'Reading Rainbow' is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton
2 years, 9 months ago

'Reading Rainbow' is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton

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'Reading Rainbow' is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Reading Rainbow Live Courtesy of Reading Rainbow Live Reading Rainbow is about to get a reboot tailored to a generation of kids who rarely get their entertainment from broadcast TV. Streaming live this Sunday on the platform Looped, Reading Rainbow Live is described as an interactive "event" full of music, dancing and games. Enlarge this image toggle caption Todd Wawrychuk/Disney Junior via Getty Images Todd Wawrychuk/Disney Junior via Getty Images Meeting kids where they are is something LeVar Burton understood a decade ago. In the Kickstarter campaign's FAQ, Burton wrote that the extra money raised would bring Reading Rainbow to more kids: "And no matter how much the Kickstarter raises, ALL of the money will be spent on the same two goals: making Reading Rainbow accessible EVERYWHERE, and to EVERY CHILD."

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LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow, embracing chaos, adjusting expectations : Wild Card with Rachel Martin : NPR
5 months ago

LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow, embracing chaos, adjusting expectations : Wild Card with Rachel Martin : NPR

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LeVar Burton has portrayed the Black experience "from our enslavement to the stars" Enlarge this image toggle caption Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: So we all get this one life, right? Sponsor Message To me, LeVar Burton will always be Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge, the dry-witted chief …

LeVar Burton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the new children's Emmys
2 years, 7 months ago

LeVar Burton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the new children's Emmys

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LeVar Burton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the new children's Emmys Enlarge this image toggle caption Rachel M. Heimerman/Rachel M. Heimerman Rachel M. Heimerman/Rachel M. Heimerman LeVar Burton, the beloved former Reading Rainbow host, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Children's and Family Emmys in December, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced …

If It Weren't For LeVar Burton, I Wouldn't Have My Ph.D.
3 years, 2 months ago

If It Weren't For LeVar Burton, I Wouldn't Have My Ph.D.

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LeVar Burton's television career includes over two decades as the host of the popular children's show "Reading Rainbow," which ran on public TV from 1983 to 2006. MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images via Getty Images I can still remember the first notes of the opening sequence to “Reading Rainbow.” An animated butterfly emerges, leaving behind a rainbow-colored …

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