Reading Rainbow Archives

If there's anything Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton has in common with Mr Rogers' Neighborhood's Fred Rogers is that their respective children's programs created enduring memories for their audience that stood the test of time While promoting his documentary Butterfly in the Sky about his long-running PBS series (1983-2006), Burton appeared on The View to[...]

Now if the book opens again, far it be from me to say no! [Laughs] But with all things being equal, I can honestly say — hand on my heart — if I never play Geordi for another moment in my life, I'm good." Image courtesy of Ryan Reynolds For more on his Reading Rainbow documentary Butterfly[...]

In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, the host of Reading Rainbow opened up about why it felt right to make the push "There's something inside me that says this makes sense," Burton explained "I feel like this is what I'm supposed to do Jeopardy! is a cultural touchstone and for a Black[...]

On the heels of actor LeVar Burton will guest host Jeopardy at the end of July, he will also be teaching others storytelling for MasterClass and who better than the Reading Rainbow host? The streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects made the announcement featuring the[...]

Sony announced the final batch of guest hosts of Jeopardy! season 37 and among them is the host of Reading Rainbow LeVar Burton Fans petitioned for the beloved star of Star Trek: The Next Generation online to join guest hosts and among the near 250k signatures on Change.org include venerable Hollywood icon star Dick Van[...]

One possible permanent solution that emerged is Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton The host and actor is also known for his memorable turn as Lt Cmdr Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation caught wind of the fan petition from change.org tweeting the link to the online petition, "Leaving this here in the[...]