Additional Segments Feature Girl Scout Troop
6000™ a Program that is Raising Funds and the Spirits of Girls in
the New York City Shelter System, and Seven-Year-Old "Farmer
Kendall," the Youngest USDA Certified Farmer in Georgia
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 21,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon will premiere a
brand-new installment of its celebrated Nick News series on
Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), which spotlights the stories of
remarkable and resilient kids who are rising to the challenges they
are faced with, and are forging new and brighter futures, including
a group of kids whose families have been forced to relocate to Lviv
to flee the war raging in other cities across Ukraine; the members of Girl Scout Troop
6000™, a specially created Girls Scouts program designed to serve
girls in the New York City Shelter system; and Farmer
Kendall, the youngest USDA certified farmer in the state of
Georgia who is sharing the lessons
she's learned through agriculture with kids in her community.
Hosted by CBS News Correspondent Vladimir Duthiers, Nick
News opens with a segment from a shelter in Lviv, Ukraine, where CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab met with
a group of kids who discuss the escalating violence that drove
their families from their hometowns and showcase the indomitable
spirit that allows them to work towards a brighter future.
The half-hour program will also feature star of Nickelodeon's
That Girl Lay Lay and All That Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, who heads to
New York City to report on the
girls from Girl Scout Troop 6000™, launched in 2016 at a
single-family shelter, the program is specially designed to serve
the thousands of girls living in the New York City Shelter System,
with weekly meetings at locations throughout the city's five
boroughs that foster close friendships and offer much-needed
support.
"These are unprecedented times and many kids around the world
are living through unfathomable circumstances and yet rising above
it all," said Magalie
Laguerre-Wilkinson, Vice President of News Programming,
Nickelodeon and Executive Producer of Nick News. "It's a
privilege to be able to have a platform like Nick News which
serves as a vehicle to allow these inspirational kids to share
their exceptional stories as well as their hopes for a better
tomorrow. They make us all want to do better and be better."
Additionally, Nick News Correspondent Rory Hu
introduces viewers to "Farmer Kendall," a seven-year-old from
Georgia, who is making history as
the youngest USDA certified farmer in the state of Georgia and uses her urban farm and the
produce she grows as a tool to help her community and teach local
kids in South Fulton about agriculture.
Following the premiere on Nickelodeon, this new episode of
Nick News will be available on Nick.com, Nick App and Nick On Demand beginning Thursday,
April 28.
Nickelodeon's Nick News has won 10
Emmys, a Peabody, a Columbia DuPont, and the prestigious
Edward R. Murrow award for
Journalistic Excellence, the first and only time it was given to a
children's program. The show originally aired for 25 years,
ending with the retirement of creator and original host
Linda Ellerbee in 2016. Created
with a core ethos of respecting its kid audience, the show
explained world events in a direct way, and always ensured kids
were given a platform to voice their opinions and a safe place to
question the world. Nick News made its return last
June with a special hour-long presentation Kids, Race and
Unity: A Nick News Special, hosted by global superstar
Alicia Keys. Nick News is
executive produced by Magalie
Laguerre-Wilkinson, Vice President of News Programming,
Nickelodeon and Executive Producer of Nick News.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global
business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand
includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus
consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing
and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit
www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq:
PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment
brands.
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