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What’s probably more sad about the loss of “Reading Rainbow” are the reasons that NPR notes as the causes for the program’s cancellation. First: No one, including PBS, wants to foot the bill.
Running for 155 episodes spread over 23 years, Reading Rainbow helped guide generations of kids toward a love of reading. Now, a new documentary about the show is looking back at its creation, ...
The documentary, debuting in select theaters on March 17, will explore the creation and production of Reading Rainbow, which aired from 1983 to 2006 with LeVar Burton as its host. As Reading ...
Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb’s feature documentary “Butterfly in the Sky,” about the beloved 1980’s PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow” will be released in select AMC ...
New book details history, impact of beloved children’s series ‘Reading Rainbow’ by: Adam Gorski Posted: Jul 10, 2024 / 09:56 AM EDT Updated: Jul 10, 2024 / 09:56 AM EDT ...
Butterfly in the Sky, a documentary about Reading Rainbow that’s now available on Netflix, is as much a film about the classic PBS program as it is a 90-minute time machine.
'Reading Rainbow' gets a winning documentary with 'Butterfly in the Sky,' a vibrant retrospective on the LeVar Burton-hosted TV series.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Once employees at WNED-TV who helped launch the legendary PBS series “Reading Rainbow,” Dr. Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino, Sr. and Dr. Pam Johnson sat down fo… ...
Levar Burton cites hosting and producing "Reading Rainbow" as his proudest achievement. When asked, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "What are you proudest of?", Levar Burton replied, "...It's gotta be ...