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‘Reading Rainbow’ host Burton gets the ‘auto-tune’ treatment
The latest installment of a PBS Digital Studios project has put a musical spin on Reading Rainbow host and executive producer LeVar Burton’s efforts to get kids to pick up more books during the show’s 23-year run. “In Your Imagination,” by John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep, is the fourth “auto-tune”…
LeVar Burton furious over Romney’s attack on PBS
LeVar Burton, former host of the Public Broadcasting Service program “Reading Rainbow” has said that he is “outraged” at Mitt Romney’s threat to pull funding from PBS in Wednesday night’s presidential debate, according to TMZ. “I am personally outraged that any serious contender for the White House would target as…
LeVar Burton looks to ‘transform the way we educate our children’
LeVar Burton, the host and producer of the children’s program Reading Rainbow, hopes to revolutionize how children in today’s digital world interact with literature. “The art of story-telling is as intrinsic to being human as is breathing,” he said on CNN. “We have to be aware that we have to…
LeVar Burton bringing Reading Rainbow to the digital world
LeVar Burton, the host and producer of the children’s program Reading Rainbow, plans to bring the TV series back to life for kids living in today’s digital age. The Peabody Award-winning show, which encouraged children to read, was broadcast by PBS for 26 years. Reading Rainbow also received 24 Emmy…
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