NICKELODEON’S NICK NEWS PUTS A FOCUS ON SELF-IMAGE, HEADS TO SPACE, AND HONORS TENNIS LEGEND SERENA WILLIAMS IN A BRAND-NEW EPISODE PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Sept. 16, 2022– Nickelodeon will air a brand-new episode of its award-winning show Nick News Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), highlighting the importance of having a strong sense of self-confidence and explores the stories of real kids who are taking the lead to spread a positive message on self-image with other kids.  The episode also includes an insider’s look at NASA’s space camp and closes with a segment that pays homage to iconic tennis star Serena Williams.

Nick News September installment will feature host, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green (That Girl Lay Lay) and kicks off will with a segment from CBS News Correspondent Jamie Yuccas speaking with Nickelodeon star Lexi DiBenedetto (A Loud House Christmas) about self-image and the importance of inner confidence. Nick News’ Rory Hu, travels to Huntsville, Alabama to visit NASA’s Space Camp and gives viewers an insider’s look into the training process for would be astronauts.

Nick News will also feature a special tribute to 23-Grand Slam winning tennis player, Serena Williams.  Celebrating her decades of athletic greatness, Williams leaves behind a monumental legacy for young women and athletes to look up to. This segment will highlight all of her achievements and feature kids inspired by her accomplished career.

Nick News will close with a segment from Nickelodeon’s award-winning “Extraordinary Me” series, featuring two best friends whose passion is STEM.

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, September 22. 

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 in 2020 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 43^rd 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 is a part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.

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