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Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

You all know that music -- those familiar opening chords for the longest running children's television show currently on PBS, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which premiered on May 22, 1967.

Songs from the Neighborhood

That’s Jon Secada with the opening for his rendition of the theme song that Fred Rogers made famous on his Mister Rogers Neighborhood, which premiered today in 1967, and is still being rerun on television stations everywhere.

The Explanatoids

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Explanatoids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/18/2005 The Explanatoids Transcript You can see one part of the legacy of Fred Rodgers — Mr. Rogers to millions of us — literally on the streets and in the parks and playgrounds of his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And it’s a legacy […]

September 11th: Help on the Internet

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/September-11th-on-the-Internet.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 9/10/2002 September 11th: Help on the Internet Transcript With the anniversary of September 11, many children may be confused and scared because they can not fully understand this tragedy and what they might be able to do in response to it. When considering how […]

Margaret Hamilton

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Margaret-Hamilton.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/7/2001 Margaret Hamilton Transcript In the mall this past Halloween, one of the shops which sold costumes, masks, and other goulish get-ups featured the pointed-hatted, green-faced witch whom we have all become so familiar with from The Wizard of Oz — the Wicked Witch […]