well.

NPT is one of only 20 stations in the nation selected to participate in CPB's PBS Kids Raising Readers initiative which will provide parents and caregivers with the tools they need to help improve children's reading skills.