Burton will be presented the honors on December 11 at the first annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards Ceremony by lifelong friend Laurence Fisburne.

Sony Pictures Television executive producer Mike Richards has been confirmed as the permanent host of Jeopardy!, securing the position after months-long process of guests hosts on-air auditions. Fans are saddened that the studio didn't select LeVar Burton or anyone else more qualified for that matter. 

LeVar Burton's debut episode as a guest host of Jeopardy! on Monday superseded expectations. His highly-anticipated shot as host of the show broke an unexpected record. 

LeVar Burton, face of popular PBS children's show Reading Rainbow, is petitioning to be the next host of Jeopardy. There have been mixed feelings for the latest batch of Jeopardy! guests hosts, and now Twitter is campaigning for Burton to succeed Alex Trebek as the new full-time host. 

If you were a kid growing up in the ‘8os and ’90s, then you understand the sheer excitement you felt when you heard the sing-song phrase “Take a look, it’s in a book,” blaring from the television. Yep. Took you way back, didn’t we? Well, you can imagine our excitement when we learned Reading Rainbow host LeVar […]