LeVar Burton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at new children's Emmys
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This year, the Children's & Family Emmy Awards will debut, and the iconic children's television host LeVar Burton will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Burton, who hosted "Reading Rainbow" for more than 23 years, is a longtime literacy advocate and multiple-time Emmy winner. He currently hosts the podcast "LeVar Burton Reads," in which he narrates stories. The "Roots" and "Star Trek: Next Generation" actor also has a YouTube Series, "This Is My Story," which highlights racism in America.
Burton wears many hats, including actor, director, author and educator. In addition to his Emmy Awards, Burton has won a Grammy Award for Spoken Word Album, the Fred Rogers Award and many other accolades. The City of Sacramento dedicated LeVar Burton Park in his honor, and under President Bill Clinton he was appointed to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences.
