Saw a silly remix song with Mr. Rogers on Facebook today.
It got me remembering him so I went down the rabbit hole and started researching him. What a great man.
Here he is accepting a lifetime achievement award in 1997 among a bunch of fake daytime actors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM
And this is even better...
A perfect example of living your life in a way that affects people profoundly can be found at the 25:50 mark of the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=xjD3LtozAQk
He died of stomach cancer less than 5 years after this amazing interview.
Here he is defending public television to a board and, literally on camera, winning over the man responsible for granting them 20 million dollars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q&feature=player_embedded
RIP Fred. If there is a heaven you are there.
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