Reading Revolution Podcast

Reading Revolution Podcast

The Reading Revolution is a bi-weekly podcast exploring the world of literacy and its influencers and advocates of childhood reading brought to you by bookvending.com.

If you would like to be a guest on the Reading Revolution, have an idea for an episode, or would like to ask a question, contact us at readingrevolutionpod@gmail.com.

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CREATING READING RAINBOW - MODEST BEGINNINGS TO TRANSFORMING LITERACY & TELEVISION

Join us as Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino, Sr., and Pam Johnson share the story of Creating Reading Rainbow, one of the most successful PBS children’s series in television history. Reading Rainbow is very much a story of humble beginnings and enormous perseverance.

Over five summers, Tony Buttino Sr. and his colleagues at WNED-TV in Buffalo, New York, worked in collaboration with educators and librarians to experiment with summer reading programs. But after trialing these programs, the WNED team realized there was a big need for a new children's literacy series and believed they could create a new show with local and national collaborators and friends.

After fits and starts, and enough twists and turns to fill a children’s book, Reading Rainbow premiered in the summer of 1983 and captured the attention of 6.5 million young viewers.

P. KNUCKLE JONES AND CLASSROOM CURRICULUM - THE WRITE KELLYS

The Write Kellys are an award-winning author and illustrator duo who have published four children’s books with many more (always!) in the works. The married couple (parents, creatives and professors in their day jobs) turn into their alter ego mystery writer, P. Knuckle Jones when it’s time to write, because—let's face it—that name is just way cooler than Rebecca and Kevin Kelly.

Their books offer to parents, teachers and librarians opportunities to help young readers learn along with the characters through comprehension support and other fun activities.

FUNDRAISING FOR LITERACY :

READ-A-THON'S STEPHANIE DAVERN

In this episode of the Reading Revolution podcast, we sit down with Stephanie Davern, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Read-A-Thon. With over 26 years of experience, Stephanie shares her insights on driving growth in the education space, strategies for successful fundraising, and how Read-A-Thon is helping schools raise funds while inspiring a love for reading. Learn how innovative programs can transform education and empower young readers.

About The Host

Joshua Gregory is a public relations veteran with over 20 years of experience promoting local, regional, and international B2B and B2C companies. He has been an on-air broadcaster in terrestrial and internet radio since 1992 and has worked as a sportscaster and talk show host at WCVF, WGR, WBEN, and WECK. Gregory also has hosted a podcast since 2017 amassing over 4.5 million downloads on YouTube and other podcast platforms.

Producers

The Reading Revolution is produced by Jake Blumberg and Connor Russo. It's technical directors are Thomas Crane and David Gaygen. The Executive Producer is Jay Blumberg.

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