Tag: PBS

• How Mister Rodgers Won Over Washington

  The backstory: In 1969, Mister Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts. In about five minutes of testimony, Rogers spoke of the need for social and emotional education that public television provided.…

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  February 7, 2007

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