In a September 16 interview “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman put years of speculation to rest, letting the world know that Ernie and Bert are a gay couple — at least, he wrote them that way.

There has been yet another twist in the saga over Bert and Ernie’s sexuality. Former “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman said his recent comments about the famed children’s show characters were ...

W. Mark Saltzman, an engineer and educator who has been part of the Yale faculty since 2002, has been appointed the next head of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis announced in ...

In 1969, the famed felt pair of Bert and Ernie made their debut in the pilot episode of Sesame Street – and would remain a famous (and permanent) fixture on the long-running children's series. For ...

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Mark Saltzman, who joined the children's show 15 years after the characters' creation, said he scripted them after his own relationship with a male colleague. (JTA) — A former writer for the PBS ...

W. Mark Saltzman, whose pioneering work in biomaterials and drug delivery have earned him a reputation as a visionary innovator in disease treatment and prevention, was recently appointed the Sterling ...

Mark Saltzman, a writer who won seven Emmys for his work on “Sesame Street,” tells Queerty magazine that he couldn’t help but write Ernie and Bert as “a loving couple” because that reflected his ...

This article originally appeared on IndieWire. According to Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” Bert and Ernie are still just friends. On Tuesday, Sesame ...

Boston Court celebrates the 10th Anniversary for The Theatre @ Boston Court with Backstage Bacchanalia on Saturday, October 12 from 6pm to 9pm in the parking lot of Boston Court 70 N.