Reading Rainbow
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Reading Rainbow is an American educational children's television series that aired on PBS Kids from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006. It was hosted by LeVar Burton. The show t encouraged children to read and think. In 2012, an iPad and Kindle Fire educational interactive book was launched with the Reading Rainbow name.
The public television series won over 200 broadcast awards, including a Peabody Award and 26 Emmy Awards. Eleven of those awards were in the "Outstanding Children's Series" category.
The series canceled on November 10, 2006 and reruns ran until August 28, 2009.[1]
The original team included Lynne Brenner Ganek, Ellen Schecter, and LeVar Burton.
References
- ↑ Schedule ListingsIdahoptv.org. Retrieved Mar 7, 2016.
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
Categories:
- 1980s American children's television series
- 1980s PBS original programming
- 1983 American television series debuts
- 1990s American children's television series
- 1990s PBS original programming
- 2000s American children's television series
- 2000s PBS original programming
- 2006 American television series endings
- American children's adventure television series
- American children's education television series
- American children's fantasy television series
- American English-language television shows
- American television series with live action and animation
- Emmy Award winning programs
- PBS original programming
- PBS Kids shows
- Peabody Award winners
- Personal development television series
- Reading and literacy television series