central florida's been home to many
famous and influential folks throughout
history from sports legends to singers
and artists and Mister Rogers yes well
he is well known for his dedication to
public television and of course his
favorite our favorite children's TV show
mr. Rogers neighborhood but when many
don't know as Fred Rogers is a graduate
of Rollins College in Winter Park that's
why the school now has a walking tour in
his honor to remember his time there
news 6 is naadi jnanis put on her
cardigan to check it out we got a
special surprise the first stop is mr.
Rogers cardigan and tennis shoes that he
donated to the college this is also
where we met a professor a dear friend
of mr. Rogers who took us on the tour
and showed us the hallways mr. Rogers
walked in the place on campus that
inspired him to live a life of service
this sweater is one of the ones that he
wore on the show and his sweaters were
knitted by his mother dr. John Sinclair
took us on a tour that mr. Rogers took
him on once before he said I want to
show you my Rollins showing the Rollins
Fred Rogers graduated from in 1951 they
met his wife here majoring in music that
was what Fred looked like in college
here dr. Sinclair becoming close friends
with mr. Rogers in his later years
telling us stories about the television
legend along the tour so so thoughtful
and and so exactly like you know mr.
Rogers on TV this is a beautiful
painting Fred a painting these friends
from Rhode Island stopped to see I was a
huge childhood fan of mr. Rogers little
did they know just down the hallway
wasn't even closer tie to mr. Rogers his
own nephew a composer and professor
teaching music in the same department
mr. Rogers majored in I would show him
what I was writing from the very
earliest years I would show him
everything I wrote it you're in a class
a song well giving us a treat not
typically on the tour I could play the
one we're gonna analyze in this class
today but I think I'll play you one that
the Uncle Fred minor played
[Music]
it's a beautiful day in this
neighborhood
it's nostalgia for everyone
we miss him Oh I always miss him dr.
Sinclair then taking us to the last stop
of the tour a spot most likely the most
meaningful to mr. Rogers himself he
showed you the score and he said that
this is a sign that influenced his life
like this for service and indeed he
lived that he walked the walk did me
four small words that inspired such a
large legacy if you want to be inspired
by the mr. Rogers walking tour it is
going on until March 31st so you have
until this Sunday for more information
including ours just had to click Orlando
com from Rollins College I'm not even
honest getting results new six I'm
inspired yes we have to hurry
beautiful this Sunday of course mr.
Rogers premiered on PBS 51 years ago
we're such fans of PBS too they do such
great things for the kids and you know
you think about it in recent news and
political news some of the funding is
under fire for PBS and in 1969 mr.
Rogers spoke at a hearing before the US
Senate and successfully secured funding
for public TV so hopefully that funding
can continue for public television has
made such a difference yeah I mean it
really says something about him as well
of life of service you know he was on
postage stamp back in then and day and
you know so many years later we still
kind of get that you know yeah yeah I
mean Fred Rogers passed away from cancer
back in 2003 but as legacy for sure
continues to live on in that movie with
Tom Hanks coming out November just got
it on your calendar yes just in time for
Thanksgiving that'll be a good family
that would be a nice family yeah