NEW YORK - Nick News Special Kicks Off "Kids' Vote," Bellwether Poll Where Kids Nationwide Pick Their Choice for President
2008 "Kids' Vote" Results to be Announced Monday, Oct. 20, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon provides kids with the rare opportunity to see the 2008 U.S. Presidential candidates, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, answer their questions in Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President, airing Sunday, Oct. 12, from 9:00-9:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Hosted by award-winning Journalist Linda Ellerbee, Nick News' Kids Pick the President will feature exclusive interviews with McCain and Obama answering kids' questions on a wide range of hot political topics, including: the economy; the war in Iraq; global warming; health insurance; and immigration. Following the show, kids will be able to cast their votes by going to
www.nick.com/kpp. Nickelodeon will announce the results on Monday, Oct. 20, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Both the special and the "Kids' Vote" are the culmination of Nickelodeon's year-long Kids Pick the President initiative to build young citizens' awareness of the 2008 election process, its candidates and issues.....
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