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‘Reading Rainbow’ is back, new generation enjoys

The show “Reading Rainbow” is coming back with a new host, Mychal Threets. The return of this show not only restores its ...

‘Reading Rainbow’ returns with new host and Buffalo roots

The return of "Reading Rainbow" comes at a challenging time for public media. Congress recently decided to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding allocated to public broadcasting. Still, BTPM President and ...

‘Reading Rainbow' Returns With ‘Mychal The Librarian' As Host

Reading Rainbow is making a comeback on YouTube’s kids’ platform, KidZuko, with Mychal Threets as host. Blast at a Tennessee ...
Black Hills Pioneer

Beloved 'Reading Rainbow' returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

The beloved children’s series “Reading Rainbow” returns after nearly 20 years, now on the KidZuko YouTube channel. The first of four episodes, hosted by librarian and literacy advocate Mychal Threets, ...

‘Reading Rainbow’ Is Back, This Time Without ‘Star Trek’ Legend LeVar Burton

The reboot aims to bring back the book magic of the beloved 'Star Trek' star's time on the PBS series. Just as the original LeVar Burton-hosted Reading Rainbow provided generations with an avenue to ...

New host Mychal Threets hopes his Latino heritage shines on ‘Reading Rainbow’ reboot

Following the premiere of the 'Reading Rainbow' reboot, host and internet librarian Mychal Threets speaks about his Latino ...

‘Reading Rainbow’ Returns In Digital Form With New Host Mychal Threets

Now, decades later, Reading Rainbow is returning with Threets to help to deliver the same mission: “to motivate kids in ...

Hosts of 'Reading Rainbow' and 'Murder Sheet' podcast to speak at Louisville Book Festival

The 2025 Louisville Book Festival features Mychal Threets, the new host of "Reading Rainbow," and "Murder Sheet" hosts Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee.
KXAN

‘Reading Rainbow’ returning after nearly 20 years; new host announced

Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that new episodes of “Reading Rainbow” will be released on the KidZuko YouTube channel. (KTXL) – The renowned children’s educational show “Reading ...
MSNBC

‘Reading Rainbow’ returns to a country far more hostile to books — and diversity

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.” ...
The New York Times

‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission

The popular children’s television show has returned, with Mychal Threets trying to recapture the magic of the original show for a streaming audience. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta When Mychal Threets ...
NPR

Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

After nearly two decades, the classic kids' show Reading Rainbow is back — with a new host and a new digital format, but with the same mission of encouraging children to "take a look, it's in a book." ...