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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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It has been a sad day for millions of people with childhood memories of being invited into "Mister Rogers Neighborhood." Fred Rogers died of cancer early Thursday. He had been the host of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" for more than 30 years. |
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NAT ".it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." FRED MCFEELEY ROGERS STARTED HIS TELEVISION CAREER AS AN ASSISTANT PRODUCER IN 1951. AND ULTIMATELY BECAME ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED AND RESPECTED FACES IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. HIS WORK IN THE CHILDREN'S ARENA DIDN'T BEGIN UNTIL 1953. WHEN HE WAS HIRED BY THE PUBLIC T-V STATION WQED IN PITTSBURGH. THERE, HE DEVELOPED, PRODUCED AND PROVIDED PUPPET VOICES FOR "THE CHILDREN'S CORNER," A LOCALLY-PRODUCED SHOW, WHERE SOME OF HIS NOW-FAMOUS PUPPET CHARACTERS WERE BORN. NAT- "queen sarah and lady aberlaine i presume? Correct as usual king friday." BUT HIS WORLD OF MAKE-BELIEVE TRULY BECAME A REALITY IN 1968, WHEN HIS SERIES, "MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD" WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO P-B-S AFFILIATES. NAT- "it's such a good feeling." ROGERS STUDIED MUSIC COMPOSITION IN COLLEGE WHICH LATER HELPED HIM WRITE SONGS FOR HIS SHOW. IN 1962 HE WAS ORDAINED AS A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER, WITH A CHARGE TO CONTINUE HIS WORK WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE MEDIA. HE LIVED UP TO THAT CHARGE - OVER THE YEARS HE SPOKE CANDIDLY TO CHILDRENABOUT HEAVY TOPICS LIKE DEATH, DIVORCE, AND THE ANXIETIES OF GROWING UP. HIS AIM WAS ALSO TO HELP PARENTS. IN 1981 HE PRODUCED A VISIONARY DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HELPING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND VIOLENCE IN THE NEWS. NAT- "all over the world there's so much violence in the news, i felt it was urgent to talk w/families about it." A DECADE LATER, ROGERS TOOK ON THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS. IN A SERIES OF P-S-A'S TELLING PARENTS HOW TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT WAR. "children aren't responsible for wars. the least and the best we adults can do is to let our children know that we'll take good care of them no matter what." IN 1993, ROGERS WAS HONORED FOR 25 YEARS OF HOSTING THE LONGEST-RUNNING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ON PUBLIC T-V. AT THAT TIME, HE HAD A MESSAGE FOR T-V PROGRAMMERS EVERYWHERE. "we have to remember to whom the airwaves belong. and we must put as great an emphasis on the nurturing of the human personality as we can." OVER THE YEARS, ROGERS PLAYED HOST TO MANY FAMOUS GUESTS. INCLUDING PRESIDENT CLINTON ON A DISNEY CHANNEL SPECIAL. "these are some questions that children from around the country asked me to ask you." A LINK TO THE PRESIDENT, A VOICE OF CALM REASON, A GROWN-UP WITH ANSWERS. FRED ROGERS WAS A SMALL-SCREEN PIONEER WHO PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN BRINGING UP THE T-V GENERATION. NAT. "won't you be my neighbor" |
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One of the program's most recognizable characters is Mister McFeely. I spent some time with him last year, soon after Mr. Rogers Neighborhood taped its final show. We talked about what it was like to work with Fred Rogers. |
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Host Allison McNair talks with Dave Newell, who was Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. They talk about what it was like being on the show as well as some of the special episodes they aired during the show's run. |
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The library of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes will continue to be available for broadcast here on New Hampshire Public Television. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is the longest-running program on public television. |
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When it comes to economic news, we've gotten some mixed messages this week. Nationally, new home sales plummeted more than 15 percent last month - that's the lowest they've been in 9 years. In contrast - here in New Hampshire and New England- new homes sales were actually up. Durable goods orders in the U.S. rose in January - that's the best showing in 6 months. But last week, some 11 thousand more Americans made their first trip to the unemployment office. So how does that leave you feeling about the economy? Here to talk about that - Andy Smith of the UNH Survey Center. Andy just completed a poll on consumer confidence here in New Hampshire. Also joining us, and economist Dennis Delay. |
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A new poll says New Hampshire residents, especially those of retirement age, are expecting grim economic times because of fears of war, a shaky stock market and rising energy costs. The University of New Hampshire poll says 49 percent of state residents say the nations businesses will face bad times in the next year while 31 percent expect good times. Twenty percent were undecided. U-N-H contacted 652 adults from earlier this month. It has a margin of error of about 4 percent. Older residents are the most skeptical. Half of state residents in their 60s say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago and 57 percent of 60-year-olds expect widespread unemployment in the country compared to 36 percent of 40 year olds. Dennis how important is consumer confidence nationally and here in nh? Andy what did you find out? Dennis does this mirror national consumer confidence? What's influencing our perception of our economic health Dropping terroe alert down a notch makes market go up - who would have envisioned that three years ago? |
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And finally. with this year's long, cold winter, a lot of people are eager to get back to the number one hobby in America - gardening. And when they do, many will want to impress their neighbors with new plant varieties, colors and renewed vigor. There's a wholesale grower in New Hampshire who spends years developing new hybrid plants for the marketplace. Susan Hajdu reports. |
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Start off with montage of flowers shot last summer at Pleasant View's display garden. Narr 1: There are thousands of backyard flower gardens throughout New Hampshire. And there are as many gardeners with springtime dreams and expectations. Henry clip 1-4:55ish "They certainly are becoming more educated, so they certainly are demanding a better quality product - they're starting to know what is a good plant versus what is a bad plant." Narr 2: Henry Huntington has the largest flower garden in the state. He grows plants for the wholesale market. Pleasantview Gardens is his business and this year, they'll produce 30 million young plants. Henry 1-5:34ish "We're focused on introducing new varieties to the market, to the consumer. The consumer is so interested in what's new out there and especially when they're gardening, they want to have the latest, the greatest thing in their yard when they're gardening." Narr 3: So Henry and his growers work with breeders to produce flowers they hope even the most demanding gardener will appreciate. 1-6:38 Sue - "How do you know what consumers want? I don't know if we ever know what consumers want but it's like any other industry, when you look at marketing you're always trying to second guess or stay one step of the consumer. We know that they want new and exciting stuff." Stand up 3-22:39 - 22:46 "One way that Pleasantview Gardens is offering consumers new hybrid varieties and colors is through their Proven Winners line of plants." Henry clip 1-7:51 "It's a marketing group that was put together with three growers in the United States, we being one of them here in NH. There's a company in Michigan and there's a company in southern California. And we came together to market plants together." Narr 4: Breeders, from universities to backyard hobbyists, provide hybrid varieties they hope will be considered Proven Winners. stakes in them, but avoid shots with Proven Selections tags at this point. Henry 1-9:30ish "And that's at least a 2-3 year process that it takes, just to select a plant. And every year we may trial close to or over a thousand plants and may end up introducing anywhere between 10 and 20 plants in a given year. So it is quite a selective process." Narr 5: Once a hybrid is selected, trial growers like Jim Putnam step in and put them to the test. Jim clip 3-17:23 "We will trial them minimally for one full year. We like to grow them in the greenhouse during the winter season and then the following summer, through the summer season outside, into the fall, just to see a complete season of growth." Henry 1-10:05 Sue "Do all three partners have to agree to carry that plant? Absolutely. For it to be a Proven Winner it needs to be, it needs to be trialed by all three partners. They all need to accept it and agree that it's a Proven Winner and more importantly, we need to make sure that it will be successful anywhere in the United States." 10:22 Dissolve in brief montage of various Proven Selection flowers Narr 6: Plants that perform well only in certain areas of the country become Proven Selections. Jim clip 3-14:15ish "Which is more a regional approach to marketing plants that do well here in the New England area, whether they be perennials or annuals and something that we would offer pretty much for our customers in the New England area.14:25 Brief montage of flowers Henry clip 1-15:19 - Sue "In the end, what do you hope that gardeners will get from your plants? Certainly, plants bring, there's so much stress in everybody's everyday life. And I think plants are a great outlet - not only just the beauty of them but to work in the soil and to have the success that we have in growing a plant - seeing it start from a small plant and grow into a big beautiful thing that they can enjoy all summer long. 1-15:44 Narr 7: For NH Outlook, I'm Susan Hajdu. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - It's our Friday Edition as journalists from around the state discuss the week's top stories. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. It's our Friday Edition as journalists from around the state discuss the week's top stories. Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Finally tonight. if you spent the day digging out from last night's nor'easter. perhaps you're wishing winter would end. But even in the harshest of seasons, the natural beauty of New Hampshire is something to behold. Two years ago we visited Dave Erler of the Squam Lake Sciene Center. He's our guide. to the owls of winter. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/27/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 14:15 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, it has been a sad day for millions of people with childhood memories of being invited into "Mister Rogers Neighborhood." Fred Rogers died of cancer early Thursday. He had been the host of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" for more than 30 years. One of the program's most recognizable characters is Mister McFeely. I spent some time with him last year, soon after Mr. Rogers Neighborhood taped its final show. We talked about what it was like to work with Fred Rogers. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Tai Freligh, Jennifer Ellis, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: David Newell\"Mr McFeely" |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/27/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 14:15 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, it has been a sad day for millions of people with childhood memories of being invited into "Mister Rogers Neighborhood." Fred Rogers died of cancer early Thursday. He had been the host of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" for more than 30 years. One of the program's most recognizable characters is Mister McFeely. I spent some time with him last year, soon after Mr. Rogers Neighborhood taped its final show. We talked about what it was like to work with Fred Rogers. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Tai Freligh, Jennifer Ellis, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: David Newell\"Mr McFeely" |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/27/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, when it comes to economic news, we've gotten some mixed messages this week. So how does that leave you feeling about the economy? Joining us in studio Andy Smith of the UNH Survey Center. Andy just completed a poll on consumer confidence here in New Hampshire. Also joining us, and economist Dennis Delay. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jennifer Ellis, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Andy Smith \UNH Survey Center, Dennis Delay\NH Economist |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/27/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we continue our growing in New Hampshire series as Susan Hajdu visists Pleasant View Gardens, a wholesale grower in New Hampshire who spends years developing new hybrid plants for the marketplace. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Henry Huntington\Pres, Pleasant View Gardens, Jim Putnam\Trial Grower |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/27/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we continue our growing in New Hampshire series as Susan Hajdu visists Pleasant View Gardens, a wholesale grower in New Hampshire who spends years developing new hybrid plants for the marketplace. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Henry Huntington\Pres, Pleasant View Gardens, Jim Putnam\Trial Grower |
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For more information about Pleasant View Gardens or their Proven Winners line of plants, visit their websites at www.pleasantviewgardens.com or www.provenwinners.com |
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