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==Legacy== {{quote box | width = 30em | quote = When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster", I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers—so many caring people in this world.<br> —Fred Rogers<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rothman |first=Lily |title=The Backstory: The Moving Mr. Rogers Clip Everyone Is Talking About |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/16/the-backstory-the-moving-mr-rogers-clip-everyone-is-talking-about/ |access-date=November 11, 2019 |magazine=Time |date=April 16, 2013 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416233956/https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/16/the-backstory-the-moving-mr-rogers-clip-everyone-is-talking-about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{break}}Whenever a great tragedy strikes—war, famine, mass shootings, or even an outbreak of populist rage—millions of people turn to Fred's messages about life. Then the web is filled with his words and images. With fascinating frequency, his written messages and video clips surge across the internet, reaching hundreds of thousands of people who, confronted with a tough issue or ominous development, open themselves to Rogers' messages of quiet contemplation, of simplicity, of [[active listening]] and the practice of human kindness.<br>—Rogers biographer Maxwell King<ref>King, p. 357.</ref> }} Marc Brown, creator of another PBS children's show, ''[[Arthur (TV show)|Arthur]]'', considered Rogers both a friend and "a terrific role model for how to use television and the media to be helpful to kids and families".<ref>{{cite news |last=Juul |first=Matt |title=Creator Marc Brown on Mr. Rogers, Memes, and 20 Years of ''Arthur'' |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2016/10/07/marc-brown-20-years-arthur/ |access-date=June 5, 2019 |work=Boston Magazine |date=October 10, 2016 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310162456/https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2016/10/07/marc-brown-20-years-arthur/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Josh Selig]], creator of ''[[Wonder Pets]]'', credits Rogers with influencing his use of structure and predictability, and his use of music, opera, and originality.<ref>King, pp. 353–354.</ref> Rogers inspired [[Angela Santomero]], co-creator of the children's television show ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', to earn a degree in developmental psychology and go into educational television.<ref name="santomero"/> She and the other producers of ''Blue's Clues'' used many of Rogers' techniques, such as using child developmental and educational research and having the host speak directly to the camera and transition to a make-believe world.<ref>King, p. 353.</ref> In 2006, three years after Rogers' death and the end of production of ''Blue's Clues'', the Fred Rogers Company contacted Santomero to create a show that would promote Rogers' legacy.<ref name="santomero">{{cite news |last=Santomero |first=Angela C. |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Mister Rogers Changed My Life |work=The New York Times |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/mister-rogers-changed-my-life |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408141716/https://archive.nytimes.com/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/mister-rogers-changed-my-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood]]'', with characters from and based upon ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', premiered on PBS.<ref>{{cite news |last=Owen |first=Rob |date=September 2, 2013 |title=A 'very Fred-ish' birthday for 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv-radio/2013/09/02/A-very-Fred-ish-birthday-for-Daniel-Tiger-s-Neighborhood/stories/201309020110 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121155113/https://www.post-gazette.com/tv-radio/2013/09/02/A-very-Fred-ish-birthday-for-Daniel-Tiger-s-Neighborhood/stories/201309020110 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rogers' style and approach to children's television and early childhood education also "begged to be parodied".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pioneers of Television: Fred Rogers |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/pioneers-of-television/pioneering-people/fred-rogers/ |website=PBS.org |access-date=June 14, 2019 |date=2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035320/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/pioneers-of-television/pioneering-people/fred-rogers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Comedian Eddie Murphy parodied ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' on ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 1980s.<ref name="king-266"/><ref name="burnsnpr"/> Rogers told interviewer [[David Letterman]] in 1982 that he believed parodies like Murphy's were done "with kindness in their hearts".<ref>King, p. 267.</ref> Video of Rogers' 1969 testimony in defense of public programming has experienced a resurgence since 2012, going [[Viral video|viral]] at least twice. It first resurfaced after then presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] suggested cutting funding for PBS.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2017/03/17/Mister-Rogers-testimony-Trump-budget-cuts-Pittsburgh-PBS-kids-shows/stories/201703180040 |title=Fred Rogers re-emerges as champion for PBS |last=Eberson |first=Sharon |date=March 17, 2019 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308154742/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2017/03/17/Mister-Rogers-testimony-Trump-budget-cuts-Pittsburgh-PBS-kids-shows/stories/201703180040 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://slate.com/culture/2012/10/mister-rogers-senate-testimony-defending-pbs-watch-video.html |title=Watch Mister Rogers Defend PBS In Front of the U.S. Senate |last=Harris |first=Aisha |date=October 5, 2012 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810185951/https://slate.com/culture/2012/10/mister-rogers-senate-testimony-defending-pbs-watch-video.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, video of the testimony again went viral after President [[Donald Trump]] proposed defunding several arts-related government programs including PBS and the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mr-rogers-pbs-budget-cuts_n_58ca8d6fe4b0be71dcf1d440 |title=The Best Argument For Saving Public Media Was Made By Mr. Rogers In 1969 |last=Strachan |first=Maxwell |date=March 16, 2017 |website=HuffPost |language=en |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211215819/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mr-rogers-pbs-budget-cuts_n_58ca8d6fe4b0be71dcf1d440 |url-status=live }}</ref> A roadside Pennsylvania Historical Marker dedicated to Rogers to be installed in Latrobe was approved<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Approves 21 New State Historical Markers |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-historical-and-museum-commission-approves-21-new-state-historical-markers-248424551.html |website=PR Newswire |publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC |access-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602050755/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-historical-and-museum-commission-approves-21-new-state-historical-markers-248424551.html |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |date=March 4, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on March 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Marker in Latrobe to Honor Mr. Rogers |url=https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/2014/03/state-marker-in-latrobe-to-honor-mr-rogers/ |website=Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College |publisher=Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media |access-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602045514/https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/2014/03/state-marker-in-latrobe-to-honor-mr-rogers/ |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was installed on June 11, 2016, with the title "Fred McFeely Rogers (1928–2003)".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Historical Marker Search |url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/apps/historical-markers.html |website=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |access-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329102807/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/apps/historical-markers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' director Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary about Rogers' life, grossed over $22 million and became the top-grossing biographical documentary ever produced, the highest-grossing documentary in five years, and the twelfth-largest-grossing documentary ever made.<ref name="gibson"/><ref>{{cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |title='Won't You Be My Neighbor', 'RBG' Nab Producers Guild Documentary Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/producers-guild-documentary-nominations-2019-1203033482/ |access-date=August 18, 2019 |work=Variety |date=November 20, 2019 |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122092109/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/producers-guild-documentary-nominations-2019-1203033482/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2019 drama film ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' tells the story of Rogers and his television series, with Tom Hanks portraying Rogers. According to Caitlin Gibson of ''The Washington Post'', Rogers became a source for parenting advice; she called him "a timeless oracle against a backdrop of ever-shifting parenting philosophies and cultural trends".<ref name="gibson">{{cite news |last=Gibson |first=Caitlin |title=How Mister Rogers became a timeless oracle of parenting wisdom |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/how-mister-rogers-became-a-timeless-oracle-of-parenting-wisdom/2019/08/10/810f79dc-b488-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_optimist&wpmm=1 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 12, 2019 |archive-date=August 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818180117/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/how-mister-rogers-became-a-timeless-oracle-of-parenting-wisdom/2019/08/10/810f79dc-b488-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html%3Fwpisrc%3Dnl_optimist%26wpmm%3D1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Robert Thompson of [[Syracuse University]] noted that Rogers "took American childhood—and I think Americans in general—through some very turbulent and trying times",<ref name="burnsnpr"/> from the [[Vietnam War]] and the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968 to the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks in 2001]]. According to Asia Simone Burns of [[National Public Radio]], in the years following the end of production on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 2001 and his death in 2003, Rogers became "a source of comfort, sometimes in the wake of tragedy".<ref name="burnsnpr">{{cite news |last=Burns |first=Asia Simone |title=Mister Rogers Still Lives In Your Neighborhood |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/18/584669284/mister-rogers-still-lives-in-your-neighborhood |access-date=June 14, 2019 |work=NPR.org |date=February 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120212019/https://www.npr.org/2018/02/18/584669284/mister-rogers-still-lives-in-your-neighborhood |url-status=live }}</ref> Burns has said Rogers' words of comfort "began circulating on social media"<ref name="burnsnpr"/> following tragedies such as the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] in 2012, the [[Manchester Arena bombing]] in Manchester, England, in 2017, and the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]] in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. ===Awards and honors=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Honor ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Ref. |- | 1970 | Outstanding Rollins Alumnus of 1970 | Given by Rollins College. | <ref name="rollins">{{cite web |title=The Fred Rogers Collection – '51 '74H (1928–2003) |url=https://lib.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/rogers.htm |website=Rollins |publisher=Rollins College |access-date=June 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601041326/https://lib.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/rogers.htm |archive-date=June 1, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1975 | [[Ralph Lowell]] Award | Given by the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]] in recognition of "outstanding contributions and achievements to public television". | <ref>{{cite web |title=Public Media Awards: Ralph Lowell Award |date=July 20, 2015 |url=https://www.cpb.org/aboutpb/awards/lowell/ |publisher=Corporation for Public Broadcasting |access-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911003227/https://www.cpb.org/aboutpb/awards/lowell/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1977 | Myrtle Wreath Award | Awarded for "outstanding contributions to the community" | <ref>{{cite news |title=What's Happening: Thanksgiving Ball, Sewickley Event |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56986357/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |issue=100 |date=November 24, 1977 |volume=51 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923194101/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56986357/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1977 | Other's Award | Given at the 13th Annual Civic Luncheon of the Salvation Army Association of Greater Pittsburgh. Awarded for humanitarianism. | <ref>{{cite news |last=Fanning |first=Win |title=On the Air: CBS Drops 10 Shows; 'Two Men' to Debut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984465/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |issue=235 |date=May 2, 1977|volume=50 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Among the Churches: Address By General Motors Minister To Highlight Salvation Army Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984574/the-pittsburgh-press/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |issue=314 |date=May 7, 1977 |volume=93 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923192905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984574/the-pittsburgh-press/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1978 | Distinguished Alumnus Award | Given by [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary]]. | <ref name="honorary">{{cite web |last1=Newell |first1=David |last2=Hamilton |first2=Lisa Belcher |title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Program Notes: Honorary Degrees Awarded to Fred Rogers |url=http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=578166 |publisher=Family Communications, Inc. |access-date=July 14, 2019 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930061920/http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=578166 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 1978 | 1977-78 Lay Leader Award | Given by the Three Rivers Chapter, University of Pittsburgh, [[Phi Delta Kappa]] fraternity | <ref>{{cite news |title=Mister Rogers Gets Pitt Fraternity Honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984272/the-pittsburgh-press/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |issue=216 |date=January 29, 1978 |volume=91 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919031757/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984272/the-pittsburgh-press/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1978 | Gabriel awardee | Given by the Catholic Broadcasting Association | <ref>{{cite news |last=Fanning |first=Win |title=On the Air: 'Supertrain' Has Super Set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984362/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |issue=130 |date=December 29, 1978 |volume=52 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56984362/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1981 | Distinguished Communications Recognition Award | Awarded at the 12th national Abe Lincoln Awards banquet for his work in children's television. | <ref>{{cite news |last=Darovich |first=Donna |title=Award-winning Rogers: kids' special-izer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56983809/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=February 13, 1981 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923205457/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56983809/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1982 | Media Arts Award | Given as part of the third annual Governor's Day Awards in the Arts. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Valley Viewing – Profiles in Excellence '82 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52505257/fred-rogers-receives-media-arts-award/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |newspaper=The Morning Call |issue=((29,352)) |date=June 16, 1982 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919022201/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52505257/fred-rogers-receives-media-arts-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1986 | [[CINE Golden Eagle Award]] | Awarded for Rogers' educational special for children "Let's Talk About Going to the Doctor." | <ref name="cine">{{cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni |url=https://cine.org/about-cine/distinguished-alumni/ |website=CINE |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506014727/https://cine.org/about-cine/distinguished-alumni/ |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 1987 | CINE Golden Eagle Award | Awarded for Rogers' educational special for children "Mister Rogers Talks With Children About Saying Goodbye to Friends." | <ref name="cine"/> |- | 1987 | Honorary member, [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]] | Fraternity for male musicians who have adopted music as a career. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Famous Sinfonians |url=http://winthrop.sinfonia.org/famous-sinfonians |publisher=Nu Kappa Fraternity |access-date=July 28, 2019 |location=Rock Hill, South Carolina |archive-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316081806/http://winthrop.sinfonia.org/famous-sinfonians |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 1988 | Immaculata Medal | Given by [[Immaculata College]]. It is the college's highest honor. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Fred Rogers Commencement Speech - Immaculata College 1988 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUN9pIpjWGg |website=YouTube |publisher=Immaculata University |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411105114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUN9pIpjWGg |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=May 15, 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Commencement Highlights |url=https://www.immaculata.edu/news/commencement-highlights/ |website=Immaculata University |publisher=Immaculata News |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411231532/https://www.immaculata.edu/news/commencement-highlights/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=November 24, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1989 | 1989 Man of the Year | Named by the Vectors/Pittsburgh. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Vector awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504521/fred-rogers-named-the-1989-man-of-the/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |issue=165 |date=December 7, 1989 |volume=106 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504521/fred-rogers-named-the-1989-man-of-the/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1990 | Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement | Given by the Pennsylvania Society, which recognizes Pennsylvanians who made significant contributions to the Commonwealth. The Society donated $25,000 to the McFarland Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation (named after Margaret McFarland) in Rogers' honor. | <ref>{{cite news |title=PA Society To Honor Mr. Rogers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504275/fred-rogers-receives-the-pennsylvania/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=News-Herald |issue=109th Year – 5710 |date=October 31, 1990 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919034919/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504275/fred-rogers-receives-the-pennsylvania/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1991 | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] Celebrity Captain | Part of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)'s 75th anniversary. Rogers was one of 12 celebrity captains to be selected for the 1992 [[Pro Set trading cards|Pro Set]] Platinum collection. | <ref>{{cite news|title=Can you say…captain?|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=October 7, 1991|volume=65|number=58|page=1|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19911007&id=jtlRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3150,2070580|access-date=July 22, 2019|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310163042/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19911007&id=jtlRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3150,2070580|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sal |first=Barry |date=March 21, 2016 |url=http://puckjunk.com/2016/03/21/mister-rogers-had-a-hockey-card/ |title=Mister Rogers' Hockey Card |publisher=Puck Junk |access-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801194207/http://puckjunk.com/2016/03/21/mister-rogers-had-a-hockey-card/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1991 | Rollins College Walk of Fame | Honored by Rollins College. | <ref name="rollins"/> |- | 1992 | Comenius Medallion | Given by [[Moravian College]] along with an honorary degree. It is the college's highest honor. | <ref>{{cite web |last=Hay |first=Bryan |title=From Cardigan to Graduate's Gown Mister Fred Rogers Speaks at Moravian Baccalaureate |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1992-05-31-2854156-story.html |website=The Morning Call |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411232741/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1992-05-31-2854156-story.html |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=May 31, 1992 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1992 | [[Peabody Award]] | Awarded "in recognition of 25 years of beautiful days in the neighborhood".<ref>{{cite web |title=Personal Award: Fred Rogers |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/personal-award-fred-rogers |publisher=Peabody Awards |access-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721234209/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/personal-award-fred-rogers |url-status=live }}</ref> | <ref>{{cite news |last=Sciullo |first=Maria |title=2018 Peabody Awards honor The Fred Rogers Company |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/04/19/Fred-Rogers-Company-Peabody-Award/stories/201804190108 |access-date=July 21, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=April 19, 2018 |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721234211/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/04/19/Fred-Rogers-Company-Peabody-Award/stories/201804190108 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1994 | President's Distinguished Service Medal | Given by [[Colgate Rochester Divinity School]]. Rogers spoke at the commencement of the school's Bexley–Hall–Crozer Theological Seminary on the date of receipt. The award is the school's equivalent of an honorary degree. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Mr. Rogers, Heimlich among grad speakers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504918/fred-rogers-receives-the-presidents/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |agency=Associated Press |date=May 15, 1994 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124130953/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504918/fred-rogers-receives-the-presidents/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Evans | first=James H. Jr. |title=Remembering Mr. Rogers' Rochester visit, and an important message |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/opinion/guest-column/2019/11/27/remembering-mr-rogers-rochester-visit-and-important-message/4311993002/ |website=Democrat and Chronicle |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200531090402/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/opinion/guest-column/2019/11/27/remembering-mr-rogers-rochester-visit-and-important-message/4311993002/ |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |date=November 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1995 | National Patron, [[Delta Omicron]] | Awarded by the international professional music fraternity to musicians who have attained "a national reputation in his or her field".<ref>{{cite web |title=National Patrons & Patronesses |url=http://www.delta-omicron.org/national/patrons.html#R |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317051706/http://www.delta-omicron.org/national/patrons.html#R |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |publisher=Delta Omicron |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Fetters |editor1-first=Elizabeth Rusch |title=Mr. Rogers Golden Anniversary |journal=The Wheel: Educational Journal of Delta Omicron |date=Spring 2018 |volume=108 |issue=1 |page=28 |url=https://www.delta-omicron.org/file/9/Spring%202018.pdf |access-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919150442/https://www.delta-omicron.org/file/9/Spring%202018.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1995 | Joseph F. Mulach Jr. Award | Presented by the Vocational Rehabilitation Center board of directors in Pittsburgh. The award is given to a person who made major improvements to the quality of life of the disabled. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Fred Rogers To Be Given Award In Pittsburgh |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503970/fred-rogers-receives-joseph-f-mulach/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Latrobe Bulletin |issue=45 |date=February 11, 1995 |volume=93 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919034816/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503970/fred-rogers-receives-joseph-f-mulach/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1997 | [[24th Daytime Emmy Awards|Lifetime Achievement Emmy]] | Awarded "for giving generation upon generation of children confidence in themselves, for being their friend, for telling them again and again and again that they are special and that they have worth."<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech - 1997 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM |website=YouTube |publisher=The Emmy Awards |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411235959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=May 21, 1997 |url-status=live}}</ref> | <ref name="ntyobit"/> |- | 1997 | [[Television Critics Association]] Career Achievement | Awarded for Rogers' "longevity and influence." | <ref>{{cite web |title=TCA Awards |url=https://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/ |website=Television Critics Association |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412044744/https://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=Tim |title='Bastard Out of Carolina' also tops TV award-winners |url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Bastard-Out-of-Carolina-also-tops-TV-3108318.php |website=SFGate |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412050304/https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Bastard-Out-of-Carolina-also-tops-TV-3108318.php |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |date=July 21, 1997 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1998 | [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] star | Located at 6600 Hollywood Blvd. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Mister Rogers |url=https://walkoffame.com/fred-mister-rogers/ |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=October 25, 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412043532/https://walkoffame.com/fred-mister-rogers/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1999 | [[Television Hall of Fame]] inductee | [[Jeff Erlanger]] appeared as a surprise guest during the ceremony. | <ref>{{cite news |last=Owen |first=Rob |title=Obituary: Jeffrey Erlanger / Quadriplegic who endeared himself to Mister Rogers |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2007/06/14/Obituary-Jeffrey-Erlanger-Quadriplegic-who-endeared-himself-to-Mister-Rogers/stories/200706140325 |access-date=July 21, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 14, 2017 |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930232652/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2007/06/14/Obituary-Jeffrey-Erlanger-Quadriplegic-who-endeared-himself-to-Mister-Rogers/stories/200706140325 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1999 | Pennsylvania Founder's Award | The award was created in 1997 to recognize a Pennsylvanian who has made major contributions to their state. Governor [[Tom Ridge]] presented the award. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Ridge honors 'Mister Rogers' with award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503486/fred-rogers-receives-pennsylvania/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Public Opinion |agency=Associated Press |date=June 9, 1999 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919032720/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503486/fred-rogers-receives-pennsylvania/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2000 | Presidential Medal of Honor | Presented by St. Vincent College. Rogers was a guest speaker for the college's 154th commencement on the date of receipt. | <ref>{{cite news |last=Moranelli |first=Mandi L. |title=Mister Rogers: Real Drama Of Life Not On Center Stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503739/fred-rogers-receives-presidential-medal/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Latrobe Bulletin |agency=Latrobe Bulletin |issue=125 |date=May 15, 2000 |volume=98 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024448/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52503739/fred-rogers-receives-presidential-medal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2001 | Fred Rogers Award | Presented by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Rogers was the first recipient of this award. | <ref>{{cite news |title=The Buzz – Recognition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504630/fred-rogers-receives-fred-rogers-award/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |issue=208 |date=February 24, 2001 |volume=74 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124130728/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504630/fred-rogers-receives-fred-rogers-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2002 | Elsie Award | Awarded for community service. | <ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Bush, Fred Rogers service award winners |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504795/fred-rogers-receives-elsie-award/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Courier-Post |date=February 24, 2002 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919031702/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504795/fred-rogers-receives-elsie-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2002 | [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] | The highest American civilian honor; awarded by President [[George W. Bush]]. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients |url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_Recipients.htm |publisher=United States Senate |access-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709124451/https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_Recipients.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=McFeatters |first=Ann |title=Fred Rogers gets Presidential Medal of Freedom |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20020710fredrogersp1.asp |access-date=July 22, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=July 10, 2002 |archive-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722234822/http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20020710fredrogersp1.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2002 | Common Wealth Award | Given by [[PNC Financial Services]], "celebrating the best of human achievement". | <ref>{{cite press release |title=PNC Honors Six Achievers Who Enrich The World |url=http://pnc.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=3473&item=73673 |publisher=PNC Media Room |location=Wilmington, Delaware |access-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092543/http://pnc.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=3473&item=73673 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2003 | [[International Astronomical Union]] asteroid designation | Asteroid [[26858 Misterrogers]] named in Rogers' honor, discovered by [[Eleanor Helin]] in 1993. | <ref>{{cite web |title=(26858) Misterrogers = 1952 SU = 1993 FR = 2000 EK107 |website=IAU Minor Planet Center |publisher=International Astronomical Union |url=https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=26858 |access-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309042121/https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=26858 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Asteroid is named after Mister Rogers |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-03-et-quick3-story.html |access-date=July 22, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=May 3, 2003 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034201/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-03-et-quick3-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2006 | Television Hall of Fame inductee | Awarded by the Online Film & Television Association. In 2010, ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' was inducted into the Hall of Fame. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Television Hall of Fame: Actors |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/tv-hall-of-fame/television-hall-of-fame-actors/ |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412055717/http://www.oftaawards.com/tv-hall-of-fame/television-hall-of-fame-actors/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Television Hall of Fame: Productions |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/tv-hall-of-fame/television-hall-of-fame-productions/ |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412060241/http://www.oftaawards.com/tv-hall-of-fame/television-hall-of-fame-productions/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2008 | "Sweater Day" | Tribute to Rogers on what would have been his 80th birthday (March 20) by FCI. People worldwide were encouraged to wear a sweater honoring Rogers' legacy and the final event in a six-day celebration in Pittsburgh. | <ref name="today">{{cite news |title=Wear a sweater, honor Mr. Rogers |url=http://www.today.com/id/23370703/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/wear-sweater-honor-mr-rogers/#.XTKiFehKjIU |access-date=July 20, 2019 |work=Today.com |agency=Associated Press |date=February 27, 2008 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092540/http://www.today.com/id/23370703/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/wear-sweater-honor-mr-rogers/#.XTKiFehKjIU |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McCoy |first=Adrian |title=Sweater day to honor Mister Rogers |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/02/27/Sweater-day-to-honor-Mister-Rogers/stories/200802270300 |access-date=July 20, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=February 27, 2008 |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720052828/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/02/27/Sweater-day-to-honor-Mister-Rogers/stories/200802270300 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2015 | "Sweater drive" | Rogers honored by the [[Altoona Curve]], a [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. The team wore commemorative jerseys that featured a printed facsimile of Rogers' cardigan and tie ensemble, which were then auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the local PBS station, [[WPSU-TV]]. | <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/06/11/pittsburgh-pirates-minor-league-mr-rogers-uniforms |title=Minor league team honors Mr. Rogers with cardigan uniforms |date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Brendan |last=Maloy |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331133638/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/06/11/pittsburgh-pirates-minor-league-mr-rogers-uniforms |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2018 | [[Forever stamp|First-class/Forever postage stamp]] issued by the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] | Dedicated on March 23 at WQED. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Mister Rogers Forever Stamp dedicated today |url=https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2018/pr18_022.htm |publisher=United States Postal Service |access-date=July 24, 2019 |date=March 23, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203938/https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2018/pr18_022.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hauser |first=Christine |title=A Mister Rogers Postage Stamp, and a Legacy That's Anything but Make-Believe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/arts/mister-rogers-stamp.html |access-date=July 24, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=February 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203934/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/arts/mister-rogers-stamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2018 | [[Google Doodle]] | In honor of the 51st anniversary of the premiere of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (September 21). Created in collaboration with Fred Rogers Productions, The Fred Rogers Center, and BixPix Entertainment. | <ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating Mister Rogers |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-mister-rogers/ |website=Google.com |access-date=July 24, 2019 |date=September 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727195727/https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-mister-rogers |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elassar |first1=Alaa |last2=Muaddi |first2=Nadeem |title=Today's Google Doodle is a heartwarming tribute to Mr. Rogers |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/entertainment/fred-rogers-google-doodle-trnd/index.html |access-date=July 24, 2019 |work=CNN |date=September 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724222435/https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/entertainment/fred-rogers-google-doodle-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2019 | Unforgettable Nonfiction Subject of 2018 | Awarded by [[Cinema Eye Honors]] for being a "notable and significant nonfiction film subject" in ''Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' | <ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the First Honors Announcements for 2019 |url=https://cinemaeyehonors.com/press/2019-first-honors-announcements/ |website=Cinema Eye Honors |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412011512/https://cinemaeyehonors.com/press/2019-first-honors-announcements/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |date=October 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2021 | [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] | Awarded posthumously by [[The Recording Academy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]] for ''It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers''. Fred Rogers and [[Michael Graves (audio engineer)|Michael Graves]], mastering engineers; Lee Lodyga and [[Cheryl Pawelski]], compilation producers. | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammys-2021-winners-and-nominees/ |title=Grammys 2021: Complete list of winners and nominees |date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |work=CBS News |first=Jordan |last=Frieman |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314191414/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammys-2021-winners-and-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |} [[File:President George W. Bush Presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award to Fred Rogers.jpg|thumb|right|Rogers being presented the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[George W. Bush]] in the [[East Room]] of the White House on July 9, 2002]] ====Museum exhibits==== [[File:Fred Rogers sweater.jpg|thumb|Hand-made sweater worn by Rogers, on display in the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s Museum of American History. Fred Rogers' mother, Nancy Rogers, knitted all the sweaters he wore on the program.]] * [[Smithsonian Institution]] permanent collection. In 1984, Rogers donated one of his sweaters to the Smithsonian.<ref name="highlights"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Mister Rogers' Sweater |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_680637 |publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of American History |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> * [[Children's Museum of Pittsburgh]]. Exhibit created by Rogers and FCI in 1998. It attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors over ten years. It included, from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', one of his sweaters, a pair of his sneakers, original puppets from the program, and photographs of Rogers. The exhibit traveled to children's museums throughout the country for eight years until it was given to the Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans as a permanent exhibit to help them recover from [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005. In 2007, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh created a traveling exhibit based on the factory tours featured in episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''.<ref name="lcm">{{cite news |last=Lorando |first=Mark |title=Mister Rogers to open a New Orleans neighborhood |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_d7e9f16a-e900-54ea-a154-d1c18d91d78e.html |access-date=July 24, 2019 |work=The Times-Picayune |date=June 19, 2017 |location=New Orleans, Louisiana}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kids explore exhibit featuring Mister Rogers |url=https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Kids-explore-exhibit-featuring-Mister-Rogers-490671631.html |access-date=July 24, 2019 |work=WCAX.com |date=August 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034156/https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Kids-explore-exhibit-featuring-Mister-Rogers-490671631.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hamill |first=Sean D. |title=It's Still a Beautiful Day in His Neighborhood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/us/17pittsburgh.html |access-date=July 24, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=March 16, 2010 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724204208/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/us/17pittsburgh.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Heinz History Center]] permanent collection (2018). In honor of the 50th anniversary of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' and what would have been Rogers' 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |last=McMarlin |first=Shirley |title=New Mister Rogers 50th anniversary display opens March 20 at Heinz History Center |url=https://archive.triblive.com/aande/museums/new-mister-rogers-50th-anniversary-display-opens-march-20-at-heinz-history-center/ |access-date=July 23, 2019 |work=Trib Total Media |date=March 19, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034159/https://archive.triblive.com/aande/museums/new-mister-rogers-50th-anniversary-display-opens-march-20-at-heinz-history-center/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Exhibits include the iconic [[King Friday]]'s blue castle, the [[Neighborhood of Make-Believe#Regular puppets|Owl's tree]] and a tricycle ridden by courier [[Mr. McFeely]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/visit/heinz-history-center | title=Heinz History Center | access-date=November 25, 2022 | archive-date=November 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125214012/https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/visit/heinz-history-center/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * Louisiana Children's Museum. The museum contains an exhibit of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', which debuted in 2007. The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh donated the exhibit.<ref name="lcm"/> * Fred Rogers Exhibit. The Exhibit displays the life, career, and legacy of Rogers and includes photos, artifacts from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' and clips of the program and interviews featuring Rogers. It is located at the Fred Rogers Center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit the Exhibit |url=https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/about-the-center/visit-the-exhibit |website=Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531224613/https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/about-the-center/visit-the-exhibit |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> ====Art pieces==== Several pieces of art are dedicated to Rogers throughout Pittsburgh, including an {{convert|11|ft|adj=on|spell=in}} tall, {{convert|7000|lb|adj=on}} bronze statue of him in the North Shore neighborhood. In the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] neighborhood, his portrait is included in the [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and "Interpretations of Oakland" murals. A dinosaur statue titled "Fredasaurus Rex Friday XIII" originally stood in front of the WQED building and, as of 2014, stood in front of the building containing the Fred Rogers Company offices. There is a "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe" in [[Idlewild Park]] and a kiosk of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' artifacts at [[Pittsburgh International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Visual Legacy |url=https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2015/Visual-Legacy/ |access-date=July 23, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Magazine |date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034206/https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2015/Visual-Legacy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Carnegie Science Center's Miniature Railroad and Village debuted a miniature recreation of Rogers' house from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yates |first=Jennifer C. |title=Science Center celebrates Mister Rogers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52542077/indiana-gazette/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=The Indiana Gazette |agency=Associated Press |issue=206 |date=March 19, 2005|volume=101 }}</ref> In Rogers' hometown of Latrobe, a statue of Rogers on a bench is situated in James H. Rogers Park—a park named for Rogers' father.<ref name="2019-12-10 Chicago Tribune">{{cite news |last1=Bertrand |first1=Amy |author2=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |author2-link=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=2019-12-10 |title=It's a beautiful day in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood: the town of Latrobe, Pa. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/10/its-a-beautiful-day-in-mr-rogers-neighborhood-the-town-of-latrobe-pa/ |url-status=live |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |language=en |issn=2165-171X |oclc=7960243 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815163921/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/10/its-a-beautiful-day-in-mr-rogers-neighborhood-the-town-of-latrobe-pa/ |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-08-15}}</ref> In 2021, ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood''—a {{convert|7|ft|spell=in|adj=on}} tall, {{convert|3000|lb|adj=on}} bronze statue by [[Paul Day (sculptor)|Paul Day]]—was dedicated at Rollins College. The memorial depicts Rogers and Daniel Tiger speaking with a group of children and features lyrics from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood's'' theme on the base.<ref name="2021-05-28 Rollins">{{cite news |last1=Humphreys |first1=Rob |date=2021-05-28 |title=Crafting an Icon |url=https://www.rollins.edu/news/crafting-an-icon/ |url-status=live |language=en |publisher=[[Rollins College]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501035830/https://www.rollins.edu/news/crafting-an-icon/ |archive-date=2023-05-01 |access-date=2024-08-15 |quote=How renowned British sculptor Paul Day created a Rollins monument to the College's most famous alum.}}</ref> ====Honorary degrees==== [[File:Fred Rogers Giving Commencement Speech at Middlebury College in 2001.ogg|thumb|Rogers giving a commencement speech at [[Middlebury College]] in 2001]] Rogers has received honorary degrees from over 43 colleges and universities. After 1973, two commemorative quilts, created by two of Rogers' friends and archived at the Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, were made out of the academic hoods he received during the graduation ceremonies.<ref name="thiel">{{cite news|last=Erdley|first=Debra|date=March 23, 2018|title=Thiel College remembers Mister Rogers|work=Tribune-Review|location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/thiel-college-remembers-mister-rogers/|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901025824/https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/thiel-college-remembers-mister-rogers/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="quilt">{{cite web |title=Academic Hood Quilt |url=https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/portfolio_page/academic-hood-quilt/ |website=Fred Rogers Center |access-date=July 15, 2019 |location=Latrobe, Pennsylvania |date=2018 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716223346/https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/portfolio_page/academic-hood-quilt/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Note: Much of the below list is taken from "Honorary Degrees Awarded to Fred Rogers",<ref name="honorary"/> unless otherwise stated.'' {{Incomplete list|date=August 2019}}{{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Thiel College]], 1969. Thiel also awards a yearly scholarship named for Rogers.<ref name="thiel"/> * [[Eastern Michigan University]], 1973 * [[Saint Vincent College]], 1973 * [[Christian Theological Seminary]], 1973 * [[Rollins College]], 1974 * [[Yale University]], 1974 * [[Chatham College]], 1975<ref>{{cite news |title=Versatile Reardon Returns To Musicals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56922493/fred-rogers-received-honorary-doctorate/ |access-date=August 8, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |issue=31 |date=July 24, 1977 |volume=94 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923193424/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56922493/fred-rogers-received-honorary-doctorate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Carnegie Mellon University]], 1976 * [[Lafayette College]], 1977 * [[Waynesburg College]], 1978 * [[Linfield College]], 1982 * [[Slippery Rock State College]], 1982 * [[Duquesne University]], 1982 * [[Washington & Jefferson College]], 1984 * [[University of South Carolina]], 1985 * [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges]], 1985 * [[Drury College]], 1986<ref>{{cite web |title=Four to receive recognition at Drury weekend ceremonies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/310826617/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Springfield News-Leader |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411081013/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/310826617/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=May 8, 1986 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[MacMurray College]], 1986<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Rogers in the neighborhood |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/jacksonville-journal-courier-may-19-1986-p-14/ |website=NewspaperArchive.com |publisher=Jacksonville Journal Courier |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411052044/https://newspaperarchive.com/jacksonville-journal-courier-may-19-1986-p-14/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |page=14 |date=May 19, 1986 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Bowling Green State University]], 1987<ref>{{cite news |last=Obereigner |first=Dagmar |title=Father Jenco, Mister Rogers Among Graduation Speakers |url=https://www.apnews.com/045d8f7af45ac61971220e8d8c494bd5 |access-date=July 16, 2019 |work=AP News |agency=Associated Press |date=May 9, 1987 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716223339/https://www.apnews.com/045d8f7af45ac61971220e8d8c494bd5 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)]], 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Rogers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52505524/fred-rogers-receives-honorary-degree/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |issue=261 |publisher=PG Publishing Co. |date=June 1, 1987 |volume=60 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919034520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52505524/fred-rogers-receives-honorary-degree/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[University of Indianapolis]], 1988<ref>{{cite web |title=Eighty-Third Annual Baccalaureate/Commencement |url=https://uindy.edu/archives/files/commencement/1988.pdf |website=University of Indianapolis |publisher=Frederick D. Hill Archives |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411062926/https://uindy.edu/archives/files/commencement/1988.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |page=6 |date=May 21, 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[University of Connecticut]], 1991<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://honorarydegree.uconn.edu/honorary-degree-recipients/1990s/ |title=Honorary Degree Recipients—1990s |publisher=University of Connecticut |access-date=July 17, 2019 |date=August 29, 2016 |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804110244/https://honorarydegree.uconn.edu/honorary-degree-recipients/1990s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Boston University]], 1992<ref>{{cite news |title=BU Yesterday |url=https://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2001/09-14/bu-yesterday.html |access-date=July 17, 2019 |work=B.U. Bridge |publisher=Boston University Office of University Relations |volume=5 |number=5 |date=September 14, 2001 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308042512/https://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2001/09-14/bu-yesterday.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]], 1992<ref>{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Mary Ann |title='It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood' as 2,900 received degrees |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/14024288/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=The Indiana Gazette |agency=The Indiana Gazette |issue=228 |publisher=Indiana Printing and Publishing Company |date=May 18, 1992 |volume=88 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923193722/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14024288/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Moravian College]], 1992<ref>{{cite news |last=Muschick |first=Paul |title=What celebrities have honorary degrees from Lehigh Valley colleges? |url=https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-honorary-degrees-desales-moravian-muhlenberg-lafayette-muschick-20180502-story.html |access-date=July 16, 2019 |work=The Morning Call |date=May 7, 2018 |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania}}</ref> * [[Goucher College]], 1993<ref>{{cite web |last=Maushard |first=Mary |title=Mr. Rogers Brings Message to Goucher |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-05-15-1993135031-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411052855/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-05-15-1993135031-story.html |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=May 15, 1993 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[University of Pittsburgh]], 1993<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Rogers to Deliver Pitt's 1993 Commencement Address |url=https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt:pittpressreleases19930100 |website=Documenting Pitt - Historic Records of the University of Pittsburgh |publisher=University of Pittsburgh |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411072356/https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt:pittpressreleases19930100 |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |page=1 |date=April 9, 1993 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[West Virginia University]], 1995<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/413703/WV-UNIVERSITY-TO-HONOR-A-NEIGHBOR-MR-ROGERS.html |title=W.V. University to Honor a Neighbor: Mr. Rogers |date=April 6, 1995 |work=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331121553/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/413703/WV-UNIVERSITY-TO-HONOR-A-NEIGHBOR-MR-ROGERS.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[North Carolina State University]], 1996<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Spring Commencement |url=https://ocr.lib.ncsu.edu/ocr/LD/LD3928-A23-1996/LD3928-A23-1996.pdf |website=NC State University Libraries |publisher=North Carolina State University |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411063945/https://ocr.lib.ncsu.edu/ocr/LD/LD3928-A23-1996/LD3928-A23-1996.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |page=6 |date=May 11, 1996 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]], 1998<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://edinboro.edu/news/detail.html?inode=6d993663-5526-48d0-afb1-edb24721aa38 |title=Pa. Physician General, nearly 800 EU students receive degrees |website=edinboro.edu |publisher=Edinboro University |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331150517/http://edinboro.edu/news/detail.html?inode=6d993663-5526-48d0-afb1-edb24721aa38 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Marist College]], 1999<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/23/nyregion/commencement-fordham-class-hears-magician-and-peacemaker.html |title=Commencement; Fordham Class Hears Magician and Peacemaker |work=The New York Times |date=May 23, 1999 |page=1001036 |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331094236/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/23/nyregion/commencement-fordham-class-hears-magician-and-peacemaker.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Westminster Choir College]], 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Commencement Speakers, Charges and Honorary Degrees |url=https://www.rider.edu/wcc/about/historic-westminster/commencement-speakers-charges-and-honorary-degrees |website=Westminster Choir College |date=August 11, 2010 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411045341/https://www.rider.edu/wcc/about/historic-westminster/commencement-speakers-charges-and-honorary-degrees |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Old Dominion University]], 2000<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.odu.edu/news/news-archive/2000/05/MISTERROGERSO_5190#.XZvt40ZKiUk |title=Mister Rogers of PBS Fame Gives Old Dominion Graduates Advice for Life |access-date=October 7, 2019 |publisher=Old Dominion University |location=Norfolk, Virginia |date=July 3, 2014 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308193939/https://www.odu.edu/news/news-archive/2000/05/MISTERROGERSO_5190#.XZvt40ZKiUk |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Marquette University]], 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marquette.edu/universityhonors/speakers-rogers.shtml |title=Honorary Degrees:Fred Rogers |publisher=Marquette University |date=2001 |location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403082805/https://www.marquette.edu/universityhonors/speakers-rogers.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Middlebury College]], 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Middlebury to Award Honorary Degrees to Rogers and Six Others |url=http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/archive/2001/node/263948 |website=Middlebury |publisher=Middlebury News |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411041235/http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/archive/2001/node/263948 |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=April 11, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Dartmouth College]], 2002<ref name="quilt"/> * [[Seton Hill University]], 2003 (posthumous)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Seton-Hall-Will-Have-Tribute-to-Rogers-7351821.php |title=Seton Hall Will Have Tribute to Rogers |date=April 17, 2003 |work=Huron Daily Tribune |location=Bad Axe, Michigan |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331151848/https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Seton-Hall-Will-Have-Tribute-to-Rogers-7351821.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Union College]], 2003 (posthumous)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://muse.union.edu/newsarchives/2003/06/15/joanne-rogers-accepts-husbands-41st-honorary-degree/ |title=Joanne Rogers accepts husband's 41st honorary degree |date=June 15, 2003 |work=Union College News Archives |location=Schenectady, New York |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331150312/https://muse.union.edu/newsarchives/2003/06/15/joanne-rogers-accepts-husbands-41st-honorary-degree/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Roanoke College]], 2003 (posthumous)<ref name="quilt"/> {{div col end}}
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