Reading Rainbow has been cancelled

*Raph's Girl* · 08-31-2009, 02:30 PM

http://www.trektoday.com/content/200...ading-rainbow/

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The Emmy-winning Reading Rainbow is coming to an end, due to a shift in the philosophy of educational television.

John Grant, who is in charge of content at WNED Buffalo, Reading Rainbow’s home station, explained the reasoning behind the cancellation of the popular show. No one, explained Grant, not the station, not PBS, not the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, will make available the several hundred thousand dollars needed to renew the show’s broadcasting rights.

“Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read,” said Grant. “You know, the love of reading…[the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and read.”

Lack of funding in these hard times was partly to blame for the cancellation, but a shift in the philosophy regarding how to teach children to read was the real reason.

Linda Simensky, vice president for children’s programming at PBS explained that PBS felt that the mechanics are reading, not teaching the love of reading, should be the priority. “We’ve been able to identify the earliest steps that we need to take,” she said. “Now we know what we need to do first. Even just from five years ago, I think we all know so much more about how to use television to teach.”

Evidently the twenty-six year run, third only to Sesame Street and Mister Rogers, as well as two dozen Emmys won by Reading Rainbow weren’t enough to keep a tried and tested successful method of getting children to read from being jettisoned in favor of the latest pet theory of those in their ivory towers, far removed from the living rooms and classrooms where the children are actually learning.

Noooooo!!!!

*The Stryker* · 08-31-2009, 02:57 PM

I honestly thought this was cancelled a long time ago.

*Cure* · 08-31-2009, 02:58 PM

I stopped caring once I could, you know, F*CKING READ.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-31-2009, 03:12 PM

They stopped producing new episodes several years ago.

*XERO* · 08-31-2009, 03:45 PM

Read the Rainbow, Taste the Rainbow.

*Hannah* · 08-31-2009, 08:49 PM

I'm sad. Screw you guys!

**Machias Banshee** · 08-31-2009, 08:54 PM

Well, reading something off a Kindle just doesn't have the same effect... How do you express *lol* and

in verbal form?

It's sad to see it go. I always had my favorite episodes, even when I tried to introduce my nieces and nephew to the show.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 08-31-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stryker

I honestly thought this was cancelled a long time ago.

ditto. this along with several other shows like Mister Rogers, Mister Dressup, Fred Penner, all stopped producing new shows years ago

*Raph's Girl* · 09-01-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TMNT_25

ditto. this along with several other shows like Mister Rogers, Mister Dressup, Fred Penner, all stopped producing new shows years ago

Yeah but Mister Rogers stopped producing shows when Fred Rogers died....

*TheCanadiandrome* · 09-01-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Yeah but Mister Rogers stopped producing shows when Fred Rogers died....

um, no, the show stopped being produced before he died. in like the mid to late 90's. he died in the early 2000s, like 2003 i think

Newton Gimmick · 09-01-2009, 10:41 AM

Right but it's impossible to make new Mr. Rogers without Fred.

Did Lavar Burton still do this to the end?

Reading Rainbow was a cool show. PBS used to be kinda neat.

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Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	I'm sad. Screw you guys! __________________

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Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Well, reading something off a Kindle just doesn't have the same effect... How do you express lol and in verbal form? It's sad to see it go. I always had my favorite episodes, even when I tried to introduce my nieces and nephew to the show.

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Newton Gimmick Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,154	Right but it's impossible to make new Mr. Rogers without Fred. Did Lavar Burton still do this to the end? Reading Rainbow was a cool show. PBS used to be kinda neat.