Creating Reading Rainbow The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series will be out in June.. 978-1-4930-7732-8 $29.95, Hardback. Imprint: North Country Books. June 2024. 296 pages. Size: 6 x 9 ...

“Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series” dives into the reason the longtime PBS show was created back in 1983, its journey and its lasting impact.

"Reading Rainbow" premiered in 1983 and ran regularly for years, sometimes taking extended breaks, through to 2006. Kids who found the series loved it. They also loved that Burton, so friendly on ...

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… ...

During his 23 years as host of Reading Rainbow, a children’s TV series that inspired kids to fall in love with books, LeVar Burton was up for just about anything that gave educational value to ...

'Reading Rainbow' gets a winning documentary with 'Butterfly in the Sky,' a vibrant retrospective on the LeVar Burton-hosted TV series.

A co-production of Nebraska ETV (now Nebraska Public Media) and WNED-TV in Buffalo, N.Y., Reading Rainbow hit the air in July 1983. It would go on to earn 200 broadcast awards, including a Peabody and ...

“Butterfly In the Sky,” a documentary about the iconic “Reading Rainbow” TV series, opens with an elegance befitting that kaleidoscopic feat of nature.

Based on the He-Man toys from Mattel, the series’ blend of product and programming spurred loud objections from parent groups, TV watchdogs and others before becoming a huge hit on commercial TV.

Tony Buttino, a co-creator of the Emmy Award-winning children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” wanted to be careful. He had to be cajoled into admitting that he was a little disappointed that the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new book now available for purchase delves into the history and untold stories of the beloved children’s TV series “Reading Rainbow.” ...