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{{Infobox television
| image                = NN facebook1-150x120.jpg
| caption              = Intertitle (from 2009–15)
| alt_name             = ''Nick News Special Edition''
| genre                = [[News magazine]]
| creator              = [[Linda Ellerbee]]
| presenter            = {{Plainlist|
* Linda Ellerbee
* Jamie Yuccas
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Joseph Curiale]] (1992–2015)
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 4 (2020–)<!-- increment when new season begins -->
| num_episodes         = 30 (2020–)<!-- increment when new episode airs -->
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Linda Ellerbee (1992–2015)
* Rolfe Tessem (1992–2015)
* Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson (2021–)
}}
| runtime              = 22 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Lucky Duck Productions (1992–2015)<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper Collins Publishing|title=Linda Ellerbee|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/2835/Linda_Ellerbee/index.aspx|access-date=January 26, 2011|archive-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331164428/http://harpercollins.com/authors/2835/Linda_Ellerbee/index.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Nickelodeon Productions]]
}}
| network              = [[Nickelodeon]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1992|4|18}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2015|12|15}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2020|6|29}}
| last_aired2          = present
}}

'''''Nick News''''' (formerly titled '''''Nick News W/5''''' and later '''''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''''') <!--do not replace with "was"-->is<!--per [[WP:MOSTV]] and [[MOS:TENSE]]--> an American educational [[television news magazine]] aimed at children and teenagers. It originally aired on [[Nickelodeon]] from 1992 to 2015. It also aired on Nickelodeon's sister network [[Noggin (brand)#TV channel|Noggin]] from 1999 to 2002. ''Nick News'' took the form of a news program discussing social, political and economic issues in a format intended to be accessible to both children and adults. In June 2020, the show was revived.

The show is known for allowing normal American teenagers to speak out on their own personal opinions on a number of past and current worldwide issues and topics, including events such as [[Black History Month]].

==Linda Ellerbee==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}[[File:Linda Ellerbee.jpg|thumb|left|Ellerbee in 1978]]
''Nick News'' was hosted by former [[NBC News]] personality [[Linda Ellerbee]] from 1992 to 2015. Ellerbee was one of five candidates auditioned over the course of two weeks. She was chosen because her competitors were "too loud and obnoxious", claimed one of the show's set designers. According to Ellerbee: "I was honored when I was named the host of Nick News. The show will be about kids and their everyday lives." Ellerbee never missed an episode due to illness. The show is officially known as ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''. Throughout the years, ''Nick News'' has featured special guests of honor, such as [[Al Gore]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Rosie O'Donnell]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[Bill Clinton]], and [[Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil]].

==History==
''Nick News'' was originally known as ''Nick News W/5'' until the show's [[Five Ws|"who, what, when, where, and why"]] format{{clarification needed|what is this format?|date=August 2023}} was dropped.{{When|date=March 2023}}

During its original run, ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'' was telecast on Sunday nights at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. and later 8:30&nbsp;p.m. on [[Nickelodeon]], and ran in repeats at various timeslots. ''Nick News'' was #1 in the ratings on Nickelodeon in 1992–1993, and has never gone below #6 in the ratings, making it one of the most consistently highly rated news shows on TV. From 1993 to 1997, the first-run syndicated version of the show—distributed by Viacom Enterprises (now [[CBS Media Ventures]])—aired on local stations—both independent and network-affiliated—all over the United States of America. The show won a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] in 1994,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick News |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/nick-news/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311221651/https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/nick-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Linda Ellerbee won a Personal Award in 1998 for her work on the show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personal Award: Linda Ellerbee, Host of "Nick News" |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/personal-award-linda-ellerbee-host-of/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311221652/https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/personal-award-linda-ellerbee-host-of/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show also previously appeared on early weekday mornings, fully commercial-free as a part of the television cable industry's [[Cable in the Classroom]] initiative, which urged teachers from schools across the globe to tape episodes of ''Nick News'' and show them to their classes during school hours.

The show was a regular part of the lineup on the [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]] channel, one of Nickelodeon's sister networks, from February 1999 until March 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maime |first=Jeremy |date=February 2, 1999 |title=Muppet Central News - New CTW network Noggin premieres |url=http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/1999/020299.shtml |access-date=2018-05-22 |website=Muppet Central News |archive-date=2018-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100208/http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/1999/020299.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[TeenNick]] aired two episodes of the show in repeats on both October 25, 2010, and February 15, 2011, and also aired once as part of their nightly block [[The Splat]] from November 5–6, 2016.

''Nick News'' is well known for many trademarks during its run on Nickelodeon, such as Ellerbee's signature tagline, "If you want to know, ask!"; the only time the sign off was not used was on the finale episode on December 15, 2015, when Ellerbee signed off with the words "And so it goes"; an homage to her previous signoff as anchor of ''[[NBC News Overnight]]'' decades earlier.

After nearly 25 years on the air, an hour-long finale titled ''Hello, I Must Be Going: 25 Years of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'' aired on Nickelodeon on December 15, 2015. The episode featured clips from older episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pena |first=Jessica |date=December 1, 2015 |title=''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'': Host Retiring; Last Episode Airs December 15th |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nick-news-with-linda-ellerbee-host-retiring-last-episode-airs-december-15th-40614/ |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=TV Series Finale}}</ref> The final episode was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program]], a category for which the series had been nominated 22 times, with nine wins across the series's 23-year history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick News With Linda Ellerbee |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/nick-news-linda-ellerbee |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306114547/https://www.emmys.com/shows/nick-news-linda-ellerbee |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Revival===
On June 23, 2020, Nickelodeon announced that it would be reviving ''Nick News'' in a series of hour-long specials. The first installment, titled '''''Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special''''', premiered on June 29 and was hosted by American musician [[Alicia Keys]]. ''Kids, Race and Unity'' was made in direct response to the [[George Floyd protests|wave of protests and unrest]] following the [[murder of George Floyd]], with its purpose being to "amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country". A number of special guests appeared on the program, including [[Black Lives Matter]] co-founders [[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]]''; Teens4Equality founders Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith; social media star [[Tabitha Brown (actress)|Tabitha Brown]] and her family; and family therapist, Dr. George James.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-news-race-alicia-keys-1234646301/|title=Nickelodeon to Revive ''Nick News'' for Special on Race Hosted by Alicia Keys|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Joe Otterson|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324153610/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-news-race-alicia-keys-1234646301/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=2020-06-23 |title=Nickelodeon Brings Back 'Nick News' With 'Kids, Race and Unity' Special |url=https://www.thewrap.com/nick-news-reboot-return-kids-race-and-unity-special-alicia-keys/ |access-date=2020-11-11 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107041151/https://www.thewrap.com/nick-news-reboot-return-kids-race-and-unity-special-alicia-keys/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In its current iteration, Nickelodeon has partnered with its corporate sibling [[CBS News]] on presentation. On October 6, 2020, ''[[60 Minutes]]'' veteran Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson was tapped as executive producer of the ''Nick News'' revival, as well as the newly-developed vice president of news programming for Nickelodeon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Oct 6, 2020 |title=Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson Joins Nickelodeon as Vice President of News Programming and Executive Producer of Net's Rebooted Nick News |url=https://www.viacomcbs.com/press/magalie-laguerre-wilkinson-joins-nickelodeon-as-vice-president-of-news-programming-and-executive-producer-of-nets-rebooted-nick-news |access-date=2020-10-08 |website=Paramount |archive-date=2020-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009141917/https://www.viacomcbs.com/press/magalie-laguerre-wilkinson-joins-nickelodeon-as-vice-president-of-news-programming-and-executive-producer-of-nets-rebooted-nick-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=October 6, 2020 |title='60 Minutes' Veteran to Head News at Nickelodeon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/60-minutes-veteran-to-head-news-at-nickelodeon-4071703/ |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330061153/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/60-minutes-veteran-to-head-news-at-nickelodeon-4071703/ |url-status=live }}</ref> CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas serves as the host, while reporters [[Vladimir Duthiers]], [[Enrique Acevedo]], and Imtiaz Tab also contribute.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nick News - Season 1 - TV Series|url=https://www.nick.com/shows/nick-news/3c73y5/season-1|access-date=2022-03-19|website=Nickelodeon|archive-date=2022-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406160604/https://www.nick.com/shows/nick-news/3c73y5/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Nick News'' also appears as interstitials during regular Nickelodeon programming to cover current events.

==Notable episodes==
In 1993, a then-12-year-old [[Meghan Markle]] was featured after writing letters to get a company to change a national television commercial she viewed as sexist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oppenheim |first=Maya |date=2018-05-21 |title=11-year-old Meghan Markle fights sexism on Nickelodeon in resurfaced video |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/meghan-markle-nickelodeon-sexism-video-watch-hillary-clinton-royal-wedding-a8361396.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311223153/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/meghan-markle-nickelodeon-sexism-video-watch-hillary-clinton-royal-wedding-a8361396.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1993, there was an episode on global warming entitled "Plan it for the Planet".  On December 9, 2007, ''Nick News'' had shown another global warming special entitled "A Global Warning From the Kids of the World".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=2007-12-05 |title=A Global Warning From the Kids of the World |url=https://variety.com/2007/tv/reviews/a-global-warning-from-the-kids-of-the-world-1200554139/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Both specials looked at different regions of the Earth like Australia, Alaska, the Netherlands, the Philippines, California and Kenya, showing the changes in the climate and the effects of those changes. During the later part of the December 9, 2007, episode, [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Al Gore]] talked to children about the issues that global warming is causing for ordinary people.

In 2002, ''Nick News'' celebrated its 10th anniversary, adds with a special called "Happy Birthday, Nick News". It featured many flashbacks from the first 10 years of ''Nick News''.

On June 18, 2002, Nickelodeon showed "Nick News Special Edition: My Family Is Different". This had one of the largest audiences in ''Nick News''' history. The show featured regular children talking about different issues that have had a major effect on their personal lives, including hate crimes, child abuse and sexual harassment. During this episode, openly lesbian parent [[Rosie O'Donnell]] appeared on ''Nick News'' to talk with the children and Ellerbee about being different, with other well-known people as well. The show has also included children from households across the globe that oppose [[LGBT rights]], as well as conservative commentator [[Jerry Falwell]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |date=June 11, 2002 |title=Nickelodeon Under Fire for a Special on Gay Parents |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-06-11-0206100256-story.html |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en |archive-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702003230/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-06-11-0206100256-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On October 12, 2008, an episode called "Nickelodeon's [[Kids Pick the President]]"  featured children from across the United States asking political, economic and health care questions of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Barack Obama]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]], as part of a way for American children to choose. Obama was chosen as the winner in that year's Kids Pick the President poll.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/kpp/ |title=Kids Pick the President |publisher=Nickelodeon |access-date=2013-10-02 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005014331/http://www.nick.com/kpp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Neil Young]] appeared in an episode with his son who was diagnosed with [[autism]] and their love of [[model trains]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9mPzHR7dXE |title=Mark Lyons & Linda Ellerbee - Nick News - 1994 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech - Peabody Awards on YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2021-08-22}}</ref>

==Video releases==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! VHS !! Release Date !! Notes
|-
| ''A Conversation with Magic'' || 1992 || Barr Media Group
|-
! VHS !! Release Date !! Notes
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| ''Stranger Danger'' || 1994 || [[Sony Wonder]]
|-
! VHS !! Release Date !! Notes
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| ''Clearing the Air'' || 1995 || Sony Wonder
|-
! VHS !! Release Date !! Notes
|-
| ''When Bad Things Happen'' || 1995 || Sony Wonder
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release Date !! Notes
|-
| Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics || April 25, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Nick-News-Linda-Ellerbee-Alcoholics/dp/B007XJM4RS|title=Nick News with Linda Ellerbee – Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics|website=Amazon|date=2012-04-25|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=2015-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210205553/http://www.amazon.com/Nick-News-Linda-Ellerbee-Alcoholics/dp/B007XJM4RS|url-status=live}}</ref> || Manufactured on demand on DVD-R
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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