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  I thought Mr. Rogers was silly when I was a kid, but the more I learn about him, the more cool he gets. Check out this run down of an earlier debate regarding debate concerning commercial versus non-commercial broadcasting: Communications Act of 1934. Quote:Before the Communications Act of 1934 was enacted as law by the U.S. Congress, there was an interesting debate concerning commercial versus non-commercial broadcasting: Senators Robert Wagner of New York and Henry Hatfield of West Virginia offered an amendment to the then proposed Communications Act. Educators wanted more of radio to be given to them; they had been termed a "special interest" by the Federal Radio Commission and their stations were forced to share frequencies. This amendment would have given 25% of all radio broadcasting facilities to non-profit institutions and organizations. It would also have allowed these educational stations to sell advertising in order to become self-sufficient. Senator C.C. Dill, a pro-industry spokesman opposed this amendment. It would have meant eliminating numerous commercial stations, but that is not what Dill publicly complained about. He expressed horror over the advertising. He said there was too much advertising already. Not all educators supported the advertising clause, so a compromise was struck. The issue was to be given to the new Federal Communications Commission to study and to hold hearings on and to report back to Congress. Hatfield and Wagner stuck to their guns, however, and proposed the bill anyway, the Hatfield-Wagner amendment died and the Communications Act was passed.The Federal Communications Commission reported back, saying that commercial stations had ample time for educational and other public service programs. The Commission called for cooperation between commercial and educational interests and other non-profit groups. The educators lost, but the commercial broadcasters didn't exactly win; they had been forced to air public affairs programs.;  I'm speechless... that actually made me shed a tear [sad]   ;  Mr. Rogers is awesome . That was a great speech!   ;Quote:Original post by Omid GhavamiI'm speechless... that actually made me shed a tear [sad]Ditto, I remember watching him as a kid. I have nothing but respect for the man.   ;  here ya go: Fred Rogers  on the wiki. a good read.   ;Quote:Original post by OpenGL_Guruhere ya go: Fred Rogers  on the wiki. a good read.Quote:From aforementioned articleOn the eve of the announcement that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood would cease production of new episodes, TV Guide interviewed Rogers and led the story with an anecdote. Apparently, Rogers had been driving the same car for years, an old second-hand Impala. Then it was stolen from its parking spot near the WQED studio. Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by local news outlets, and general shock swept across town. Within 48 hours the car was back in the spot where he left it, along with a note saying "If we'd known it was yours, we never would have taken it!" [2].That is a terrific story. [smile]   ;Quote:Original post by FrequencyQuote:Original post by OpenGL_Guruhere ya go: Fred Rogers  on the wiki. a good read.Quote:From aforementioned articleOn the eve of the announcement that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood would cease production of new episodes, TV Guide interviewed Rogers and led the story with an anecdote. Apparently, Rogers had been driving the same car for years, an old second-hand Impala. Then it was stolen from its parking spot near the WQED studio. Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by local news outlets, and general shock swept across town. Within 48 hours the car was back in the spot where he left it, along with a note saying "If we'd known it was yours, we never would have taken it!" [2].That is a terrific story. [smile]Aw, you beat me to it.He's incredible. I remember coming home one day in high school and turning on the TV to find Mister Rogers on. Really made my day better.And he has such good music, too.   ;  I watched Mr. Rogers religiously when I was little.  That story about the car was great [smile].   ;  Yay! Mister Rogers! He's awesome. He inspired me all throughout my youth.*Goes to watch Ninja Scroll*   