LeVar Burton News

Actors from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" join star astronauts this weekend at Kennedy Space Center for the Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show.

A recent post about the demise of "Reading Rainbow" sparked a conversation around the Book Bench about "Wishbone," another PBS series, which introduced children to even more ambitious works of literature than LeVar Burton could.

Photo submittedBanff author Lisa Hurst-Archer meets with actor LeVar Burton after receiving the Calgary Public Library Foundation Literary Award for best book by an Alberta author in the Children's and Teen literature category.

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Speaking of that fine line between fact and fiction Longtime host of the recently cancelled PBS show Reading Rainbow turned to Twitter to clear up a misunderstanding that was started by a new article a ' in the Onion ! a ' supposedly written under his byline entitled "My Living Nightmare of Encouraging Kids to Read is Over." Said article a ' in the ...

Need a break from all that required reading this fall? You're in luck. In addition to autumn's amazing offerings on bookshelves everywhere , greater Portland will host events to reinvigorate our appreciation of the written word.

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This week's "Beth's Books" is not so much a review of a single book, but a tribute to the loss of an outstanding public television show meant to foster a love of books and reading in children while providing LeVar Burton with a steady paycheck.

September 4th, 2009 by Brittney Cason in Brittney , Cultural Enrichment Remember Reading Rainbow , where LeVar Burton made reading look cool? Well, reading is cool again so cool, in fact, it gets its own festival.

Over the course of 155 programs, host LeVar Burton visited museums and pueblos, interviewed entrepreneurs and biologists, showed us how crayons are made and how oil spills are cleaned up, all the while linking the real world to the best in children's literature.

Maybe you haven't heard the bad news yet, but " Reading Rainbow " is dead. Last Friday, the beloved LeVar Burton vehicle ended its twenty-six-year run, after the producers couldn't find the funds to renew the broadcasting rights.

The debut of "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" drew a whopping average audience of 11.4 million viewers, according to Nielsens, making it cable's most-watched telecast of the year.

Talk about an outrage! After 26 years, PBS has decided that it's over the rainbow.

The last episode of 'Reading Rainbow' aired on Friday. 'Reading Rainbow' came to an end after its final episode aired on PBS on Friday.

I was just blindsided by an instant message from a well-meaning co-worker. Pleasant co-worker: did you hear about reading rainbow? me: no, what? PC: it got canceled me: NOOOOO And despite my unfailing professionalism in the work place , there may have been a whimper in there.

Reading Rainbow , the PBS television series and first thing children of the '80s think of when they hear "LeVar Burton,"A airs for the last time today after 26 years.A The reason? Contract expiration .

For 26 years, Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton shepherded kids through the exciting world of books.

See why the beloved PBS show is getting unplugged and take a look at our list of must-reads that will have you chatting at the lunch counter, over IM or wherever it is that people actually talk these days.