‘Studying Rainbow’’ is again with new episodes on YouTube : NPR

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Buffalo Toronto Public Media/Embassy Row After almost 20 years, the traditional youngsters' present Studying Rainbow is again — with a brand new host and a brand new digital format, however with the identical mission of encouraging youngsters to "have a look, it is in a ebook."

The unique present, which ran for 26 years on PBS with host LeVar Burton, gained greater than 250 awards, together with 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. It spurred a love of studying for generations of children.

The brand new host is library evangelist Mychal Threets, who grew to become a social media star whereas working as a librarian in Solano County, Calif. (His tattoos embody PBS cartoon aardvark Arthur Learn's library card.)

In an Instagram put up, Threets wrote: "I used to be raised on Studying Rainbow, LeVar Burton is my hero. I'm a reader, I'm a librarian as a result of LeVar Burton and Studying Rainbow so powerfully made us imagine we belong in books, we belong all over the place."

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Buffalo Toronto Public Media, which co-created the unique collection in 1983, co-produced the brand new season, which is able to run for 4 episodes. In a bid to enchantment to the media consumption habits of at this time's youngsters, the present will probably be obtainable by way of YouTube. The primary episode within the season will drop this Saturday on Kidzuko, a YouTube channel owned by Sony Photos.

A second season of the collection hasn't but been confirmed, however a consultant for Buffalo Toronto Public Media says they've excessive hopes.

Former host Burton has tried to reboot Studying Rainbow himself up to now — however grew to become ensnared in authorized challenges with the native PBS station inside Buffalo Toronto Public Media.