Kids' Choice Sports 2015 to Air Live Thursday, July 16
at 8PM (ET/PT) from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nickelodeon today announced that Seattle Seahawks' two-time Super Bowl
quarterback Russell Wilson will serve as host for Kids'
Choice Sports 2015, which returns for its second year live from
UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 16 (8-9:30 p.m.
ET/PT, tape delayed for West Coast). The superstar quarterback takes the
hosting baton from first-year master of ceremonies Michael Strahan, who
will continue to serve as executive producer, as the best athletes and
top celebrities from around the world come together in a one-of-a-kind
celebration of kids' love of sports.
Seattle Seahawks' quarterback Russell Wilson hosts Kids' Choice Sports 2015, live from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 16 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed for West Coast). (Photo: Business Wire)
With special guests, performances, outrageous competitions and unique
categories to be announced in the coming weeks, Kids' Choice Sports
2015 will be bursting with fun, unforgettable moments, epic slimings
and sheer ‘fan'-demonium that can only happen on Nickelodeon. For the
second straight year, kids from around the country will show their
support for their favorite athletes, teams and sports moments and decide
who will take home a cherished, one-of-a-kind Nickelodeon orange
mohawked blimp trophy.
"I am thrilled that Nickelodeon has asked me to host Kids' Choice
Sports. What an honor to be the king of slime for one crazy night! I
had so much fun at the show last summer that I can't wait to get back.
What kid doesn't want to get slimed? Count me in on that. I'm just a big
kid at heart, so let the fun begin. I promise you, we're going to have
great fun," said Russell Wilson.
Last year's inaugural Kids' Choice Sports certainly set the bar
high. Worldwide superstar David Beckham was presented with the first Kids'
Choice Sports' Legend Award, and celebrated by being showered in
golden slime with his kids; Marshawn Lynch went into "Beast Mode,"
running through a gauntlet and diving into a pool of slime; superstars
Dwyane Wade, Tim Howard, Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Gabby Douglas,
Victor Cruz, Carmelo Anthony, each took home a KCS trophy; and in an
epic halftime show, Florida Georgia Line performed, and then the Pauley
Pavilion roof nearly blew off when 15-year-old Ricardo Jacobo Jr. from
Los Angeles sank a half-court shot live, winning a $50,000 grand prize.
Russell Wilson is expanding his repertoire as he takes on hosting duties
for Kids' Choice Sports, though he is already making history: he
has won more games in his first three seasons than any QB in the history
of the league and he is first quarterback to start two Super Bowls in
his first three seasons. Wilson also became the third youngest
quarterback in NFL history to win the Super Bowl. Named to the NFC Pro
Bowl, Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Year, and Sports Illustrated Offensive
Rookie of the Year in 2012, Wilson tied Peyton Manning's 1998 record for
most touchdown passes by a rookie (26) and became the first rookie in
NFL history to lead his team to an undefeated home record. In 2013,
Wilson led the Seahawks to its first ever Super Bowl victory and led the
Seahawks to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance in 2014.
Kids' Choice Sports 2015 Presenting Sponsors include Verizon.
Associate Sponsors include Nationwide and Popsicle®.
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2015 is produced by Done and
Dusted in association with Nickelodeon Productions. Jay Schmalholz and
Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are executive producers. Constance Schwartz and
Michael Strahan of SMAC Entertainment will serve as executive producers,
alongside Ian Stewart and Hamish Hamilton of Done and Dusted with
Hamilton also serving as director of the show.
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th 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 company includes television programming and
production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer
products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's
U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and
has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive
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