'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' had its first national broadcast on public television 50 years ago. TV critic David Bianculli has an appreciation. And we listen back to Rogers' interview with Terry ...

If imitation is truly the greatest form of flattery, the late Fred Rogers, host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, must have been perpetually pleased. Rogers was frequently parodied and took it all in ...

Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was willing to tackle controversial subjects, such as nuclear war, and explain them to children in an honest and understandable way. The five-episode arc ...

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 shaped several generations' young minds with his educational children's TV show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. And like many influential cultural institutions, it was parodied on SNL. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore personal branding and storytelling in the digital age. This article is more than 4 years old. Fred Rogers is the host, ...

Andrew McGowan studied at Bowdoin College and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Hs has served on programming and judicial teams for several film festivals, and has written about cinema ...

Portrait of American educator and television personality Fred Rogers (1928 - 2003) of the television series 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' circa 1980s. (Photo by Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty ...

Driving to campus a few weeks ago to meet with my class called “Art and the Cultures of Childhood,” I heard on National Public Radio that Fred Rogers, at the age of 74, had died of stomach cancer.

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 ...

Nothing makes for a more beautiful day than Mister Rogers on demand. Pluto TV recently launched a channel dedicated to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, streaming 24/7. The channel is free and available ...

Alex Newell, son of David Newell — who played Mr. McFeely in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood — is a real-life letter carrier and made an appearance on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood There's another Newell in ...