Centennial Moments
Rainbow Reading
From 1986 to 1993, Carnegie Corporation supported Reading Rainbow an award-winning television program aimed at inspiring children to read. Airing on PBS stations from 1983 until 2006, the program received numerous Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Children’s Series,” as well as other broadcast awards. Actor LeVar Burton was the host for much of its run. The program often featured celebrities reading children’s books and suggested books for children to take out of their local library. Other funders included the National Science Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation.



