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‘Laid Off’ Elmo Is Back on a New Site Soliciting PBS Donations Amid Trump’s Defunding Push
Elmo is still out of work -- and back on a new site, Elmo Open to Work, soliciting PBS donations amid Trump's attempt to cut public media funding.
The creators behind the viral post about Elmo getting fired from “Sesame Street” — purportedly pink-slipped because of President Trump’s campaign to defund PBS — have brought the fan-favorite red monster back on a new fundraising site. The Elmo Open to Work site, like the original viral LinkedIn post, is the brainchild of Mary Adam, a senior copywriter at ad agency Leo Burnett. She’s being assisted by Leo Burnett colleagues Kyle Poff, George Apfelbach and Lucy Brizzolara, and Kevin McGlone of independent agency HoneyWired.
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