'Reading Rainbow' returns after nearly 20 years with new host
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- The beloved children's series 'Reading Rainbow' is returning after nearly 20 years, now on the KidZuko YouTube channel.
- New host Mychal Threets, a librarian and literacy advocate, will debut in the first of four episodes, with appearances by celebrities like Adam DeVine, John Legend, and others.
- Threets, known as Mychal the Librarian on social media, follows original host LeVar Burton, whom he credits as his hero and inspiration.
- The original 'Reading Rainbow' aired from 1983 to 2006, winning a Peabody Award and 26 Emmys for its success in promoting children's literacy.
- The reboot is a digital-only series by Sony Pictures Television, launching amid federal cuts to public broadcasting funding.