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Saturday, 30 June 2012
FRONTLINE | Preview
NOVA scienceNOW | Five Reasons to Eat Insects | PBS
Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios
FRONTLINE | The Choice 2008 (full episode) | PBS
PBS KIDS | Curious George | George Makes a Piñata
Arthur's Perfect Present | PBS KIDS GO!
Lord of the Ants
Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | Daniel's Birthday | PBS KIDS
Birth of a Dynasty
Genocide: Worse Than War | Full-length documentary | PBS
NOVA | Extract Your DNA | PBS

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FRONTLINE | Preview
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  • Published: 13 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 0:32
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
www.pbs.org Coming June 26 2012. Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity investigate the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them. Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net. Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections. For adults with dental disease, the situation can be as dire — and bankrupting. While millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, at a cost of more than half a billion dollars, corporate dental chains are filling the gaps in care, in some cases allegedly overcharging patients or loading them with high priced credit card debt. Correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them. Watch on air and online beginning Tuesday, June 26 at 10 pm ET on PBS. www.pbs.org
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NOVA scienceNOW | Five Reasons to Eat Insects | PBS
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  • Published: 19 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 2:10
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
Watch NOVA scienceNOW's "Can I Eat That?" Airing this fall on NOVA scienceNOW on PBS pbs.org Looking for a culinary adventure? Try some bugs for dinner. They are a nutritious and eco-friendly alternative to common livestock. But, whether they're delicious or not is a matter of personal taste.
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Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios
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  • Published: 07 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 3:11
  • Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Author: pbsdigitalstudios
Mister Rogers remixed by Symphony of Science's John D. Boswell for PBS Digital Studios. **If you like this video, please support your local PBS station.** www.pbs.org (Headphones highly recommended!) When we discovered video mash-up artist John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep, on YouTube, we immediately wanted to work together. Turns out that he is a huge Mister Rogers Neighborhood fan, and was thrilled at the chance to pay tribute to one of our heroes. Both PBS and the Fred Rogers Company hope you like John's celebration of Fred Rogers' message. This is the first in a series of PBS icons remixed. Many thanks to the folks at the Fred Rogers Company for their support. More from John D. Boswell (melodysheep): www.youtube.com Subscribe to PBS Digital Studios: www.youtube.com On Twitter: @pbsds
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FRONTLINE | The Choice 2008 (full episode) | PBS
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  • Published: 15 Oct 2008
  • Duration: 1:56:08
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
www.pbs.org Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org FRONTLINE's critically acclaimed series "The Choice" returns this election season to examine the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama in "The Choice 2008." The film draws on in-depth interviews with the advisers, friends and those closest to the candidates, as well as with seasoned observers of American politics, who together tell the definitive story of these men and their ascent to their party's nominations. Watch "The Choice 2008" throughout the election season: •Check local listings for national television rebroadcasts on local PBS stations Sun, Oct 26 and Mon, Nov 3. •Watch on Elections '08 On Demand digital cable VOD channel. Check with your local cable provider for details. •Beginning Oct 15, watch online at www.pbs.org
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PBS KIDS | Curious George | George Makes a Piñata
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  • Published: 12 Apr 2011
  • Duration: 1:05
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
Marco teaches George how to make a piñata. Don't miss Curious George, weekdays on PBS KIDS (check local listings). For more information, visit pbskids.org
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Arthur's Perfect Present | PBS KIDS GO!
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  • Published: 22 Nov 2011
  • Duration: 2:00
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
Arthur daydreams about giving his mom the perfect Christmas present. Watch more Arthur on PBS KIDS GO! at www.pbskidsgo.org
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Lord of the Ants
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  • Published: 18 Mar 2009
  • Duration: 52:53
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
See the full episode at video.pbs.org Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of science, someone who transcends the narrow boundaries of a particular line of research and alters our perspective on the world. EO Wilson is such a man. www.pbs.org
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Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate
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  • Published: 29 Jun 2007
  • Duration: 6:50
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: GerbilGod7
In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | Daniel's Birthday | PBS KIDS
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  • Published: 07 May 2012
  • Duration: 3:42
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
It's Daniel Tiger's birthday! Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a new, beautifully-textured animated series from PBS KIDS for preschoolers aged 2-4, based on the legacy of Fred Rogers. For more information, go to pbskids.org
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Birth of a Dynasty
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  • Published: 30 Mar 2009
  • Duration: 55:24
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
www.pbs.org - Wealthy Florentine banker Cosimo de' Medici's search of Europe for relics of antiquity sparks classical learning and inventive thinking.
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Genocide: Worse Than War | Full-length documentary | PBS
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  • Published: 04 Jun 2010
  • Duration: 1:54:17
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
This film is also available at to.pbs.org Watch Daniel Goldhagen's ground-breaking documentary focused on the worldwide phenomenon of genocide, which premiered on PBS on April 14, 2010. To see this and other full-length PBS videos go to video.pbs.org. Please support your local PBS station at http "By the most fundamental measure -- the number of people killed -- the perpetrators of mass murder since the beginning of the twentieth century have taken the lives of more people than have died in military conflict. So genocide is worse than war," reiterates Goldhagen. "This is a little-known fact that should be a central focus of international politics, because once you know it, the world, international politics, and what we need to do all begin to look substantially different from how they are typically conceived." WORSE THAN WAR documents Goldhagen¹s travels, teachings, and interviews in nine countries around the world, bringing viewers on an unprecedented journey of insight and analysis. In a film that is highly cinematic and evocative throughout, he speaks with victims, perpetrators, witnesses, politicians, diplomats, historians, humanitarian aid workers, and journalists, all with the purpose of explaining and understanding the critical features of genocide and how to finally stop it.
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NOVA | Extract Your DNA | PBS
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  • Published: 01 Mar 2012
  • Duration: 2:47
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
See the full episode of NOVA "Cracking the Genetic Code" here: video.pbs.org Ever wish you could see the strands of genetic material that make you...you? You can, and there's no fancy lab equipment required. In this NOVA video short, learn how to extract your own DNA using just a few common household items. Watch NOVA's Cracking Your Genetic Code Wednesday, March 28th at 9PM/8c on PBS.
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Steampunk | Off Book | PBS
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  • Published: 31 Aug 2011
  • Duration: 5:24
  • Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
Subscribe to the new Off Book channel at www.youtube.com Steampunk art evokes an alternate reality where steam is the primary source of power. Technology, though highly advanced, has taken on a very different look and feel, and fashion is heavily influenced by Victorian styles. In this episode, we explore the Steampunk aesthetic and art movement. We speak with a Steampunk artist, a composer who created an entire piece of music inspired by Steampunk, and a performing arts collective whose work falls naturally into this intriguing world. Featuring: Joey Marsocci aka Dr Grymm: www.drgrymmlaboratories.net Third Rail Projects: thirdrailprojects.com David Bruce, Composer: www.davidbruce.net Ensemble ACJW: www.carnegiehall.org Additional Art By: www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com danielproulx.blogspot.com urbandon.blogspot.com cyborgnecromancer.deviantart.com www.etsy.com www.instructables.com robinlatkovich.com acidkitty3.deviantart.com shirtoid.com ericpoulton.blogspot.com http chadheird.com Music by Anitek: www.jamendo.com Follow Off Book: Twitter: @pbsoffbook Tumblr: pbsarts.tumblr.com Produced by Kornhaber Brown: www.kornhaberbrown.com
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Video Games | Off Book | PBS
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  • Published: 26 Oct 2011
  • Duration: 7:05
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: PBS
Subscribe to the new Off Book channel at www.youtube.com Video games are important. They are a storytelling medium, a place for self-expression, a sandbox for the human imagination, and an extension of an ages old tradition of gaming. We play out some of the most essential aspects of our culture in games, and we learn more about ourselves and the world around us in the process. From the powerful cinematic experiences of mainstream gaming, to the hyper-personal environments of indie games, we are in the midst of an explosion of gaming activity that, as some predict, will continue to define the way we live and interact with information, and each other, far into the future. Featuring: Eric Zimmerman, Game Designer Jesper Juul, Game Studies Scholar Leigh Alexander, Game Journalist Syed Salahuddin, Game Designer and Curator Music by: 4mat, freemusicarchive.org The Shortsleeves, theshortsleeves.bandcamp.com Trash80, trash80.net Follow Off Book: Twitter: @pbsoffbook Tumblr: pbsarts.tumblr.com Produced by Kornhaber Brown: www.kornhaberbrown.com
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www.pbs.org Coming June 26 2012. Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity investigate the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them. Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net. Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections. For adults with dental disease, the situation can be as dire — and bankrupting. While millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, at a cost of more than half a billion dollars, corporate dental chains are filling the gaps in care, in some cases allegedly overcharging patients or loading them with high priced credit card debt. Correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them. Watch on air and online beginning Tuesday, June 26 at 10 pm ET on PBS. www.pbs.org
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FRONT­LINE | Pre­view "Dol­lars and Den­tists" | PBS
www.​pbs.​org Com­ing June 26 2012. Den­tal care can be a mat­ter of life and death. Yet mil­lio...
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2012
au­thor: PBS
2:10
NOVA sci­en­ceNOW | Five Rea­sons to Eat In­sects | PBS
Watch NOVA sci­en­ceNOW's "Can I Eat That?" Air­ing this fall on NOVA sci­en­ceNO...
pub­lished: 19 Jun 2012
au­thor: PBS
3:11
Mis­ter Rogers Remixed | Gar­den of Your Mind | PBS Dig­i­tal Stu­dios
Mis­ter Rogers remixed by Sym­pho­ny of Sci­ence's John D. Boswell for PBS Dig­i­tal Stu­dios...
pub­lished: 07 Jun 2012
116:08
FRONT­LINE | The Choice 2008 (full episode) | PBS
www.​pbs.​org Buy the DVD: www.​shoppbs.​org FRONT­LINE's crit­i­cal­ly ac­claimed se­ries "...;
pub­lished: 15 Oct 2008
au­thor: PBS
1:05
PBS KIDS | Cu­ri­ous George | George Makes a Piñata
Marco teach­es George how to make a piñata. Don't miss Cu­ri­ous George, week­days ...
pub­lished: 12 Apr 2011
au­thor: PBS
2:00
Arthur's Per­fect Pre­sent | PBS KIDS GO!
Arthur day­dreams about giv­ing his mom the per­fect Christ­mas pre­sent. Watch more Arthur on ...
pub­lished: 22 Nov 2011
au­thor: PBS
52:53
Lord of the Ants
See the full episode at video.​pbs.​org Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of scien...
pub­lished: 18 Mar 2009
au­thor: PBS
6:50
Mis­ter Rogers de­fend­ing PBS to the US Sen­ate
In 1969, Fred Rogers ap­peared be­fore the Unit­ed States Sen­ate Sub­com­mit­tee on Com­mu­ni­ca­tio...
pub­lished: 29 Jun 2007
3:42
Daniel Tiger's Neigh­bor­hood | Daniel's Birth­day | PBS KIDS
It's Daniel Tiger's birth­day! Daniel Tiger's Neigh­bor­hood is a new, beau­ti­full...
pub­lished: 07 May 2012
au­thor: PBS
55:24
Birth of a Dy­nasty
www.​pbs.​org - Wealthy Flo­ren­tine banker Cosi­mo de' Medi­ci's search of Eu­rope for r...
pub­lished: 30 Mar 2009
au­thor: PBS
114:17
Geno­cide: Worse Than War | Full-length doc­u­men­tary | PBS
This film is also avail­able at to.​pbs.​org Watch Daniel Gold­ha­gen's ground-break­ing doc...
pub­lished: 04 Jun 2010
au­thor: PBS
2:47
NOVA | Ex­tract Your DNA | PBS
See the full episode of NOVA "Crack­ing the Ge­net­ic Code" here: video.​pbs.​org Eve...
pub­lished: 01 Mar 2012
au­thor: PBS
5:24
Steam­punk | Off Book | PBS
Sub­scribe to the new Off Book chan­nel at www.​youtube.​com Steam­punk art evokes an al­ter­nate...
pub­lished: 31 Aug 2011
au­thor: PBS
7:05
Video Games | Off Book | PBS
Sub­scribe to the new Off Book chan­nel at www.​youtube.​com Video games are im­por­tant. They a...
pub­lished: 26 Oct 2011
au­thor: PBS
6:39
Street Art | Off Book | PBS
Sub­scribe to the new Off Book chan­nel at www.​youtube.​com The street is a space where art t...
pub­lished: 28 Sep 2011
au­thor: PBS
3:54
CLIF­FORD THE BIG RED DOG | Tummy Trou­ble | PBS KIDS
pbskids.​org Too Many Treats comes from the Clif­ford episode Tummy Trou­ble. Emily Eliz­a­beth...
pub­lished: 07 Oct 2008
au­thor: PBS
1:30
Martha Speaks | Martha Meets Ham John­son | PBS KIDS
Martha and Ham John­son talk in their car shaped like a boot. Ham talks about his life­long ...
pub­lished: 12 Jan 2012
au­thor: PBS
0:12
Old early 80's PBS logo/theme/bumper/ID
This is the old logo and intro from at least the early eight­ies from the Pub­lic Broad­casti...
pub­lished: 20 Oct 2006
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59:32
PBS Doc­u­men­tary : China from the In­side (Power and the Peo­ple)
*All rights be­long to PBS* It isn't easy, run­ning China, with its 1.3 bil­lion peo­ple a...
pub­lished: 08 Dec 2011
au­thor: Alkindi90
4:40
Is Twit­ter the Newest Form of Lit­er­a­ture? | Idea Chan­nel | PBS
Ev­ery­one is fa­mil­iar with Twit­ter, the uber-pop­u­lar mi­cro-blog­ging site, which lim­its the ...
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2012
56:09
PBS Front­line Se­cret His­to­ry of the Cred­it Card
In "Se­cret His­to­ry of the Cred­it Card," FRONT­LINE® and The New York Times jo...
pub­lished: 11 Dec 2010
au­thor: 2012sprint
6:53
An­i­mat­ed GIFs: The Birth of a Medi­um | Off Book | PBS
GIFs are one of the old­est image for­mats used on the web. Through­out their his­to­ry, they h...
pub­lished: 07 Mar 2012
au­thor: PB­Soff­book


  • Rick Santorum speaks in Eastlake, Ohio Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum addresses the Lake County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner in Eastlake, Ohio, on March 2, 2012. Photo by Terence Burlij/PBS NewsHour.
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  • Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger looks on as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during an interview by PBS' Charlie Rose, Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the State Department in Washington.
    AP / Alex Brandon
  • Mavericks and a surfer, Clark and Maverick's are featured in the 1998 documentary Maverick's, a one hour PBS film that chronicles the beak's early years, and the 2004 film Riding Giants, which documents the history of big wave surfing.
    Creative Commons / Mbz
  • Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. WQED, Pittsburgh's PBS station and the first community-sponsored television station in the United States, has been located in Oakland since 1954, although it moved from its original building to a new, larger one in 1970.
    Creative Commons / Mike Murphy
  • The Pittsburgh Public Schools' Board of Education administration building. WQED, Pittsburgh's PBS station and the first community-sponsored television station in the United States, has been located in Oakland since 1954, although it moved from its original building to a new, larger one in 1970.
    Creative Commons / Piotrus
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen host a preview of the PBS special, When Families Grieve.
    US Navy / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chad J. McNeeley
  • The Bronx's P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. Club Steppers performing at the 2007 Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival in Brooklyn. (Note the T-shirts' inscription
    Creative Commons / David Shankbone
  • Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the launch party for the PBS television series of
    AP / Peter Kramer
  • Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) is interviewed by Jim Lehrer of NewsHour, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), in Arlington, VA. He discussed challenges facing the UN, including the ongoing crisis in Sudan´s Darfur region, nuclear issues of Iran
    UN Photo/Mark Garten
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The Examiner
28 Jun 2012
If you've been trying to start a family, without success, for the past year or more, you're not alone. According to RESOLVE, a national infertility association, one in 5 couples will experience...



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The Embassy of the United States of America to the Court of St James's is at the American Embassy London Chancery Building, in Grosvenor Square, Westminster, London.
Newsfactor
26 Jun 2012
Two British hackers linked to the notorious Lulz Security group pleaded guilty to a slew of crimes Monday, the latest blow against online miscreants whose exploits have grabbed headlines and...



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120524-N-RJ303-204 NEW YORK (May 23, 2012) Trace Adkins performs for service members at the Rock the Fleet event during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week New York 2012 marks the 25th year the city has celebrated the nation's sea services. This year, the seven-day event coincides with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and will host more than 6,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team in addition to coalition ships from around the world.
The Examiner
16 Jun 2012
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  • The Los Angeles Times Both Inspector Morse and the man who played him, John Thaw, being dead, and all the books Colin Dexter wrote about the Oxford, England, police detective having long since been adapted, there are only so many ways to go with the franchise. There is "Inspector Lewis," ongoing since 2006, which focuses...
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    Fred Rogers
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    with the miniature set for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
    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.
    Cause of death Stomach cancer
    Other names Mister Rogers
    Mr. Rogers
    Occupation Educator, minister, songwriter, television host
    Years active 1951–2002
    Religion Presbyterian Church
    (ordained in 1963)
    Spouse Sara Joanne Byrd (1952–2003)

    Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author, and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences.[1]

    Initially educated to be a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. The Public Broadcasting Service developed his own nationally-aired show in 1968 and, over the course of three decades on television, he became an indelible American icon of children's entertainment and education, as well as a symbol of compassion, patience, and morality.[2] He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of time shifting was cited in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Betamax case, and he gave now-famous testimony to a U.S. Senate committee, advocating government funding for children's television.[3]

    Rogers was honored extensively for his life work in children's education. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor; a Peabody Award for his career; and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Two resolutions recognizing his work were unanimously passed by U.S. Congress, one of his trademark sweaters was acquired and is on display at the Smithsonian Institution, and several buildings and works of art in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory.

    In 1996, Mister Fred Rogers was ranked #35 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.[4]

    Contents

    Personal life[link]

    Fred McFeely Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, to James and Nancy Rogers; he had one sister, Elaine Rogers Crozier.[5] Early in life he spent much of his free time with his maternal grandfather, Fred McFeely, who had an interest in music. He would often sing along as his mother would play the piano and himself began playing at five.[6]

    Rogers graduated from Latrobe High School (1946),[7] He studied at Dartmouth College (1946–48),[8] then transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he earned a B.A. in Music Composition in 1951.[9]

    At Rollins he met Sara Joanne Byrd, an Oakland, Florida native; they married on June 9, 1952.[10] They had two sons, James (b. 1959) and John (b. 1961).[11] In 1963 Rogers graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church.

    During the course of his career, he garnered forty honorary degrees.[6] Rogers was red-green color blind,[12] swam every morning, was a vegetarian, and neither smoked nor drank.[13]

    Rogers had an apartment in New York City and a summer home on Nantucket island in Massachusetts.[11][14]

    Television career[link]

    Early work[link]

    Fred Rogers on set in the late 1960s

    Fred Rogers had a life-changing moment when he first saw television in his parents' home. He entered seminary after college; but, after his first experience as a viewer, he wanted to explore the potential of the medium.[14] In an interview with CNN in his later years, Rogers stated, "I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there was some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen."[13]

    He thus applied for a job at NBC in New York City in 1951 and was hired because of his Music degree. Rogers spent three years working on the production staffs for such music-centered programming as NBC Opera Theater. He also worked on Gabby Hayes' show for children. Ultimately, Rogers decided that commercial television's reliance on advertisement and merchandising undermined its ability to educate or enrich young audiences, so he quit NBC.

    In 1954, he began working at WQED, a Pittsburgh public television station, as a puppeteer on a local children's show The Children's Corner. For the next seven years, he worked with host Josie Carey in unscripted live TV, developing many of the puppets, characters, and music used in his later work, such as King Friday XIII, and Curious X the Owl.

    Rogers began wearing his famous sneakers when he found them to be quieter than his work shoes as he moved about behind the set. He was also the voices of King Friday XIII and Queen Sara Saturday (named after his wife), rulers of the neighborhood, as well as X the Owl, Henrietta Pussycat, Daniel Striped Tiger, Lady Elaine Fairchild, and Larry Horse. The show won a Sylvania Award[15] for best children's show, and was briefly broadcast nationally on NBC.

    During these eight years, he would leave the WQED studios during his lunch breaks to study theology at the nearby Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Rogers, however, was not interested in preaching; and, after his ordination, he was specifically charged to continue his work with Children's Television. He had also done work at the University of Pittsburgh's program in Child Development and Child Care.

    In 1963, Rogers moved to Toronto, where he was contracted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to develop a 15-minute children's television program: Misterogers, [sic][16] which would be his debut in front of the camera. The show was a hit with children but lasted for only three seasons. Many of his famous set pieces—Trolley, Eiffel Tower, the 'tree', and 'castle'—were created by CBC designers. While in Canada, Rogers brought his friend and understudy Ernie Coombs, who would go on to create Mr. Dressup, a very successful and long-running children's show in Canada, and similar in many ways to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mr. Dressup also used some of the songs that would be featured on Rogers' later program.

    In 1966, Rogers acquired the rights to his program from the CBC and moved the show to WQED in Pittsburgh, where he had worked on The Children's Corner. He developed the new show for the Eastern Educational Network. Stations that carried the program were limited but did include educational stations in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York City.

    After returning to Pittsburgh, Rogers attended and participated in activities at the Sixth Presbyterian church in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a More Light congregation which he attended until his death.[17]

    Distribution of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood began on February 19, 1968. The following year, the show moved to PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). In 1971, Rogers formed Family Communications, Inc. (FCI), and the company established offices in the WQED building in Pittsburgh. Initially, the company served solely as the production arm of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, but now develops and produces an array of children's programming and educational materials.

    [edit] Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

    A sweater worn by Rogers, on display in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History.

    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood began airing in 1968 and ran for 895 episodes; the last set of new episodes was taped in December 2000 and began airing in August 2001. At its peak, in 1985, 8% of U.S households tuned in to the show.[6]

    • Each episode began the same way: Mister Rogers is seen coming home, singing his theme song "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", and changing into sneakers and a zippered cardigan sweater.
    • In a typical episode, Rogers might have an earnest conversation with his television audience, interact with live guests, take a field trip to such places as a bakery or a music store, or watch a short film.
    • Typical video subjects included demonstrations of how such inanimate objects as bulldozers and crayons work or are manufactured.
    • Each episode included a trip to Rogers' "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" featuring a trolley with its own chiming theme song, a castle, and the kingdom's citizens, including King Friday XIII. The subjects discussed in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe often allowed further development of themes discussed in Mister Rogers' "real" neighborhood.
    • Mister Rogers often fed his fish during episodes. They were originally named Fennel and Frieda.
    • Typically, each week's episode explored a major theme, such as going to school for the first time.
    • Originally, most episodes ended with a song entitled "Tomorrow", and Friday episodes looked forward to the week ahead with an adapted version of "It's Such a Good Feeling." In later seasons, all episodes ended with "Feeling."

    Visually, the presentation of the show was very simple, and it did not feature the animation or fast pace of other children's shows, which Rogers thought of as "bombardment".[3] Rogers also believed in not acting out a different persona on camera compared to how he acted off camera, stating that "One of the greatest gifts you can give anybody is the gift of your honest self. I also believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away."[18] Rogers composed almost all of the music on the program.[note 1] He wanted to teach children to love themselves and others, and he addressed common childhood fears with comforting songs and skits. For example, one of his famous songs explains how a child cannot be pulled down the bathtub drain because he or she will not fit. He even once took a trip to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to show children that a hospital is not a place to fear. During the Gulf War (1990–91), he assured his audience that all children in the neighborhood would be well cared for and asked parents to promise to take care of their own children. The message was aired again by PBS during the media storm that preceded the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

    Other television work[link]

    In 1994, Rogers created another one-time special for PBS called Fred Rogers' Heroes which consisted of documentary portraits of four real-life people whose work helped make their communities better. Rogers, uncharacteristically dressed in a suit and tie, hosted in wraparound segments which did not use the "Neighborhood" set.

    For a time Rogers produced specials for parents as a precursor to the subject of the week on the Neighborhood called "Mister Rogers Talks To Parents About [topic]". Rogers didn't host those specials though as other people like Joan Lunden, who hosted the Conflict special, and other news announcers played MC duties in front of a gallery of parents while Rogers answered questions from them. These specials were made to prep the parents for any questions the children might ask after watching the episodes on that topic of the week.

    The only time Rogers appeared on television as someone other than himself was in 1996, when he played a preacher on one episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[6]

    In the mid-1980s, the Burger King fast-food chain lampooned Rogers' image with an actor called "Mr. Rodney", imitating Rogers' television character.[19] Rogers found the character's pitching fast food as confusing to children, and called a press conference in which he stated that he did not endorse the company's use of his character or likeness (Rogers did no commercial endorsements of any kind throughout his career, though he acted as a pitchman for several non-profit organizations dedicated to learning over the years). The chain publicly apologized for the faux pas, and pulled the ads.[20] By contrast, Fred Rogers found Eddie Murphy's parody of his show on Saturday Night Live, "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," amusing and affectionate, which was also initially broadcast at a time of night when his own child audience was not likely to see it.[21]

    Emmys for programming[link]

    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood won four Emmy awards, and Rogers received one for lifetime achievement.

    During the 1997 Daytime Emmys, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Rogers. The following is an excerpt from Esquire's coverage of the gala, written by Tom Junod:

    Mister Rogers went onstage to accept the award — and there, in front of all the soap opera stars and talk show sinceratrons, in front of all the jutting man-tanned jaws and jutting saltwater bosoms, he made his small bow and said into the microphone, "All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are. Ten seconds of silence."

    And then he lifted his wrist, looked at the audience, looked at his watch, and said, "I'll watch the time." There was, at first, a small whoop from the crowd, a giddy, strangled hiccup of laughter, as people realized that he wasn't kidding, that Mister Rogers was not some convenient eunuch, but rather a man, an authority figure who actually expected them to do what he asked. And so they did. One second, two seconds, three seconds — and now the jaws clenched, and the bosoms heaved, and the mascara ran, and the tears fell upon the beglittered gathering like rain leaking down a crystal chandelier. And Mister Rogers finally looked up from his watch and said softly "May God be with you," to all his vanquished children.[14][22]

    Other works[link]

    Rogers wrote many of the songs that were used on his television program, and more than 36 books including:

    • Eight New Experiences titles:
      • Moving
      • Going to the Doctor
      • Going to the Hospital
      • Going to Day Care
      • Going to the Potty
      • Making Friends
      • The New Baby
      • When a Pet Dies (1998)
    • The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember (2003)

    Advocacy[link]

    Rogers meeting with President George W. Bush in 2002.

    PBS funding[link]

    In 1969, Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts. In about six minutes of testimony, Rogers spoke of the need for social and emotional education that public television provided. He passionately argued that alternative television programming like his Neighborhood helped encourage children to become happy and productive citizens, sometimes opposing less positive messages in media and in popular culture. He even recited the lyrics to one of his songs.

    The chairman of the subcommittee, John O. Pastore, was not previously familiar with Rogers' work, and was sometimes described as impatient. However, he reported that the testimony had given him goosebumps, and declared, "I think it's wonderful. Looks like you just earned the $20 million." The subsequent congressional appropriation, for 1971, increased PBS funding from $9 million to $22 million.[23]

    VCR[link]

    During the controversy surrounding the introduction of the household VCR, Rogers was involved in supporting the manufacturers of VCRs in court. His 1979 testimony in the case Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. noted that he did not object to home recording of his television programs, for instance, by families in order to watch together at a later time. This testimony contrasted with the views of others in the television industry who objected to home recording or believed that devices to facilitate it should be taxed or regulated.

    The Supreme Court considered the testimony of Rogers in its decision that held that the Betamax video recorder did not infringe copyright. The Court stated that his views were a notable piece of evidence "that many [television] producers are willing to allow private time-shifting to continue" and even quoted his testimony in a footnote:

    Some public stations, as well as commercial stations, program the "Neighborhood" at hours when some children cannot use it ... I have always felt that with the advent of all of this new technology that allows people to tape the "Neighborhood" off-the-air, and I'm speaking for the "Neighborhood" because that's what I produce, that they then become much more active in the programming of their family's television life. Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others. My whole approach in broadcasting has always been "You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions." Maybe I'm going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is important.[24]

    Death, awards, and memorials[link]

    File:FredRogersStatueinPittsburghPA.jpg
    The Fred Rogers Memorial Statue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Created by Robert Berks, and opened to the public on November 5, 2009.

    Rogers was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December 2002, not long after his retirement. He underwent surgery on January 6, 2003, which was unsuccessful.[5][25] A week earlier, he served as grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade, with Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby.[26]

    Rogers died on the morning of February 27, 2003 at his home with his wife by his side, less than a month before he would have turned 75.[5] His death was such a significant event in Pittsburgh that the entire front page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the next day devoted its coverage to him.[27] The Reverend William P. Barker presided over a public memorial in Pittsburgh. More than 2,700 people attended the memorial at Heinz Hall, including former Good Morning America host David Hartman, Teresa Heinz Kerry, philanthropist Elsie Hillman, PBS President Pat Mitchell, Arthur creator Marc Brown, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar author-illustrator Eric Carle.[11] Speakers remembered Rogers' love of children, devotion to his religion, enthusiasm for music, and quirks. Teresa Heinz Kerry said of Rogers, "He never condescended, just invited us into his conversation. He spoke to us as the people we were, not as the people others wished we were."[28] Rogers is interred at Unity Cemetery in Latrobe.

    On New Years Day of 2004, Michael Keaton hosted the PBS TV special Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor. It was released on DVD September 28 that year. Keaton was a former stagehand on the show before he quit to become an actor. To mark what would have been his 80th birthday, Rogers' production company sponsored several events to memorialize him, including "Won't You Wear a Sweater Day", during which fans and neighbors were asked to wear their favorite sweaters in celebration.[29]

    The television industry honored Rogers with a George Foster Peabody Award "in recognition of 25 years of beautiful days in the neighborhood" in 1987,[30] the same year he was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, the national fraternity for men of music.[31] Rogers was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.[32] He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999.[33] One of Rogers' iconic sweaters was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, which displays it as a "Treasure of American History".[34] In 2002 Rogers received the PNC Commonwealth Award in Mass Communications.[35]

    File:InterpretationsOfOaklandByJohnLaidacker.jpg
    "Interpretations of Oakland" by John Laidacker

    He was furthermore awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002, for his contributions to children's education, justified by President George W. Bush, who said, "Fred Rogers has proven that television can soothe the soul and nurture the spirit and teach the very young". A year later, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Resolution 16 to commemorate the life of Fred Rogers.[1] It read, in part, "Through his spirituality and placid nature, Mr. Rogers was able to reach out to our nation's children and encourage each of them to understand the important role they play in their communities and as part of their families. More importantly, he did not shy away from dealing with difficult issues of death and divorce but rather encouraged children to express their emotions in a healthy, constructive manner, often providing a simple answer to life's hardships."

    Following Rogers' death, the U.S. House of Representatives in 2003 unanimously passed Resolution 111 honoring Rogers for "his legendary service to the improvement of the lives of children, his steadfast commitment to demonstrating the power of compassion, and his dedication to spreading kindness through example."[36]

    The same year the U.S. Presbyterian Church approved an overture "to observe a memorial time for the Reverend Fred M. Rogers" at its General Assembly.[37] The rationale for the recognition of Rogers reads, "The Reverend Fred Rogers, a member of the Presbytery of Pittsburgh, as host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood since 1968, had a profound effect on the lives of millions of people across the country through his ministry to children and families. Mister Rogers promoted and supported Christian values in the public media with his demonstration of unconditional love. His ability to communicate with children and to help them understand and deal with difficult questions in their lives will be greatly missed."[38]

    Several buildings, monuments, and works of art are dedicated to Rogers' memory, including a mural sponsored by the Pittsburgh-based Sprout Fund in 2006, "Interpretations of Oakland," by John Laidacker that featured Mr. Rogers.[39] Saint Vincent College in (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) completed construction of The Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media in 2008.[40] The Fred Rogers Memorial Statue on the North Shore near Heinz Field in Pittsburgh[41] was created by Robert Berks and dedicated in 2009.[42]

    File:MrRogersWQED.jpg
    "Fredosaurus Rex Friday XIII" by Karen Howell honoring Fred Rogers. outside WQED studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    The asteroid 26858 Misterrogers is named after Rogers. This naming, by the International Astronomical Union, was announced on May 2, 2003 by the director of the Henry Buhl Jr. Planetarium & Observatory at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The science center worked with Rogers' Family Communications, Inc. to produce a planetarium show for preschoolers called "The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", which plays at planetariums across the United States.[43][44]

    False rumors[link]

    A false rumor claims that Fred Rogers was once a U.S. Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. The rumor appeared on the Internet in 1994 and re-emerged several times over the next ten years, most notably after his death in 2003.[45][46] However, Rogers never served in any branch of the military. Beginning in 1963, Rogers developed the Misterogers program for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1966, he moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. where he produced Mister Rogers' Neighborhood through the height of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Related claims that Rogers had a number of military tattoos are also entirely false.[47]

    See also[link]

    Notes[link]

    1. ^ Bits of incidental music, such as improvisations from members of the orchestra or music from guests to the program, weren't composed by Rogers. The recurring iconic songs, however, were all Rogers' work.

    References[link]

    1. ^ a b "Bill Text - 108th Congress (2003-2004) - S.CON.RES.16.ATS". THOMAS. Library of Congress. 5 March 2003. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.CON.RES.16.ATS:. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    2. ^ Sostek, Anya (6 November 2009). "Mr. Rogers takes rightful place at riverside tribute". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011221-53.stm. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
    3. ^ a b "Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
    4. ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time". TV Guide (December 14–20). 1996. 
    5. ^ a b c Owen, Rob; Barbara Vancheri (28 February 2003). "Fred Rogers dies at 74". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/20030228rogersae1p1.asp. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    6. ^ a b c d DeFranceso, Joyce (April 2003). "Remembering Fred Rogers: A Life Well-Lived: A look back at Fred Rogers' life". Pittsburgh Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20050103143529/www.wqed.org/mag/0403_remember3.shtml. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    7. ^ Brownawell, Angel (28 February 2003). "Neighborhood mourns Mister Rogers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_120982.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    8. ^ "'Mister Rogers' to give Dartmouth Commencement Address". Dartmouth News (Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs). 2 May 2002. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2002/may/050202.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    9. ^ Davis, Bobby (Summer 2003). "Fred McFeely Rogers". The Rollins Alumni Record. pp. 20–23. http://asp3.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/golden/rogers.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    10. ^ "Fred McFeely Rogers". UXL Newsmakers (2005) (FindArticles.com). 2005. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5221/is_2005/ai_n19141599. Retrieved 2007-12-13. 
    11. ^ a b c Vancheri, Barbara; Rob Owen (4 May 2003). "Pittsburgh bids farewell to Fred Rogers with moving public tribute". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030504rogers0504p1.asp. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    12. ^ Roddy, Dennis (March 1, 2003). "Fred Rogers kept it simple, and elegantly so". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20030301roddy5.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 
    13. ^ a b Millman, Joyce (10 August 1999). "Salon Brilliant Careers: Fred Rogers". Salon.com. Salon Media Group. http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/08/10/rogers/index.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    14. ^ a b c Junod, Tom (November 1998). "Can You Say ... 'Hero'?". Esquire. http://www.pittsburghinwords.org/tom_junod.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    15. ^ Schultz, Mike. "Sylvania Award". uv201.com. http://uv201.com/TV_Pages/sylvania_award.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    16. ^ Williams, Suzanne. "Fred McFeely Rogers". The Museum of Broadcast Communications. http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=rogersfred. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    17. ^ Rodgers-Melnick, Ann (4 May 2003). "Liberal pastor retires after long run in city". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030504mccall0504p4.asp. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    18. ^ Owen, Rob (12 November 2000). "There goes the Neighborhood: Mister Rogers will make last episodes of show in December". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Magazine. http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20001112rogers2.asp. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
    19. ^ Edwards, Joe (1984-05-21). "Burger King ad strategy pushes unit volumes near $1M". Nation's Restaurant News. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_v18/ai_3275741/. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
    20. ^ Dougherty, Philip (May 10, 1984). ADVERTISING; ; Thompson Withdraws An Ad for Burger King, The New York Times. Retrieved on January 11, 2011.
    21. ^ Lewis, Daniel (February 28, 2003). Fred Rogers, Host of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' Dies at 74, The New York Times. Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    22. ^ "Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech - 1997" Official Emmys channel on YouTube. 26 Mar 2008. Last accessed 10 Mar 2011.
    23. ^ "Video of Mr. Rogers testimony before Congress". 1969. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2883185966575573317. Retrieved 2006-11-17. 
    24. ^ "SONY CORP. OF AMER. v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)". Supreme Court of the United States of America. 1984. http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/464_US_417.htm#464us417n27. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    25. ^ Everhart, Karen (10 March 2003). "Fred Rogers, 1928-2003". Current. http://www.current.org/ch/ch0305rogers.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    26. ^ "Grand Marshal Slide Show Main". Tournament of Roses. 2004. http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/GMs/gm2003b.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
    27. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=20030228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
    28. ^ Vancheri, Barbara (May 4, 2003). Pittsburgh bids farewell to Fred Rogers with moving public tribute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    29. ^ "Won't You Wear a Sweater?". Rollins News Center. Rollins College. 21 March 2008. http://news.rollins.edu/08sweaterpics.shtml. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    30. ^ "GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARD WINNERS". University of Georgia, George Foster Peabody Award. http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/PeabodyWinnersBook.pdf. 
    31. ^ Faith Spicer, Cheri (May 2004). "Remembering Our Neighbor: His Lessons on Listening and Love". The Sinfonian. sinfonia.org. pp. 19–21. http://www.sinfonia.org/TheSinfonian/issues/2004-05-part2.pdf. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    32. ^ "National Patrons & Patronesses". Delta Omicron. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080317051706/www.delta-omicron.org/national/patrons.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    33. ^ "Hall of Fame". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/halloffame/hofarchive.php. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
    34. ^ "NMAH - Treasures of American History - American Television (page 2 of 2)". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=143&pagekey=266. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    35. ^ PNC Honors Six Achievers Who Enrich The World, PNC Financial Services Group (2002). Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    36. ^ "Bill Text - 108th Congress (2003-2004) - H.RES.111.EH". THOMAS. Library of Congress. 4 March 2003. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.RES.111.EH:. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    37. ^ "Recommendations on Business before the 215th General Assembly". General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). 2003. http://www.mlp.org/news/215GAbus.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    38. ^ "Minutes: 215th General Assembly (2003), Part I", Office of the General Assembly, Proceedings of the 215th General Assembly (2003) of the Presbyterian Church p. 107. Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    39. ^ "2006 Sprout Public Art Mural Kickoff Event Schedule". thisishappening. http://www.thisishappening.com/EventPage.php?eventid=41923. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    40. ^ "Fred M. Rogers Center". Saint Vincent College. 2010. http://www.stvincent.edu/events/the-conference-center-at-saint-vincent-college2/fred-m.-rogers-center. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
    41. ^ Sostek, Anya (2009-11-05). "Sculpture of Fred Rogers unveiled on North Side". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011105-100.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
    42. ^ Butter, Bob (2009-11-05). "World's First Sculpture of American Icon Fred Rogers Unveiled". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS187313+05-Nov-2009+PRN20091105. Retrieved 2009-11-05. 
    43. ^ 26858 Misterrogers (1993 FR), NASA. Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    44. ^ Plunkett, Chuck (May 2, 2003). Mister Rogers' star status now reaches heavenly proportions, Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved on January 9, 2011.
    45. ^ Emery, David (November 26, 2011). "Mr. Rogers Was a Marine Sniper / Navy SEAL?". Urbanlegends.about.com. http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fredrogers/a/mr_rogers.htm. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 
    46. ^ "Mr. Rogers Was a Sniper In Vietnam-Fiction!". Truthorfiction.com. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/mrrogers.htm. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 
    47. ^ "Won't You Be My Fiend?". snopes.com. August 7, 2007. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 

    External links[link]

    http://wn.com/Fred_Rogers



    Jean-Michel Cousteau

    Cousteau (right) with wife Nancy Marr, December 2007
    Born 1938

    Jean-Michel Cousteau (born 1938) is a French explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer. The first son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, he is the father of Fabien Cousteau and Celine Cousteau.

    Contents

    Biography[link]

    Cousteau is the son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Simone Melchior. Cousteau first dived with an aqua-lung in 1945 when he was 7 years old. Although he went to school to study architecture,[1] he became part of his father's Cousteau Society, serving for twenty years as executive vice president before striking out on his own in 1993 to produce environmental films.[2][3][4] Cousteau and his father had disagreed about the management and policies of the Society.[5]

    After Cousteau opened a resort on a Fiji Island utilizing the family name, Jacques-Yves Cousteau filed a lawsuit against him in 1995.[4] In June 1996, a court signed an injunction requiring him to add, with equal prominence in placement, his first name to the hotel.[3] Jean-Michel then founded the Ocean Futures Society in 1999, a marine conservation and education organization which fosters a conservation ethic, conducts research, and develops marine education programs. In 2003, Francesca Sorrenti and Marisha Shibuya of the SKe GROUP project, in partnership with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, collaborated to produce Water Culture, a Trolley Books publication featuring a wide variety of photographer's water related imagery and interviews with prominent world personalities on the problems facing our water supply.[6] Cousteau is also Chairman of Green Cross France.

    Jean-Michel Cousteau is also working on a documentary highlighting the epic and disastrous 2010 Gulf Oil Spill in which 11 workers were killed during an explosion of the Deepwater Rig 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana.

    Film production and appearances[link]

    He has produced over 70 films.[7]

    He appeared on a documentary-type special feature on the DVD version of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in which he and Stephen Hillenburg talk about all of the real-life counterparts to the sea creatures seen in the cartoon series and the movie and even some that are not in the movie. He did a similar feature for the DVD of the Disney/Pixar movie Finding Nemo.

    Jean-Michel Cousteau made a new documentary series Ocean Adventures[8] released in 2006.

    In Disney's DVD release of the Pixar film Finding Nemo, Cousteau makes an appearance interacting with the characters from the film, Marlin, Nemo and Dory, and touting the need for better pollution control, showing videos of sick coral reefs.

    He also appears in the IMAX documentary film Coral Reef Adventure.

    Ocean Futures Society, KQED and PBS are continuing production on the Ocean Adventures series for 2007 and 2008. In October 2006, Jean-Michel Cousteau, and an expedition team that includes his son Fabien and daughter Céline, began filming along the Amazon River. Twenty years ago scientists predicted devastation and irreversible environmental damage here, and 25 years ago Jean-Michel Cousteau and his legendary father traveled with their teams the entire length of the Amazon to document, learn, and see for themselves.

    In 2006, Cousteau's documentary Voyage to Kure inspired then United States President George W. Bush to protect the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, making it — with its 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) of ocean waters, islands and atolls — one of the largest Marine Protected Areas in the world.[9][10]

    Filmography[link]

    Unless noted otherwise, all are appearances as himself.

    References[link]

    1. ^ Cruz, Gilbert (April 22, 2009). "Q&A: Jean-Michael Cousteau on Killer Whales". Time. 
    2. ^ "Cousteau family feuds over Hawaii condo project". Xinhua News Agency. chinaview.cn. October 28, 2006. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/28/content_5261069.htm?rss=1. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
    3. ^ a b Brozan, Nadine (June 12, 1996). "Chronicle". New York Times: p. A21. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/12/style/chronicle-718858.html. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
    4. ^ a b "Cousteau's Legacy: His Son and Widow Compete to Carry On". Time. October 5, 1998. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989254,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
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