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Nick News

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About This Show

Nick News, produced by Lucky Duck Productions, debuted in 1992 and is the longest-running kids’ news show in television history. It has built its reputation on the respectful and direct way it speaks to kids about the important issues of the day. Nick News recently was honored with its first ever Edward R. Murrow Award for “Network News Documentary” for the documentary special, “Coming Home: When Parents Return from War,” marking the first-ever kids television program to receive the prestigious award.

Over the years, Nick News has received more than 20 Emmy nominations and recently won its seventh Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction Program for “Coming Home: When Parents Return from War.” Additional Emmy wins for Outstanding Children’s Programming include: “The Untouchable Kids of India” (2008); “Private Worlds: Kids and Autism” (2007); “From the Holocaust to the Sudan” (2005); “Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan” (2002); “What Are You Staring At?” (1998). In addition, in 1994, the entire series won the Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Programming.

Nick News has also received three Peabody Awards, including a personal award given to Ellerbee for her coverage for kids of the President Clinton investigation, as well as two Columbia duPont Awards and more than a dozen Parents’ Choice Awards.

People Who Talked About This Show

  • Geraldine Laybourne
  • Linda Ellerbee

Resources

Nick News Website

Nick News Website

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People Talking About This Show

  • Linda Ellerbee
    • Linda Ellerbee on how her childhood view of television influenced her later work on Nick News
      Clip begins at: 05:40, Duration: 03m 34s
    • Linda Ellerbee on the genesis, philosophy, and coverage of Nick News
      Clip begins at: 03:48, Duration: 35m 09s
  • Geraldine Laybourne
    • Geraldine Laybourne on Nick News and Linda Ellerbee's contribution to the show
      Clip begins at: 16:06
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