We Need Mr. Rogers More Than Ever

“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.” — Fred Rogers |———| Fifty years ago, a children’s show titled Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood was added to what would eventually be known as the Public Broadcasting Service — PBS. The Rev. Fred Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, had been producing and appearing in a number of children’s television shows in Pennsylvania for 15 years. Rogers had a degree in music and was an accomplished pianist and song composer. My two oldest daughters watched and loved Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. I remember them sitting...

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