January 22, 2021
Devoted wife of children’s TV personality Fred Rogers, a renowned concert pianist and one of Pittsburgh’s most beloved public figures, Joanne Rogers died on January 14 at the age of 92. In recent years, the world has come to know Joanne thanks to renewed interest in her husband’s life and principles.
Two film projects led the recent Mister Rogers Renaissance in popular culture: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” from director Morgan Neville the most successful biographical documentary ever released and Oscar-nominated “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers. When she came on to promote the films, late-night TV hosts enjoyed finding Joanne as kind, funny, and engaging as we figured Fred’s wife must be.
Joanne Rogers, Mister Rogersâs Mrs., Is Dead at 92
She worked to preserve the legacy of âMister Rogersâ Neighborhood,â spreading her husbandâs message of kindness. A friend said, âHer presence in my life made me never forget Fred.â
Joanne Rogers with her husband, Fred, on an episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” during the 1970s. She spread his message of kindness after his death in 2003.Credit.Photofest
Jan. 15, 2021
Joanne Rogers, who as the gregarious wife of Fred Rogers, the influential creator and host of âMister Rogers Neighborhood,â spread his message of kindness after his death in 2003, died on Thursday at her home in Pittsburgh. She was 92.
Joanne Rogers, memory-keeper of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, dies at 92
Emily Langer, The Washington Post
Jan. 14, 2021
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FILE - JANUARY 14: Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers, has died at 92. LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 22: Joanne Rogers, wife of the late Fred Rogers speaks onstage at the Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood panel during day 2 of the PBS portion of the 2012 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Everyone knew Mr. Rogers, the cardigan-clad television host who journeyed with generations of children to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, helping them learn the things one must in the course of growing up, such as how to tie shoelaces and what it means to die. But there was also Mrs. Rogers - she relished identifying herself that way - his loyal partner for 50 years and later a memory-keeper for his message of kindness.
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The year 2020 saw scores of murderers, rapists, terrorists and abusers put behind bars in courts across the UK.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic slowing the justice system down this year, hundreds of criminals faced justice remotely as judges delivered their verdicts via video links.
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Jonty Bravery, 19, previously admitted throwing a small child from the 100ft viewing platform at the Tate Modern. He has now been sentenced to extra jail time for attacking hospital staff
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