Monday, September 1, 2008

Goodbye to a Neighborhood so many Loved

The television network PBS has decided to discontinue airing the timeless children's show, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.  Mr. Rogers has been teaching valuable life lessons to children for a number of years. Very few branches of PBS will continue to show episodes of Mr. Rogers, among those that will not be broadcasting Mr. Rogers is Chicago's own WTTW- Channel 11. The loss of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood is sad not only for the children of this day and age, but also for those of us who watched many years ago. The reason for taking Mr. Rogers off the air? The show was no longer generating the desired ratings, and airing it was no longer worthwhile to the network. 

Although I stopped watching Mr. Rogers a long time ago, it is a sad day when something so influential and close to the heart of many, sees it's last day.But do not lose hope yet. The show will appear online, in time, and there is a possibility of broadcasting on a digital channel.

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