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Wear a sweater, honor Mr. Rogers
Event aimed at paying tribute to children’s TV pioneer who died 5 years ago
 Gene J. Puskar / AP file Fred Rogers was known for wearing a sweater and changing into sneakers on his popular PBS show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” |
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updated 11:32 a.m. ET Feb. 27, 2008
PITTSBURGH - A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday.
March 20th is being promoted as "Sweater Day" to honor Rogers, who died of cancer five years ago. A sweater was his trademark garb on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
David Newell, who played speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event.
"Sweater Day" is the capstone to a six-day celebration planned by Family Communications Inc. of Pittsburgh. Rogers created the company to produce his show.
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