Biography of fred rogers
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Fred McFeely Rogers was born on March 20, 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to James Hillis Rogers, a brick manufacturer, and Nancy McFeely Rogers. Rogers attended Dartmouth College in 1946 but ended up graduating magna cum laude from Rollins College of Florida in 1951 with a bachelor's grad in music composition.
He began his career with producing and directing at stations such as the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in New York and WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1952 he married Joanne Byrd, a fellow Rollins graduate, and they had two children. Rogers was asked back to WQED and he produced his first children's show, Children's Corner, which aired from 1954 to 1961. For this show, Rogers was the producer, writer, composer, and he even did the puppeteering. While working, he attended the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development. In 1962, he graduated magna cum laude from the seminary and was ordained a minister in
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Many of us grew up with Mister Rogers as our television friend. A popular question for all fans, friends, and skeptics of Mister Rogers through the decades has been: “Is Fred Rogers really who he seems to be on television?” As our Archivist often tells those who visit us at the Institute, “We have over 20,000 items in the Fred Rogers Archive that tell us that Mister Rogers was not a character separate from Fred. Mister Rogers was Fred’s way of ministering to children and families.” The story of Fred’s life and career is a fascinating and inspiring one. We invite you to learn more.
"I'll never forget the sense of wholeness I felt when I finally realized what in fact I really was: not just a writer or a language buff or a student of human development or a telecommunicator, but I was someone who could use every talent that had ever been given to me in the service of children and their families.”
Early Life
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Fred Rogers
American television host and author (1928–2003)
"Mister Rogers" redirects here. For the television series, see Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. For the asteroid, see 26858 Misterrogers. For other people with the surname, see Rogers (surname).
For other people named Fred Rogers, see Fred Rogers (disambiguation).
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Rogers in 1982 | |
| Born | Fred McFeely Rogers (1928-03-20)March 20, 1928 Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 2003(2003-02-27) (aged 74) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Mister Rogers |
| Education | |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1951–2003 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002) |
| Official name | Fred McFeely Rogers (1928–2003) |
| Type | Roadside |
| Designated | June 11, 2016 |
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