Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow is an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006, that encourages reading among children. The show was inspired by Paul Hafer Schupbach of Lincoln, Nebraska. Paul Schupbach was the founding director of the Great Plains National Instructional Television Library at UNL. GPN produces and distributes the award-winning children's educational series Reading Rainbow. Schupbach taught spee... more

Reading Rainbow is an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006, that encourages reading among children. The show was inspired by Paul Hafer Schupbach of Lincoln, Nebraska. Paul Schupbach was the founding director of the Great Plains National Instructional Television Library at UNL. GPN produces and distributes the award-winning children's educational series Reading Rainbow. Schupbach taught speech and radio classes at Creighton University and UNL and was a TV director and announcer with KOLN-TV. He also had worked as director of public relations for the Nebraska State Education Association. Paul H Schupbach was later awarded a presidential award for children's education. Each episode centers on a theme from a book or other children's literature which is explored through a number of segments or stories. The show also provides book recommendations for kids to look for when they go to the library. It is the third-longest running... less