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From: warinner@typhoon.xnet.com (Robert Warinner)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Mr. Rogers Exonerated
Date: 20 Feb 1998 16:12:52 GMT

WTTW's member magazine, Chicago's local PBS affiliate, had an interesting profile on Fred Rogers on the 30th anniversary of _Mr. Rogers' neighborhood_. Here are the highlights:

1951 - Graduated from Rollins College with a degree in music composition.

1951 - 53 - Hired by NBC, became assistant director for _The Voice of Firestone_ and floor director for _The Lucky Strike Hit Parade_ and the _Kate Smith Hour_.

1953 - 1960 - Returned to Pittsburgh to WQED and developed _The Children's Corner_.

1962 - Attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, ordained by the Pittsburgh Presbytery.

1963 - Moves to Toronto and produces a children's program called _Misterogers_ for the CBC.

1964 - Returns again to WQED to produce _Mister Rogers' Neighborhood_ which continues to this day.

So, Mr. Rogers' didn't get the chance to participate as a sniper or any other capacity in any US police action in this century.

Andrew "one shot one kill" Warinner
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