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Nickelodeon announces hosts for inaugural Kids’ Choice Sports Awards

Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand has confirmed its hosts for the first Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.

The announcement:

Leading kids’ entertainment brand Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand today announces hosts for the first ever Kids’ Choice Sports Awards and an industry-first simulcast on FOX SPORTS 503 on Monday, 20th November at 5.30pm.

The only kids’ show celebrating Australia and New Zealand’s best athletes and epic sports moments, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports Awards builds upon a long-standing history of celebrating the sports and athletes kids love, giving kids the power to choose the biggest sports stars to win awards from eleven uniquely unconventional categories.

FOX SPORTS Presenter Tara Rushton is expanding her hosting repertoire as she is joined by Channel Nine’s Australian Ninja Warrior, Jack Wilson as the studio hosts for Australia and New Zealand’s first ever Kids’ Choice Sports.

Ben Cox, General Manager and Vice President of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand welcomes the partnership and the extended reach of the programme. “Nickelodeon has always had a strong connection to sports, and no one loves sports more than Aussie and Kiwi families. Tara and Jack coming on board as hosts combined with the simultaneous premiere on Fox Sports highlights the family co-viewing that sports offers.”

Kids have until Sunday, 12 November to cast unlimited votes in the eleven uniquely unconventional categories including #Hero, Hands of Gold, Sickest Moves and Clutch Player, among others at nick.com.au/kcs. After voting, it’s game on with sports-themed short-form videos and games for kids to check out online and on the Nick Play app.

Source: Nickelodeon Australia

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