"Driving the news: "Reading Rainbow" announced in social media posts Monday that it's returning with hostMychal Threets, aka Mychal the Librarian, and a cadre of celebrity guests including Chrissy Teigen, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Gabrielle Union. How to watch: The new "Reading Rainbow" will debut at 7am PST/10am Saturday ET on KidZuko as a four-episode short-form run. New episodes will premiere each Saturday through Oct. 25, a spokesperson for the show tells Axios."
"Flashback: Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) launched the show in 1983 as a fun way to motivate kids to read and encourage literacy at home. It was also launched to help mitigate summer learning loss. It was partially funded by a grant from the Education Department and was broadcast until 2009. Each episode was guided by the cool, calm stewardship of actor LeVar Burton, who had starred in "Roots" a few years before "Reading Rainbow.""
Reading Rainbow returns with Mychal Threets, aka Mychal the Librarian, hosting with celebrity guests including Chrissy Teigen, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Gabrielle Union. The reboot debuts as a four-episode short-form run at 7am PST/10am ET on KidZuko, with new episodes each Saturday through Oct. 25, and will also be available on ReadingRainbow.org. Mychal the Librarian gained prominence on TikTok and Instagram for his love of libraries. The original series launched in 1983 by Buffalo Toronto Public Media to motivate children to read, ran until 2009, and was hosted by LeVar Burton. The new co-production involves Embassy Row and Buffalo Toronto Public Media, and the series previously won a Peabody and 26 Emmys.
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