America was divided, tense and angry in 1969, when Fred Rogers faced a U.S. Senate subcommittee poised to grant President Richard Nixon his requests for deep budget cuts for public broadcasting. The ...

The speech was about the vital need to protect public services like PBS, NPR, and their local affiliates, because of they value they bring to communities—especially children. His words are as powerful ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Today is the fourth annual Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day, remembering TV's Fred Rogers on his… Get up-to-the-minute news sent ...

Fred Rogers is stil remembered for his dedication to instilling kindness, compassion and self-esteem in kids 22 years after his death. The iconic host of the children’s program Mister Rogers’ ...

Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century. By Benjamin Mullin In his wide-ranging career, he also helped write Elvis Presley’s comeback ...

The Daniel Tiger character is supposed to be the son of Daniel Striped Tiger, the shy and beloved puppet from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and the character in the original show that most aligned ...