Ms. Rachel's Kristen McGregor Joins 'Reading Rainbow' Reboot as 24 New Episodes Are Announced

The show was revived last year with four digital episodes as a series for the Sony-owned YouTube channel KudZuko, garnering some 4.8 million views. Sony is taking the new batch of 24 episodes to ...

Sony Orders 24 Episodes of ‘Reading Rainbow’ Reboot

The series debuted on Sony-owned YouTube channel KudZuko and garnered 4.8 million views. The app will continue to get exclusive shortened episodes of the show while Sony takes the kiddie program to ...

Sony Orders 24 More Episodes Of ‘Reading Rainbow’; Kristen McGregor Joins As EP & Showrunner

Sony Pictures Television has ordered an additional 24 episodes of beloved children's literacy program 'Reading Rainbow' with Mychal Threets as host.
The Boston Globe

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

Like many parents, Andrew David keeps a close eye on what programs his 6-year-old son is consuming, often watching shows on YouTube, Netflix, or Disney+ with him or sitting nearby and listening in.
American Songwriter

3 Rock Songs That Feel Like Reading Your Old Diary

People of all ages relate music to their own lives. We choose many of our favorite songs because they mean something to us personally. They reflect our sense of self. Music doesn’t get much more ...
The Spokesman-Review

A new ‘Reading Rainbow’ brings nostalgia for parents, discovery for kids

Mychal Threets still remembers the voices his grandmother used to come up with when she read him children’s books. “She just went all in,” he said. Threets was home-schooled for most of his childhood, ...
Berkeleyside

‘Reading Rainbow’ is back — and the first episode was filmed in a Berkeley library

Filming for the new “Reading Rainbow” series took place Aug. 17 in the West Berkeley library. The first episode aired Oct. 4. Credit: Aimee Reeder In July, Bay Area librarian Mychal Threets, the new ...