Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is still broadcast five days a week on 63% of PBS stations, but the 40-year tradition could end this fall when PBS begins beaming only one episode a week to its member stations.
Sensing the end was near, I've let Imogen watch Mister Rogers. She loves the trolley and the Neighborhood of Make Believe. I love Mister Rogers' gentle and wonder-filled way of being a person in the world and for letting us all know that we can be loved and special just the way we are.
If you think PBS is wrong to deliver only one Mister Rogers episode a week, please e-mail Seattle station KCTS at start@kcts.org or go here and let them know what you think.
Cut & paste for busy people:
I am writing to KCTS today to express my dissatisfaction with PBS's decision to reduce Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes down to one a week this fall. Mister Rogers has been a television friend of American children for 40 years. He is peerless and his messages are timeless. Please let PBS know that I and many others like me urge it to reconsider its decision to reduce Mister Rogers episodes and to continue the full-week schedule. Thank you.
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