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Fred
McFeely Rogers, the man who plays Mr. Rogers
was born in 1928, in the height of the roaring
twenties. In 1951 he graduated from Rollins
College and is hired by NBC as a floor director
and Pa for that companies new television department.
In 1952 he Marries Joanne Byrd. In 1953 Develops
The Children's Corner for the newly formed PBS
organization just outside of his hometown of
Pittsburgh. In 1963 Is ordained as a Presbyterian
minister. In 1968 Mister Rogers debuts on PBS.
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In
1999, he was inducted into the Television Hall
of Fame. His life and work have been the subject
of feature articles in national publications,
including Life, Reader's Digest, Parents, Esquire,
Parade, and TV Guide. Honorary degrees have
been awarded to Fred Rogers at more than 35
colleges and universities, including Yale University,
Hobart and William Smith, Carnegie Mellon University,
Boston University, University of Pittsburgh,
North Carolina State University, University
of Connecticut, and his alma mater, Rollins
College.
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