Nick Cannon Unites Four Superstar Celebrities With Four
Extraordinary Teens to Celebrate and Support their Commitment to
Service in the First-Ever TeenNick HALO Awards, Friday, Dec. 11, at 8
P.M. (ET) on TeenNick, With 9 P.M. (ET/PT) Encore on Nick at Nite

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ — TeenNick, Nickelodeon’s 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about teens, unveils the first-ever TeenNick HALO Awards
— a new concept in awards shows featuring four mega-celebrities who
don’t receive the awards themselves — they give them out to deserving
teens in support of their philanthropic causes. LeBron James, Alicia
Keys, Hayden Panettiere and Justin Timberlake join TeenNick Chairman
Nick Cannon in an hour-long special presentation that recognizes and
celebrates real teens who are “Helping And Leading Others” (HALO) and
working to making a significant difference in the world. The TeenNick HALO Awards
premieres Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. (ET), on TeenNick, followed by an
encore presentation at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite. Conceived,
hosted and executive produced by Cannon, the TeenNick HALO Awards,
in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, also
features an exclusive personal message from First Lady Michelle Obama.

“There
are so many regular young people who are agents of change in their
communities, and I wanted to recognize their efforts,” said Nick
Cannon, Chairman, TeenNick. “One person can make a difference, and it’s
my hope that this special will encourage ongoing activism and inspire a
new generation of leaders.”

The TeenNick HALO Awards
highlights the unique stories of four teens — Brryan Jackson, Megan
Kilroy, Darrius Snow and Leah Stoltz — who have made enormous service
contributions in their communities. The teens are each surprised by a
visit from Cannon and awarded a grant for their organization,
scholarship funds and an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and
connect with a celebrity who shares a similar passion for their cause.

“We
know today’s generation of teens have a deep interest in giving back to
their community, and Nick Cannon came to us with the brilliant idea of
celebrating and supporting these efforts by creating an award show that
flips the script and features today’s biggest celebrities giving out
the awards instead of receiving them,” said Marjorie Cohn, Executive
Vice President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon. “The
stories of these four teens are both motivational and uplifting, and we
think the HALO Awards will help to inspire other young people in their
communities to get involved in service.”

TeenNick’s website, www.TeenNick.com,
will feature information on each of the teens’ and celebrities’
organizations, as well as list extensive resources on how people can
get involved on local levels throughout the year. In addition, teens
are invited to share stories of others who are also making a difference.

In support of the TeenNick HALO Awards,
TeenNick will run a mobile sweepstakes “Do Good in Your ‘Hood with Nick
Cannon.” The network will award one lucky winner by bringing Nick
Cannon to his or her town to lead a service opportunity in the
community. Contestants between the ages of 13-24 years old may enter
the sweepstakes by texting HALO to 91757 during the sweeps period from
Dec. 11 through Jan. 10, 2010.

Following are the TeenNick HALO Award honorees, along with information on their organizations and their celebrity match:

• Brryan
  Jackson, St. Charles, MO native, created Hope Is Vital, an organization
  that advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness education and outreach, after
  being infected with the HIV virus as an infant. His HALO match, Alicia
  Keys, shares his passion for the cause with Keep A Child Alive, her
  charity that provides life saving treatment, care and support services
  to children and their families living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

• Having
  grown up on the shores of Santa Monica, Megan Kilroy now runs Team
  Marine, an advocacy group at her high school that conducts ocean
  research and supports community activism, outreach and education. Her
  HALO match, Hayden Panettiere, is the spokesperson for The Whaleman
  Foundation and its Save the Whales Again! campaign whose mission is to
  end all commercial whaling and dolphin hunting and to preserve and
  protect whales, dolphins and their ocean habitat.

• Darrius
  Snow, who grew up in the projects of Atlanta, successfully built up and
  ran BTEAM (Bankhead Teens Encouraging Action by Motivating Others), an
  organization dedicated to community improvement by providing kids and
  teens with positive physical activities as an alternative to violence,
  drugs and gangs. His HALO match, LeBron James, founded the LeBron James
  Family Foundation in 2004, which empowers children and single-parent
  households through innovative programming and initiatives,
  strengthening the ties between family members and building hope through
  education, physical fitness and better health for those who are dealing
  with adversity.

• After
  living with scoliosis, Leah Stoltz started Curvy Girls of Long Island,
  a group that provides education, support and friendship for teen girls
  diagnosed with the condition. Her HALO match is Justin Timberlake,
  whose charity is The Shriners Hospitals for Children, a pediatric,
  orthopedic healthcare system with 22 hospitals that specialize in
  orthopedics, burn care, spinal cord injury and cleft lip and palate.

The
Entertainment Industry Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the
leading charitable organization of entertainment industry, and has
distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support programs
addressing critical health, education and social issues. Visit www.eifoundation.org or www.iParticipate.org.

TeenNick
(formerly The N), the 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about
teens, is currently available in 66 million households via cable,
digital cable and satellite, as well on mobile, VOD and broadband.
TeenNick’s distinct perspective connects its audience to the
electricity and possibilities of teendom, anytime and anywhere, with
original series and ever-popular favorites. TeenNick.com, paired with
sister site Quizilla.com, makes TeenNick the #1 online destination for
teens. TeenNick and all related titles, characters and logos are
trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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