Margaret Whitmer

어린이 프로그램 ‘미스터 로저스의 이웃 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’의 사회자인 프레드 로저스의 일대기. 폭력적인 TV 프로그램이 넘쳐나는 시대에 프레드 로저스는 형형색색의 꼭두각시 인형들을 사용하여 창의적인 방법으로 공감과 수용의 메세지를 30년 넘게 전달했다. 아카이브 영상들과 더불어, 로저스와 함께 공연했던 동료들이 평생을 미디어 선교사로 살아온 그의 업적을 돌아본다.

Writer, producer, puppeteer, songwriter--America's Favorite Neighbor takes a thorough look at the career of legendary children's television host Fred Rogers. Produced for Pittsburgh's WQED, this informative documentary tracks his rise as floor manager for various NBC programs, such as Your Hit Parade, to the major awards he received later in life, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Along the way, he's seen launching public TV programs The Children's Corner, which featured a soon-to-be-famous puppet named King Friday, and Canada's MisteRogers. The latter, naturally, was followed by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which made its national debut in 1968, and would eventually became the longest running program in PBS history. Hosted by fellow Pennsylvania native Michael Keaton (Batman), who worked on his show in the early days, America's Favorite Neighbor is suitable for all ages, but is geared more towards adults, particularly parents and educators.