Bill Cosby Pays Tribute to Mister Rogers

[Pavan]

One TV legend paid tribute to another during the entertainment following the NAB-RTNDA's kickoff dinner Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Bill Cosby prefaced his show by telling the audience that a good friend had died recently.

In tribute to Fred Rogers, TV's famed Mr. Rogers, Cosby left the stage with a spotlight on an empty chair which, he said, stood for not only Rogers but also the men and women serving in the Persian Gulf, and in the hopes of 'their return, vertically.'

A renowned music collector, Cosby played an old recording of Marian Anderson singing 'Ave Maria' during the tribute.