Learn to Read
| Learn to Read | |
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| Genre | Educational |
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| Theme music composer | Dennis Carnevale |
| Composer | Dennis Carnevale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer | Guy Mendes |
| Production locations | Detroit, Michigan; Lexington, Kentucky |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | KET / WXYZ-TV |
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| Network | PBS / syndicated |
| Release | August 31, 1987 |
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Learn To Read is a 1987 adult educational TV series that consists of 30 programs, hosted by entrepreneur and literacy advocate Wally Amos. Co-instructors include Doris Biscoe (who was an anchorwoman for WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan) and Charlotte Scot. Caitlyn Jenner guest-starred on the first episode. The series was based on 27 million Americans having almost no reading skills.
Learn to Read was produced by Kentucky Educational Television in association with WXYZ-TV (the copyright is owned by both KET and E.W. Scripps, then Scripps Howard Broadcasting), funded by the Kmart Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and contributions to PBS. The program was produced at WXYZ's studios in Southfield, Michigan, with additional production done at KET studios in Lexington, Kentucky. The program was televised on many PBS member stations, and syndicated to commercial stations. In Detroit, the program was seen locally on WXYZ-TV, generally weekday mornings at 5AM.