“I read a rainbow “ Officially returned, at the head of which the world famous librarian Mikhal Trits stands.
After the premiere of restart last Saturday, the new presenter responded to the wishes of the audience about the role of the Latin American in the title role in the series. Recent post on the social network. He wrote: “You will not believe … I [Latino]! My father is black, my mother Mexican and white. I am a mixed type child: a child studying at home, a child from a library, a child from PBS and a child from @RreadingRainbow! ”
Trits, who began his career as a librarian in the Bay area, told The Times that, since he studied at home, he could learn about his heritage mainly through books. He says that he was raised proudly for his heritage, and he looks at his grandfather and mother as examples of what it means to be a Latin American. Most of his childhood was also marked by the sounds of Selena Kintanillya, whose memory he recently immortalized in a tattoo.
“I hope my origin and the fact that I am a Latin American will affect my appearance on the show,” Trits said in his statement. “I hope that people will see me and see a happy, cheerful person who has the same heritage as they are.”
Trits began to gain popularity on the Internet in 2020. He began to publish short videos about how he reads and shares stories from work in the library. Many of these videos collected more than a million views and brought him several hundred thousand subscribers.
Original program “Reading the rainbow”, organized Levar BurtonFirst launched on the PBS channel in 1983. For more than two decades, Burton taught literacy skills and helped to instill a love of reading to children throughout the country. The show ended in 2006, having received several prizes of Emmy and Pabodi. In total, 155 episodes were shown in it, and it was recognized as one of the longest children's programs in history.
At that time, the show was partially funded by the Ministry of Education. Reboot occurs at a time when the media, including television, are subjected to Significant budget reduction. Instead, the updated version will appear on the YouTube Kidzuko children's channel owned by Sony Pictures Television, as well as on the Reading Rainbow website.
The reboot, the premiere of which took place on the weekend, mainly remained true to its roots with a new overwritable musical theme and quiz. The star guests will include performers of “Dancing with the stars” Ryil Arnold and Ezra Sos, the “Bear” actor Ebon Moss-Bahak, John Ledden, Chrissy Teigen and Gabriel Union. New episodes are broadcast every Saturday until October 24.
“Reading rainbow seeks to read fascinating for all, all races, any origin, any level of reading! The reaction was unrealistic,” Trits said. “I am stunned in the best sense of the word.”
