On Feb. 19, 1968, a quiet and simple show called Mister Rogers' Neighborhood debuted on PBS to little fanfare. This predominantly one-person kids show employed puppets to communicate unconditional ...

PITTSBURGH — Gregg Behr’s family had four channels to choose from while he was growing up in the 1970s. Though there wasn’t much to choose from, one program in particular would play an outsized role ...

Fred Rogers would’ve turned 95 on Monday. It has been 20 years since he died, but the man who took decades of children through the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, teaching them to respect and love ...

An old clip of beloved children’s TV star Mister Rogers that resurfaced on TikTok in recent days had internet users wondering if the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" character was warning society against ...

The speech was about the vital need to protect public services like PBS, NPR, and their local affiliates, because of they value they bring to communities—especially children. His words are as powerful ...

Trolley and its distinctive dings are an “undeniable connection” between “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Donkey Hodie,” says the show’s production designer Justin Vandenberg. But Trolley isn’t the ...

Despite growing up in a wealthy family and being taken to school by the family driver in a Cadillac, Fred McFeely Rogers—known as Mister Rogers to most of us —never appeared to have developed a taste ...

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Fred Rogers has been an American symbol of kindness and compassion since 1969, when Mister Roger’s Neighborhood first debuted on PBS. And from the get-go, Fred Rogers’ many cardigans became a staple ...

PITTSBURGH — On Sept. 21, 1967, Fred Rogers recorded the first full episode of the new “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” at WQED. The first national broadcast of that episode on Feb. 19, 1968, set into ...

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Won’t you be my neighbor? These words were sung in every episode of the iconic educational children’s TV show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, one of the best PBS ...

Strollers reach out to touch the “A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor” bronze sculpture depicting Fred Rogers on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park on Monday, March 21, 2022. The 360-degree ...