"Reading Rainbow" is returns after nearly 20 years, with a new series premiering October 4. Mychal Threets, a librarian and longtime fan of the show, takes over as the new host, following in the ...

Once upon a time in a land of rabbit-eared TV sets that displayed four or five stations tops, there existed a half-hour program celebrating the joy of picture books that was called “Reading Rainbow.” ...

As a young bookworm, Mychal Threets eagerly spent his precious hour of daily TV time that his parents allowed watching LeVar Burton on PBS' "Reading Rainbow," wide-eyed and inspired by the actor's ...

After 26 years, nearly 50 Emmys and a Peabody Award, "Reading Rainbow," the children's series produced by WNED-TV, aired for the final time Friday. PBS killed the program, which was broadcast at noon ...

RICHMOND — The popular 1980s show “Reading Rainbow” was rebooted in October, and at a time when children across the nation struggle with reading. The show returned earlier this month for free on ...