‘Mister Rogers’ Dies at 74
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show «Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood» for more than 30 years, died of cancer early Thursday. He was 74.
Rogers died at his Pittsburgh home, said family spokesman David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely on the show. Rogers had been diagnosed with stomach cancer sometime after the holidays, Newell said.
«He was so genuinely, genuinely kind, a wonderful person,» Newell said.