“Fame is a four letter word and like tape, or zoom, or face, or pain, or life, or love, what ultimately matters is what we do with it.”

—  Fred Rogers

When introduced to the TV Hall of Fame http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcNxY4TudXo

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American television personality 1928–2003

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