CPB Statement on the Passing of Joanne Rogers
Patricia Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the passing of Joanne Rogers.
“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the entire public media family mourn the loss of a national treasure in Joanne Rogers.
Joanne was married to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” creator Fred Rogers for more than 50 years and was the face of his legacy after the public television pioneer died in 2003.