{"id":344,"date":"2008-02-28T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T22:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npt08.wordpress.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2008-02-28T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2008-02-28T22:59:29","slug":"wont-you-wear-a-sweater-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2008\/02\/28\/wont-you-wear-a-sweater-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Won&#039;t You Wear a Sweater Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVeyLr2fGNA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>In honor of what would have been <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.misterrogers.org\">Mister Rogers&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> 80th birthday on <strong>March 20, 2008<\/strong>, <strong>Mr. McFeely <\/strong>&#8212; aka David Newell, the public relations director for Family Communications, Inc. 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