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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