Lester Holt’s next NBC job takes him from serious “Nightly News” to a part of the TV schedule once known for being more animated.
The veteran anchor will this weekend debut his “Kids’ Edition” of NBC’s evening newscast on its Saturday A.M. schedule, just in time to talk about the looming 2020 election — and Halloween, to boot.
“I don’t have to wear a tie, which is always fun,” quips Holt in a recent interview.
Holt’s dress may be casual, but there’s something potentially consequential about the maneuver, and not just because the anchor often uses the program to answer children’s questions about the coronavirus pandemic. “Nightly News: Kids” Edition” (complete with a young person doing a voice-over introduction) has been streaming once or twice a week on NBCNews.com since it debuted in April, and NBC’s interest in trying it on traditional television...
The veteran anchor will this weekend debut his “Kids’ Edition” of NBC’s evening newscast on its Saturday A.M. schedule, just in time to talk about the looming 2020 election — and Halloween, to boot.
“I don’t have to wear a tie, which is always fun,” quips Holt in a recent interview.
Holt’s dress may be casual, but there’s something potentially consequential about the maneuver, and not just because the anchor often uses the program to answer children’s questions about the coronavirus pandemic. “Nightly News: Kids” Edition” (complete with a young person doing a voice-over introduction) has been streaming once or twice a week on NBCNews.com since it debuted in April, and NBC’s interest in trying it on traditional television...
- 10/29/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Biden has been declared the winner of Nickelodeon’s “Kid’s Vote,” but not before a group of internet users attempted to steal the mock election — because of course they did.
According to Nick, the cheating was first detected on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when “threads on online forums began discussing corrupting the Kids Pick the President site with fraudulent votes.” More than 130,000 fake votes were detected and removed from the final tally.
Despite the election tampering, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the “Kid’s Vote” poll with 53% percent of the 90,000 ballots cast going in his favor. Incumbent Donald Trump received 47% of the vote.
“Though kids are not of an age to vote, Kids Pick the President is a platform where their voices do count, and they deserve to be heard,” the network said in a statement. “And just as kids value honesty and fairness, so do we at Nickelodeon.
According to Nick, the cheating was first detected on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when “threads on online forums began discussing corrupting the Kids Pick the President site with fraudulent votes.” More than 130,000 fake votes were detected and removed from the final tally.
Despite the election tampering, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the “Kid’s Vote” poll with 53% percent of the 90,000 ballots cast going in his favor. Incumbent Donald Trump received 47% of the vote.
“Though kids are not of an age to vote, Kids Pick the President is a platform where their voices do count, and they deserve to be heard,” the network said in a statement. “And just as kids value honesty and fairness, so do we at Nickelodeon.
- 10/27/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
With Election Day just around the corner, Nickelodeon wants to get kids into the the mix with Kids’ Vote and Nick News: Kids Pick the President.
“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, VP 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.”
Starting today, kids can cast their vote for America’s next president on KidsPickthePresident.com. They can pick between presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump and even download an “I...
“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, VP 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.”
Starting today, kids can cast their vote for America’s next president on KidsPickthePresident.com. They can pick between presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump and even download an “I...
- 10/20/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon will take a poll of the country’s pre-voting age population with an election special.
Nick News: Kids Pick the President, hosted by Keke Palmer, will go over the basics of voting for kids and reveal the results of an informal poll of kids for their choice for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The hour-long special, set to air Oct. 27, is the latest in the Nick News franchise.
“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, vp news programming ...
Nick News: Kids Pick the President, hosted by Keke Palmer, will go over the basics of voting for kids and reveal the results of an informal poll of kids for their choice for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The hour-long special, set to air Oct. 27, is the latest in the Nick News franchise.
“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, vp news programming ...
- 10/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nickelodeon will take a poll of the country’s pre-voting age population with an election special.
Nick News: Kids Pick the President, hosted by Keke Palmer, will go over the basics of voting for kids and reveal the results of an informal poll of kids for their choice for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The hour-long special, set to air Oct. 27, is the latest in the Nick News franchise.
“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, vp news programming ...
Nick News: Kids Pick the President, hosted by Keke Palmer, will go over the basics of voting for kids and reveal the results of an informal poll of kids for their choice for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The hour-long special, set to air Oct. 27, is the latest in the Nick News franchise.
“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, vp news programming ...
- 10/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In today’s TV news roundup, Cartoon Network greenlit “We Bare Bears” spinoff, “We Baby Bears,” and Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role in Netflix’s “Maid.”
Casting
Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role opposite Margaret Qualley in the upcoming Netflix dramedy “Maid,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series is about a single mother who turns to housekeeping to barely make ends meet, as she battles poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Ablack will play Nate, a recently divorced structural engineer and old friend of Alex (Qualley) from their days working together at a local restaurant.
Paula Pell, star of “Saturday Night Live” and “A.P. Bio,” has been cast in the upcoming Peacock series “Girls5eva.” The comedy series will follow former members of a 1990s girl group, who reunite to bring their girl band dream to life. Pell will portray Gloria, a member of the LGBTQ...
Casting
Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role opposite Margaret Qualley in the upcoming Netflix dramedy “Maid,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series is about a single mother who turns to housekeeping to barely make ends meet, as she battles poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Ablack will play Nate, a recently divorced structural engineer and old friend of Alex (Qualley) from their days working together at a local restaurant.
Paula Pell, star of “Saturday Night Live” and “A.P. Bio,” has been cast in the upcoming Peacock series “Girls5eva.” The comedy series will follow former members of a 1990s girl group, who reunite to bring their girl band dream to life. Pell will portray Gloria, a member of the LGBTQ...
- 10/6/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Nickelodeon has enlisted “60 Minutes” alum Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson as vice president of news programming, the ViacomCBS network announced Tuesday. In the newly created role, Laguerre-Wilkinson will spearhead Nickelodeon’s news programming and serve as an executive producer on the recently rebooted “Nick News.” She will lead the effort to “speak to kids about the news and issues of the day they care about most,” leading research, development and execution of news segments for “Nick News” and other platforms. She will report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids & Family Entertainment. Also Read: Nickelodeon Hires Cartoon Network's Conrad Montgomery as VP of Current Series for Animation “Magalie is a gifted journalist and producer with a long-proven ability to communicate the news of the day with compassion, empathy and precision,” Robbins said in a statement. “Kids are well aware of the issues that affect their families and the world, and the...
- 10/6/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Nickelodeon is upping its commitment to news, as the kid-focused cable network has hired a veteran of 60 Minutes to lead its programming in that space.
Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, is joining Nick in the newly created position of vp news programming and will also serve as the executive producer of the recently revived Nick News franchise. She’ll report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.
“Magalie is a gifted journalist and producer with a long-proven ability to communicate the news of the day with compassion, empathy and precision,” said Robbins. “...
Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, is joining Nick in the newly created position of vp news programming and will also serve as the executive producer of the recently revived Nick News franchise. She’ll report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.
“Magalie is a gifted journalist and producer with a long-proven ability to communicate the news of the day with compassion, empathy and precision,” said Robbins. “...
- 10/6/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nickelodeon is upping its commitment to news, as the kid-focused cable network has hired a veteran of 60 Minutes to lead its programming in that space.
Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, is joining Nick in the newly created position of vp news programming and will also serve as the executive producer of the recently revived Nick News franchise. She’ll report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.
“Magalie is a gifted journalist and producer with a long-proven ability to communicate the news of the day with compassion, empathy and precision,” said Robbins. “...
Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, is joining Nick in the newly created position of vp news programming and will also serve as the executive producer of the recently revived Nick News franchise. She’ll report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.
“Magalie is a gifted journalist and producer with a long-proven ability to communicate the news of the day with compassion, empathy and precision,” said Robbins. “...
- 10/6/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nickelodeon is bringing back “Nick News” for an hour-long special about children, race, and unity.
The special will be hosted by Alicia Keys and is meant to amplify the voices and experiences of Black kids across the country in the wake of the large-scale protests that have rocked the United States in recent weeks. It will air June 29 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt.
Keys will lead a series of conversations with special guests, including: the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; teen activist Marley Dias, founder of the #1000BlackGirlsBook campaign; 12-year-old singer and viral sensation, Keedron Bryant; Ibram X. Kendi, author of “Antiracist Baby;” Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith, the Nashville, Tenn., teens who founded Teens4Equality; social media star Tabitha Brown and her family; and family therapist, Dr. George James.
“Kids, Race and Unity:...
The special will be hosted by Alicia Keys and is meant to amplify the voices and experiences of Black kids across the country in the wake of the large-scale protests that have rocked the United States in recent weeks. It will air June 29 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt.
Keys will lead a series of conversations with special guests, including: the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; teen activist Marley Dias, founder of the #1000BlackGirlsBook campaign; 12-year-old singer and viral sensation, Keedron Bryant; Ibram X. Kendi, author of “Antiracist Baby;” Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith, the Nashville, Tenn., teens who founded Teens4Equality; social media star Tabitha Brown and her family; and family therapist, Dr. George James.
“Kids, Race and Unity:...
- 6/23/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nickelodeon is bringing back “Nick News” for a series of specials, starting with Monday’s “Kids, Race and Unity,” which will be hosted by Alicia Keys.
The June 29 program, which premieres at 7 p.m. Et/Pt in a simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, will “amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country amid current events,” according to Nick. “Kids, Race and Unity” will “feature the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement answering questions from kids, offer tools for families to have constructive conversations about race and inclusivity, and highlight teen activists who are fighting racial injustice.”
More “Nick News” specials will follow in the coming months.
Also Read: Nickelodeon Sets New 'Smurfs' Series for 2021 Under Licensing Deal
Keys will lead a series of conversations with guests, a group that also includes Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; 12-year-old singer and viral sensation,...
The June 29 program, which premieres at 7 p.m. Et/Pt in a simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, will “amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country amid current events,” according to Nick. “Kids, Race and Unity” will “feature the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement answering questions from kids, offer tools for families to have constructive conversations about race and inclusivity, and highlight teen activists who are fighting racial injustice.”
More “Nick News” specials will follow in the coming months.
Also Read: Nickelodeon Sets New 'Smurfs' Series for 2021 Under Licensing Deal
Keys will lead a series of conversations with guests, a group that also includes Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; 12-year-old singer and viral sensation,...
- 6/23/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
CBS News will air a primetime special May 15 that provides a first-hand look at emergency medical personnel grappling with patients suffering from coronavirus at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.
“Bravery And Hope: 7 Days On The Front Line” will take viewers inside the facility, which at one point had nearly 700 patients, 80% of whom were diagnosed with the disease. A CBS News team, wearing protective equipment, spent a week in the hospital’s emergency department and intensive-care unit. Seventy patients died the week CBS News was embedded at the facility.
CBS News personnel talk to doctors and nurses as well as families affected by the outbreak.
The one-hour special will air at 9 p.m. on May 15. It’s produced by Andrew Bast, Sean Herbert, Gilad Thaler, Josh Gaynor, Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, Pat Milton, Sasha Reuther, and Marcelena Spencer. Josh Gelman is the senior producer. Diana Decilio, Seth Fox, Michael McHugh,...
“Bravery And Hope: 7 Days On The Front Line” will take viewers inside the facility, which at one point had nearly 700 patients, 80% of whom were diagnosed with the disease. A CBS News team, wearing protective equipment, spent a week in the hospital’s emergency department and intensive-care unit. Seventy patients died the week CBS News was embedded at the facility.
CBS News personnel talk to doctors and nurses as well as families affected by the outbreak.
The one-hour special will air at 9 p.m. on May 15. It’s produced by Andrew Bast, Sean Herbert, Gilad Thaler, Josh Gaynor, Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, Pat Milton, Sasha Reuther, and Marcelena Spencer. Josh Gelman is the senior producer. Diana Decilio, Seth Fox, Michael McHugh,...
- 5/8/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Maria Shriver and Kelly O’Donnell and more than 60 other women have voiced their support for Tom Brokaw in the wake of sexual harassment allegations leveled against the NBC News veteran.
The letter signed by current and former NBC News staffers praises Brokaw “as a man of tremendous decency and integrity” and as one who “treated each of us with fairness and respect.” It comes on the heels of reports in the Washington Post and Variety that Brokaw made unwanted sexual advances to former NBC News anchor Linda Vester in the mid-1990s.
Brokaw,” the letter reads, “has given each of us opportunities for advancement and championed our successes throughout our careers. As we have advanced across industries — news, publishing, law, business and government — Tom has been a valued source of counsel and support. We know him to be a man of tremendous decency and integrity.
The letter signed by current and former NBC News staffers praises Brokaw “as a man of tremendous decency and integrity” and as one who “treated each of us with fairness and respect.” It comes on the heels of reports in the Washington Post and Variety that Brokaw made unwanted sexual advances to former NBC News anchor Linda Vester in the mid-1990s.
Brokaw,” the letter reads, “has given each of us opportunities for advancement and championed our successes throughout our careers. As we have advanced across industries — news, publishing, law, business and government — Tom has been a valued source of counsel and support. We know him to be a man of tremendous decency and integrity.
- 4/27/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Arts In The City - the Emmy-nominated Cuny TV arts series - presents a new February program hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from Downtown Brooklyn's New York Transit Museum, a Hidden Gem of New York featuring dioramas, historic turnstiles, and vintage subway cars with original period advertising - the largest museum of public transportation in the country. The episode premieres beginning today, Feb. 12 at 10am, 3pm and 830pm on Cuny TV.
- 2/12/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Arts In The City - the Emmy-nominated Cuny TV arts series - presents a new February program hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from Downtown Brooklyn's New York Transit Museum, a Hidden Gem of New York featuring dioramas, historic turnstiles, and vintage subway cars with original period advertising - the largest museum of public transportation in the country. The episode premieres beginning Friday, Feb. 12 at 10am, 3pm and 830pm on Cuny TV.
- 2/10/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A line of ink becomes a well-known celebrity. Carvings in a pumpkin become a work of art. Ghosts of the city's past merge with the voices of a new generation. And the alchemy of October in New York creates an all-new edition of Cuny TV's Arts In The City. Hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, the show premieres today, October 9 2015 at 10am also 3pm and 830pm on Cuny TV.
- 10/9/2015
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A line of ink becomes a well-known celebrity.Carvings in a pumpkin become a work of art.Ghosts of the city's past merge with the voices of a new generation. And the alchemy of October in New York creates an all-new edition of Cuny TV's Arts In The City. Hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, the show premieres Friday, October 9 2015 at 10am also 3pm and 830pm on Cuny TV.
- 10/7/2015
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cuny TV's Arts In The City, hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from El Museo del Barrio in Manhattan, celebrates the holidays beginning Friday, Dec. 12 2014 at 10am, 3pm and 830pm on Cuny TV. The show is repeated Sunday 1214 at noon and returns Friday 1226 at 10am, 3pm and 830pm and on Sunday 1228 at noon. On and after Dec. 12, the program may be viewed anytime on www.cuny.tv.
- 12/10/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The March edition of Arts In The City celebrates our region's artists and their work - graffiti art, landscape and portrait art, dance, theatre, and comedy ... even social change. Hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson reporting from Gallery 69 in Tribeca, the newest Arts In The City debuts Friday, March 14 2014 on Cuny TV at 10am, 3pm and 830pm is repeated Sunday 316 at noon and returns Friday 328 at 10am, 3pm and 830pm and on Sunday 330 at noon on Cuny TV. On and after March 14, the program may be viewed anytime on www.cuny.tv.
- 3/11/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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