PITTSBURGH (AP) - A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday.

March 20th is being promoted as ''Sweater Day'' to honor Rogers, who died of cancer five years ago. A sweater was his trademark garb on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.'' David Newell, who played speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event.

''Sweater Day'' is the capstone to a six-day celebration planned by Family Communications Inc. of Pittsburgh. Rogers created the company to produce his show.

it hard to belive that today is the 5th anniversarry that Mr Rogers passed away

Today is clearly a sad day in the neighborhood. RIP Mr. Rogers, you are greatly missed.