A Rare Recording of Mr Rogers' 1997 Emmy Award and 1999 Television Hall of Fame Acceptance Speeches
Fred Rogers
Narrator Fred Rogers
Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Summary
The following two recordings include Mr. Rogers' speeches for his 1997 Emmy Award, and his 1999 induction into the TV Critics' Television Hall of Fame. In the second clip, wheelchair-bound Jeff Erlanger, who had appeared on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a boy, surprises Mr. Rogers with his on-stage presentation. Mr. Rogers goes on to address the audience of television celebrities and producers, and asks the poignant question, "How do we make goodness attractive?" Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003), better known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.
Duration: 11 minutes (00:10:46) Publishing date: 2025-12-24; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2026. Copyright Statment: —

