Fred Rogers
About
Filmography
Family & Companions
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Producer (Special)
Music (Special)
Life Events
1951
Hired by NBC as assistant producer on "The Voice of Firestone"
1951
Floor director for "Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade", "The Kate Smith Hour" and "NBC Opera Theater (all NBC)
1953
Moved back to Pittsburgh at the request of the as-yet-on-the-air WQED, the nation's first community-supported public television station, to develop program schedules for the following year
1962
Ordained by Pittsburgh Presbytery with a charge to continue his work with children and families through the media
1963
Opportunity led him to Canada, where he created a 15-minute children's series called "Mister Rogers", appearing for the first time on camera as the host
1964
Returned to Pittsburgh, expanding the 15-minute segments to a half-hour format
1968
Series made available to the affiliates of PBS
1968
Appointed Chairman of the Forum on Mass Media and Child Development of the White House Conference on Children and Youth
1978
Host, "Old Friends ... New Friends" (PBS)
1993
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1998
Received a second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Family
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