Wp/pgh/Fred Rogers

Fred McFeely Rawgers (Standard Inglish: Fred McFeely Rogers; March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003), also cawed Mister Rawgers, was an American TV host, author, producer, an Presbyterian minister. 'E was da maker, runner, an host o da preschull TV series Mister Rawgers' Neighborhood, dat ran frum 1968 ta 2001.

Rawgers was born in Latrobe an gawt a bachelor's degree in music frum Rollins College in 1951. He bagan 'is television career at NBC in New York, comin back ta Picksburg in 1953 ta work fer children's programmin at NET (later PBS) TV station WQED. He bacame a Presbyterian minister in 1963. In 1968, he made Mister Rawgers' Neighborhood. It ran fer 33 years.

Rawgers died o stomach cancer on February 27, 2003 at age 74.