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Feb 16, 1998 · Cecily Truett and Larry Lancit rolled the dice. In the spring of 1991, they took their production company and its best known product, and laid them at the feet of GKN Securities Corp., a small investment firm, which organized the initial public offering of their production company. By then, the Lancits had filled a trophy […]
Jun 14, 2022 · "Butterfly in the Sky" highlights the chief creative forces who made "Reading Rainbow" possible, from co-creators like Larry Lancit, Cecily Truett Lancit, and Tony Buttino to the filmmakers behind ...
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May 19, 2017 · Truett: We met with Fred, who was a great mentor to us. We wanted to have the kind of relationship Fred had with his audience. Liggett: The name came from knowing that kids like alliteration and ...
May 30, 2024 · Reading Rainbow ran from 1983-2006, creating 155 episodes over 23 seasons. The documentary introduces series creators Dr. Twila Liggett and Tony Buttino, who partnered with producing couple Cecily ...
Jun 9, 2022 · The key creators of the show were Twila Liggett, who started out as a teacher of eight- and nine-year-old kids, and Cecily Truett Lancit and Larry Lancit, a married couple who had a production ...
Apr 20, 1993 · On July 11, 1993, "Reading Rainbow," the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning children's show about books, which airs five days a week, 52 weeks a year on nearly 330 PBS stations around the country ...
Reading Rainbow was an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006 that encouraged reading among children. The public television series garnered over 200 broadcast awards, including scores of Emmy Awards, many for "Outstanding Children's Series". The series was created under the leadership of ...
