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    LeVar Burton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the new children's Emmys

    Reading Rainbow, a program dedicated to children's literacy, aired on PBS for 23 years. LeVar Burton has won 12 Daytime Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work on the show.
    by Ayana Archie Apr 28, 2022 1 minute
    LeVar Burton has won 12 Daytime Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work as the host and executive producer of the longtime PBS children's program <em>Reading Rainbow. </em>

    LeVar Burton, the beloved former Reading Rainbow host, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Children's and Family Emmys in December, the Television Academy announced this week.

    Burton took on executive producer and hosting duties for

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