Forty years ago today, this episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood aired for the first time. Thank you, PBS, for bringing us Fred's beautiful vision for a world of kindness and creativity. Three generations of my family grew up on PBS — let’s make sure it’s there for many generations to come. | Yo-Yo Ma

David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, talked to us about working with Fred Rogers and his sense of humor: | PBS KIDS

Mr. Rogers receiving his Lifetime Achievement Emmy at the 24th Daytime Emmy Awards (1997)🌟 During his acceptance speech, Fred Rogers didn’t talk about himself. Instead, he asked the audience to take 10 seconds of silence to think about the people who had helped them become who they are 🕊️❤️ What a gift he was to us all. He is truly missed. #mrrogers #misterrogers #fredrogers #emmys | 80s Deennice

The beautiful rhythms of Mister Rogers :) . Is this the best acceptance speech of all time? It’s certainly one of my favorites. This is from Fred Rogers’ speech at the 1997 Emmys accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award in television. I’ve been thinking about this clip more and more over the past few months. . Mr. Rogers delivers such a powerful message here, but he never raises his voice. He speaks slowly, quietly, deliberately, with a beautiful lilting jazzy cadence (just like the music he wrote