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Born and raised in Latrobe, Fred McFeely Rogers was the creator, composer, host, and puppeteer of the award-winning TV program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, produced at WQED in Pittsburgh from 1968 to 2001. The program emphasized kindness, compassion, and learning. An ordained minister, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his outstanding approach to children’s media and his legacy of nurturing and inspiring generations of children.
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