Nick's “Kids’ Vote” Launches Today, With
Results Revealed in Nick News Special, Premiering Tuesday, Oct. 27,
at 7 P.M. (ET/PT)
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Nickelodeon is letting kids’ voices be heard this election
season with the return of its bellwether “Kids’ Vote” poll and a
brand-new Nick News: Kids Pick the President special hosted by
entertainment powerhouse Keke Palmer. Beginning today, kids can
cast their vote for who they want to be the next president at
KidsPickthePresident.com, and the results of the poll will be
revealed during the Nick News TV special premiering Tuesday, Oct.
27, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). The Kids Pick the President “Kids’ Vote” is
an informal non-scientific poll, meant for entertainment purposes
only.
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“Through Kids Pick the President and the return of Nick News,
Nickelodeon continues to inform and educate children on the
democratic process and the importance of voting,” said Magalie
Laguerre-Wilkinson, Vice President of News Programming, Nickelodeon
and Executive Producer of Nick News. “Although our audience is not
of voting age, we still have a responsibility to help amplify their
voices around the issues that are most important to them in a space
they can call their own, so they know that they too can make a
difference by playing a role in the electoral process.”
Added Laguerre-Wilkinson, “We are thrilled to have Keke Palmer
join us as host of our special and connect with young viewers in
the way that only she can. Keke has been a part of our Nick family
since she was a kid herself, and we’re so proud to have watched her
grow into a powerful voice for her generation.”
“Voting in my first election when I was 18 was extremely
important to me and now more than ever, it’s crucial that this next
generation of kids grow up with an understanding of our political
system and how they can be agents of change,” said Palmer. “I’m so
proud to be a part of the Nickelodeon family and this special,
which will teach kids about the election and empower them to stand
up for what they believe in.”
Beginning today, kids can visit KidsPickthePresident.com to cast
their vote for Joseph R. Biden or Donald J. Trump to be the next
President of the United States, download an “I Voted” sticker/badge
and learn more about the Nick News special. One vote will be
tabulated per household device. The “Kids’ Vote” results will be
announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, during the 7 p.m. (ET) telecast of
the Nick News: Kids Pick the President special.
The hour-long Nick News: Kids Pick the President special will
provide a thorough overview of the basics of voting and give kids a
platform to voice their concerns on the issues they care about most
in the 2020 presidential election, such as COVID-19, racial
equality and the environment. The program will also feature child,
adolescent and family psychologist Dr. Jen Harstein and youth
activists, including: Zoë Jenkins, founder of a DEI initiative in
her Lexington, Ky., high school; and Mari Copeny (‘Little Miss
Flint’), who continues to raise awareness about the ongoing water
crisis in her hometown of Flint, Mich., and has expanded her
efforts to communities across the nation dealing with toxic
water.
To further support and help educate kids, Nickelodeon has
partnered with: iCivics, the nation's premier civic education
provider, founded by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor, that reaches over 7.5 million students in all 50 states
each year; Encyclopedia Britannica’s LumieLabs, to develop a civics
education curriculum and provide their video-creation and
storytelling software to elementary students from Title 1 schools
in 15 states across the country; the National Association for Media
Literacy Education, an organization that aims to make media
literacy highly valued and widely practiced as an essential life
skill, to help kids sort through all of the election news; and
UNICEF Kid Power, to create an election-themed Kid Power Up video
kids can play to unlock critical support through UNICEF, such as
internet connectivity, therapeutic food packets, family meals, and
medical supplies to children in global and local communities.
Nick News: Kids Pick the President will simulcast across
Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, and be available on
Nickelodeon YouTube, Nick On Demand, the Nick App and the Nick
Pluto TV channel following the premiere.
Nick News: Kids Pick the President is executive produced by Vice
President of News Programming Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson. Paul J.
Medford, Vice President, Unscripted, Current Series, and Luke Wahl,
Vice President, Digital Studios also serve as executive producers.
Production of the special for Nickelodeon is overseen by Ashley
Kaplan, Senior Vice President, Digital Studios.
The Kids Pick the President “Kids’ Vote” is an initiative
Nickelodeon has held over the last 36 years and for the last nine
presidential election cycles. Beginning with the net’s inaugural
“Kids’ Vote” in 1988, kids have correctly chosen the next U.S.
president in advance of the national election six out of the last
eight times.
Keke Palmer is an actress, music artist, host, author,
humanitarian and a passionate voice for her generation. She was
nominated for a 2020 Emmy Award for co-hosting the popular daytime
series, GMA3: Strahan, Sara, and Keke and also hosts Singled Out on
Quibi, based on the hit MTV series from the ‘90s. Palmer most
recently hosted the MTV VMA Awards and starred in the 2019
blockbuster hit film Hustlers, opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance
Wu and Cardi B. She began her career with a breakout role in
Akeelah and the Bee and has since starred in over 20 feature films
including box office mega-hit Ice Age: Continental Drift, Joyful
Noise, Brotherly Love, and Imperial Dreams. She’s known for her
work on the small screen with past TV credits including True
Jackson, VP for which she received four NAACP Image Awards, Lee
Daniels’ Star, Berlin Station, Grease: Live, A Trip to Bountiful,
Full Circle, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, Scream Queens, and
Masters of Sex. She made history as the youngest and first Black
Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, Cinderella on
Broadway. Keke is the founder of her own record label, Big Bosses
Ent, and prolifically records and releases music, most recently the
hit songs “Dreamcatcher,” “Snack”, “Virgo Tendencies” and “Sticky”
for which she created the viral sensation “Sticky Dance
Challenge.”
Nickelodeon, now in its 41st 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 http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon
and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of
ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC).
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