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Why LeVar Burton Is Launching a Live-Streaming Reading Series on Twitter: ‘I’m a Storyteller’

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By Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor LeVar Burton, known to many Americans as the longtime host of PBS’s “Reading Rainbow,” wants to spread the love during the coronavirus crisis with a new story-reading series he’s launching on Twitter — for kids and adults.

Burton says he plans to host three “LeVar Burton Reads” sessions a week on Twitter (at @levarburton): Mondays at 9 a.m. PT will be children’s selections; Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

PT will be for young-adult audiences; and Fridays at 6 p.m. PT are for adults. In an interview with Variety, the actor-director-writer said he was inspired by seeing musicians and DJs launching live-streaming performances during the COVID-19 outbreak. “It was recognizing the moment and stepping into it,” Burton

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