People named Fred Rogers

He was born to James and Nancy Rogers in Latrobe PA. His father was a successful businessman who was president of the McFeely Brick Company, Rogers also had a sister, Elaine, whom the Rogers's adopted when he was 11 years old. Fred McFeely Rogers was married to Joanne Byrd in 1952. They had 2 children. He was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfatherly personality, and direct connection to his audiences. Originally trained and ordained as a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children at the time, and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed his own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Rogers became an icon of American children's entertainment and education. He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of fair-use recording of television shows to play at another time (now known as 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. Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 40 honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a "Treasure of American History". On June 25, 2016, the Fred Rogers Historical Marker was placed near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and was named and dedicated in his memory. He was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, to James and Nancy Rogers; he had one sister, Elaine. 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 he himself began playing at five. He obtained a pilot's license while still in high school. Rogers graduated from Latrobe High School (1946). He studied at Dartmouth College (1946–48), then transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he earned a B.A. in Music Composition in 1951. Rogers was also a trained general aviation pilot. At Rollins, he met Sara Joanne Byrd (born c. 1928), an Oakland, Florida, native; they married on June 9, 1952. They had two sons, James (b. 1959) and John (b. 1961). In 1963, Rogers graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained a minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Rogers had an apartment in New York City and a summer home on Nantucket island in Massachusetts. Rogers was red–green color blind, swam every morning, and neither smoked nor drank. He was a vegetarian on ethical grounds, stating "I don't want to eat anything that has a mother." Despite recurring rumors, he never served in the military. His office at WQED Pittsburgh famously did not have a desk, only a sofa and armchairs, because Rogers thought a desk was "too much of a barrier". Early work 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. In an interview with CNN in his later years, Rogers stated, "I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen." He applied for a job at NBC in New York City in 1951 and then worked on musical programs including Your Hit Parade, The Kate Smith Hour, and The Voice of Firestone. 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 the 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 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 Stripèd Tiger, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, and Larry Horse. The show won a Sylvania Award[26] for best children's show and was briefly broadcast nationally on NBC. During his off hours, 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 CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) to develop his debut in front of the camera, the 15-minute children's program Mister Rogers,] which, though popular with children, ran for just three seasons. Many of his famous set pieces—Trolley, Eiffel Tower, the 'tree', and 'castle'—were created by CBC designers. While in Toronto, Rogers brought to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood his friend and understudy Ernie Coombs, who would go on to create Mr. Dressup, a very successful and long-running children's show on CBC, and similar in many ways. Mr. Dressup also used some of the songs that would be featured on Rogers' later program. Coombs was a puppeteer and voice actor on Misterogers. When Rogers returned to the United States, Coombs remained in Canada and was in the cast of the CBC's replacement for Misterogers, Butternut Square, on CBC TV between October 19, 1964, and February 10, 1967 and then starred in his own show, Mister Dressup (1967-1996). 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 the Sixth Presbyterian Church in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. 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 it now develops and produces an array of children's programming and educational materials. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood A sweater worn by Rogers, on display in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History

Fred H Rogers of Carmichael, Sacramento County, CA was born on September 13, 1924, and died at age 70 years old on October 12, 1994.

Fred A Rogers of Otis Orchards, Spokane County, WA was born on April 13, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on November 4, 2010.

Fred T Rogers of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on July 31, 1922, and died at age 72 years old on December 28, 1994.

Fred A Rogers Jr of Johnstown, Weld County, CO was born on January 29, 1928, and died at age 71 years old on February 16, 1999.

Fred Rogers of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming was born on October 13, 1915, and died at age 71 years old in July 1987.

Fred S Rogers of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH was born on November 7, 1920, and died at age 74 years old on April 4, 1995.

Fred A Rogers of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on December 6, 1900, and died at age 67 years old in November 1968.

Fred Neilson Rogers of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas was born on October 1, 1915. Fred Rogers was married to Elizabeth (Tippett) Rogers on December 16, 1978 in Grayson County, TX, and died at age 93 years old on August 9, 2009.

Fred B Rogers of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on January 28, 1921, and died at age 61 years old in March 1982.

Fred J Rogers of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma was born on December 21, 1906, and died at age 76 years old in February 1983.

Fred Rogers of Mena, Polk County, AR was born on June 26, 1912, and died at age 82 years old on August 5, 1994.

Fred E Rogers of Union City, Obion County, TN was born on January 3, 1922, and died at age 85 years old on May 2, 2007.

Fred A Rogers of Wartrace, Bedford County, TN was born on January 16, 1917, and died at age 56 years old on October 13, 1973.

Fred V Rogers of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee was born on April 9, 1900, and died at age 83 years old in December 1983.

Fred P Rogers of Morristown, Hamblen County, TN was born on April 10, 1914, and died at age 75 years old on August 19, 1989.

Fred H Rogers of Madison, Dane County, WI was born on September 5, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on December 10, 2009.

Fred D Rogers of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on December 7, 1907, and died at age 67 years old in May 1975.

Fred Orlen Rogers of Blairsville, Union County, Georgia was born on July 30, 1914, and died at age 96 years old on December 4, 2010.

Fred F Rogers of Essex Fells, Essex County, NJ was born on January 17, 1920, and died at age 73 years old on October 22, 1993.

Fred Jr Rogers of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio was born on June 22, 1923, and died at age 85 years old on August 25, 2008.

Fred W Rogers of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on April 3, 1927, and died at age 78 years old on May 11, 2005.

Fred S Rogers of Brigantine, Atlantic County, NJ was born on February 23, 1907, and died at age 63 years old in April 1970.

Fred D Rogers of Queensbury, Warren County, NY was born on May 29, 1914, and died at age 90 years old on May 13, 2005. Fred Rogers was buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Section 1 Site 192 200 Duell Road, in Schuylerville.

Fred D Rogers of West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, NY was born on January 5, 1923, and died at age 75 years old on July 10, 1998.

Fred O Rogers of El Cajon, San Diego County, CA was born on January 13, 1911, and died at age 78 years old on January 13, 1989. Fred Rogers was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 16 Site 1110 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Fred S Rogers was born on July 29, 1924, and died at age 44 years old on January 15, 1969. Fred Rogers was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section L Site 6807-A 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fred S Rogers.

Fred J Rogers of Brooksville, Hernando County, FL was born on August 17, 1926, and died at age 72 years old on January 25, 1999. Fred Rogers was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 129 Site 106 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.

Fred William Rogers was born to Theadore Lieker and Ellena Love Lieker, and has a sister Inez Elena (Lieker) Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fred William Rogers.