Make Goodness Attractive | Joanne Rogers | TEDxPittsburghWomen

Acclaimed concert pianist and child advocate Joanne Rogers, shares her perspective on the legacy of kindness that she and her late husband, Fred Rogers espoused. She shares stories on her musical performance career and thoughts on one of Mister Rogers' most famous quotes leading to her ideas on kindness and reconciliation. Joanne Byrd Rogers began her musical training at age five and received the Bachelor of Music degree from Rollins College, where she and her husband, Fred Rogers, met. She received the Master of Music degree from The Florida State University, where she held a graduate fellowship for piano study with Ernst von Dohnanyi, the renowned Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor. Fred and Joanne Rogers were married in 1952 in New York City, and in 1953 they moved to Pittsburgh, where Fred joined the founders of the public television station, WQED. She retired from public performance in 2008. Mrs. Rogers is currently serving as the Honorary Chair of the Advisory Council for The Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, and is also Chair of the Board of Directors of The Fred Rogers Company, the non-profit organization Fred Rogers founded in 1971. Through these two organizations, she is actively invested in carrying on Fred's legacy-working with families and children.
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[@TheMyersMaskFan]

Rest In Peace, Joanne. You are and will always be a legacy.

[@wlj99]

RIP Joanne. You will be missed.

[@bernardsherry5642]

Our Neighborhood just got a little smaller 😢🖤Rest In Peace Mrs. Rogers 🙏🙏

[@ubself]

Rest in love, lovely human.

[@amymaymcintyre]

Kindness is humanity. We cannot ever let it go out of style.

[@lydia-marylivingston5916]

I was reading about Jesus, the son of God who gave his life for us, and how he was truly kind because he was perfect in his humanity.

[@CrissyOShow]

Both Fred and his wife are wonderful souls. This is a great interview with her.

[@savedfaves]

Looks well for 90. Sharp as a tack and lovely as the sun.

[@yogibear8686]

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Rogers; you lightened my heavy childhood. :) RIP Fred xoxo

[@dorothyedwards7225]

God Bless Joanne Rogers!!🙏🙏🙏🙏💓💗💟😇

[@catmother4214]

She was really an amazing person! RIP. ♥️♥️♥️

[@kap3851]

Why is this not more popular

[@EpicBlackflame07]

Honestly. Asking the same question

[@Alcoholicpogson]

wait til the movie comes out

[@Strgglclb]

i'm waiting here

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

I'll post it on my facebook page.

[@peacebeing]

I will too. She really has some moving things to say. Simply wonderful@@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE

[@dejiadeleye5697]

Such a precious soul. You chose a wonderful person to live with your entire life Fred.

[@fazbell]

I am impressed by her positive and inspired outlook on life. She was obviously the only possible match for Fred Rogers.

[@dsthorp]

Audience silence is more powerful than applause.

[@d54b42]

RIP Joanne Rogers.

[@carlinerameau1023]

Love this couple's that helped changed musical in families God blessed them in the heavenlies.

[@girlmusician24]

“Let it pour over you. And let your soul feel it. Enjoy it.” I’m going to incorporate that saying into my piano/vocal life and life in general. Thank you Mrs Rodgers. That statement cracked me wide open.

[@rebeccalankford8573]

People respond to love and kindness. Sharing is caring.

[@jinroh516]

Such great insight you have passed to us Joanne. Thanks for sharing Fred to us and eventually you sharing your wisdom. However you too have passed a week ago. Rest in peace and send Mr Rogers our heartful love and thanks.

[@firestepher72]

We always hear about what a great man Fred Rogers was. However, if it wasn't for his wife being as supportive as she was with the work Fred did over the years. Fred wouldn't have been able to do for children and adults like he did.

[@xoseanaxo5538]

Firestepher G ikr

[@rebeccalankford8573]

We are co createators. Team work makes the dream work.

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

_thanks for rubbing it in_

[@janetohara427]

As wonderful and earl as her husband. Make goodness attractive....they both did.

[@1984FarmDreams]

What a great lady and what a great interview. So thankful for Mister Rogers as one of my childhood role models.

[@stolasgoetia93]

Sighs. RIP. Mrs. Rogers...

[@tinkapookie]

Mrs. Roger's looks like the queen of England

[@vickymanley4347]

Amazing beautiful intelligent woman.

[@HelloooThere]

Very wise woman.

[@divaandchomin1]

She is such an inspiration!

[@tcareccia]

They were Sperrys, not Keds - just an FYI. Fred is my hero.

[@cocoaorange1]

I never knew she was from FL. It would be cool if someone interviewed his sons or grandkids.

[@jondstewart]

And an old-school Floridian, back when most of them were actual southerners! 😊

[@mariamcrae6252]

Wonderful lady hope to meet her someday!!my birthday is on the 27th of March

[@steflondon88]

She (the interviewer) says we're gonna talk about you, but doesn't keep it to her. I think Fred would have wanted the spotlight more on her words.

[@willmelikyan5689]

Whoever dislikes this is gonna catch these hands

[@bobthabuilda1525]

And after he is done, Ill break my foot off in your trolley tunnel

[@AdamsBrew78]

I didn’t know she passed until now. So sad! Takes a pretty special person to be married to Jesus.

[@jondstewart]

I find it so interesting Fred was married to a classy down to Earth southern woman. Before I knew who his wife was, I always imagined her as a bland person with no opinion or personality that kept out of the spotlight because he was such a kind and humble man.

[@cmcmahon66]

Jon Stewart and maybe not so bright because apparently she never suspected he had a secret life in another house that he stopped off at every day on the way home from work, then changed back into his work clothes and went home to her...

[@girlmusician24]

Colleen McMahon could you send me some proof of his infidelity?

[@cmcmahon66]

@@girlmusician24 Um, it was shown on TV every afternoon... (I was joking...). I'm sure Mrs. Rogers is a perfectly lovely and intelligent person.

[@jondstewart]

Colleen McMahon she was and is. She kept her classy cultured southern woman ways in a Yankee city like Pittsburgh for over 50 years with charm and dignity and still to this day.

[@crystalheard5895]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Kate-zl3zl]

Simple is better