Dec 29th, 2008 · Dora the Explorer has a new voice: Twelve-year-old Caitlin Sanchez has taken over the title role of Nickelodeon's bilingual animated adventure series. The Fairview, N.J., resident plays jazz piano and likes John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · An adolescent drug dealer and a middle-aged therapist barter their respective goods and services — and former Nickelodeon star Josh Peck nearly steals the movie out from under Oscar winner Ben Kingsley.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Animated heroine, beloved of preschoolers throughout the U.S., breaks the cartoon mold: She's Latina, she speaks Spanish, and she knows how to get problems solved. NPR's Rolando Arrieta explores how Nickelodeon's scrappy heroine came to be.
Dec 21st, 2007 · Tween star Jamie-Lynn Spears announced this week that she is pregnant. The 16-year-old is the star of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and the younger sister of pop singer Britney Spears, and she plans to keep the baby. What are girls and their moms making of the news? Denise Restauri, founder of AllyKatzz -- a social networking Web site for girls ages 10 to 15 -- and mother of a 14-year-old girl, says girls have had mixed reactions to the news. Restauri talks with Melissa Block.
Sep 28th, 2007 · It is hard to pry kids away from the TV, especially on Saturdays. It could take the screen going blank. That's exactly what the kids' channel Nickelodeon will be doing this Saturday -- for three hours -- for its fourth annual Day of Play. It's aimed at getting kids to go outside, get dirty, and play. When the shows do come back on they'll feature real kids who have gotten in shape.
Jan 26th, 2007 · Reality blends with fiction on The Naked Brothers Band, a new series airing Saturday on Nickelodeon. The rock 'n' roll mockumentary stars real-life brothers Nat and Alex Wolfe. It's equal parts cute and clever that works on both kid- and adult-levels.
Jun 17th, 2005 · Our own NPR movie critic reflects on the 100th anniversary of the first public movie theater in the United States. On June 19, 1905, the Nickelodeon opened in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Jan 7th, 2005 · Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein talks about the Nickelodeon network's new series Zoey 101, starring Jamie Lynn Spears, a younger sister of pop star Britney Spears. Wallenstein says it's sad that so many kids on television seem to need a famous last name to get a break.