YOUTUBE ORIGINALS "KID CORRESPONDENT" RETURNS TODAY WITH THREE ALL-NEW BACK-TO-SCHOOL EPISODES

SPECIAL GUESTS HODA KOTB, ROI FABITO (GUAVA JUICE), AULI'I CRAVALHO AND MORE STOP BY TO HELP FAMILIES AS THEY WRAP UP THEIR SUMMER BREAK AND KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL

ADDITIONAL EPISODES OF "KID CORRESPONDENT" PREMIERE LATER THIS YEAR AND FEATURE SOPHIA BUSH, RAINN WILSON, MARCUS SAMUELSSON, THE MERRELL TWINS AND JERRY O'CONNELL

AVAILABLE ON THE YOUTUBE ORIGINALS FOR KIDS & FAMILY CHANNEL

WHAT:

Today, YouTube Originals launched three new episodes of "Kid Correspondent," with kid anchors Riah and Titus and their crew of young reporters helping families as they get ready to go back to school. This latest batch of "Kid Correspondent" episodes features appearances from "guest grown-ups" Hoda Kotb, Roi Fabito, and Auli'i Cravalho. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are free-to-stream today on the YouTube Originals for Kids & Family and the SoulPancake channels. "Kid Correspondent" will also be available through the YouTube Kids app.

In addition to today's new episodes, "Kid Correspondent" will return later this year with additional three-episode installments focused on topics like Sustainability (October) and Holidays (November/December). Special guest grown-ups for later installments include Sophia Bush, Rainn Wilson, Marcus Samuelsson, The Merrell Twins and Jerry O'Connell.

"Kid Correspondent," from SoulPancake and Participant, is an inquiry-based kids and family program from the creators of Kid President that helps explore important lessons in a fun and approachable way while inspiring kids and families to take action. Each episode follows co-anchors Riah and Titus and their team of kid reporters - Chloe, Christian, Ava, Viviona, Maya, Jack, Marcus and Rosie - as they investigate relevant topics through recurring segments like Kid on the Street, Ask A Grown-Up, Kid of the Week, Pep Talk and the Dance Party.

Each of the new episodes helps kids answer a big question they might have as they return to school:

· Are You Ready to Go Back to School?: Our kid correspondents do some serious pre-season training to learn about practicing, preparing and thinking positively, while uncovering everything kids need to know to make sure their backpacks are full and their minds are focused.

· How Can I Be A Great Friend?: Our reporters bump up their friendship skills at Best Friend Boot Camp, talk to other kids about their friends, and get the inside scoop on all the dos and don'ts of friendship (like sharing, caring and not comparing!).

· How Can I Fail Awesomely?: Making mistakes can feel terrible, but what if making mistakes was actually a good thing? Our Daring Reporter dares kids to learn from their mistakes, double dares them to try again, and helps them discover what it means to have resilience.

Last year, on the "Kid Correspondent" Election Special, Riah and a crew of kid reporters investigated the democratic process and learned life lessons like how to have healthy disagreements, or how to use a decision tree to help make tough decisions. "Kid Correspondent" also featured guest appearances from celebrities and YouTube Creators including Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, Rainn Wilson, Soledad O'Brien, Robin Roberts, Lisa Loeb, Rosanna Pansino and more.

"Kid Correspondent" is produced by SoulPancake, a division of Participant. Executive Producers are Julie Merson, Jenny Kubo, Brad Montague and Golriz Lucina. Brian Clark and Amy DePaola are co-executive producers. Nadine Zylstra is head of the YouTube Originals Learning, Impact and Kids & Families team. Daniel Haack oversees "Kid Correspondent" for YouTube Originals.

Participant is the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social action.

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About YouTube Originals:

YouTube Originals are award-winning, creative and engaging scripted and unscripted series and films across music, personalities and learning for fans all over the world. Spotlighting both YouTube creators alongside Hollywood's biggest stars, YouTube Originals provide an experience that only YouTube can offer. By tapping into the platform's growing global community, fan engagement product capabilities, and innovative content mixed with pioneering live-streamed specials, there is truly something for everybody. Fans experience YouTube Original content through ad-supported YouTube as well as YouTube Premium, a subscription service that offers access to YouTube Original series and movies, a streaming music platform, and an uninterrupted, ad-free experience across all of YouTube. YouTube Originals are available in nearly 80 countries worldwide.

About SoulPancake:

SoulPancake, a division of Participant, is a content studio that inspires and connects audiences across digital platforms, television and OTT, live events, and branded entertainment. One of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies in Video," SoulPancake has more than 1 billion video views across its digital platforms and has won 16 Webby Awards, four Streamy Awards, and two Emmys. SoulPancake's positive content has attracted global brands and media partners such as AARP, Allstate, Coca-Cola, GE, Google, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile, the United Nations, Visa, and more. Find us online at www.soulpancake.com or on social via @SoulPancake.

About Participant:

Founded by Chairman Jeff Skoll and under the leadership of CEO David Linde, Participant (www.participant.com) combines the power of a good story well told with real world impact and awareness around today's most vital issues. Through its worldwide network of traditional and digital distribution, aligned with partnerships with key non-profit and NGO organizations, Participant speaks directly to the rise of today's "conscious consumer," representing the well over 2 billion consumers compelled to make meaningful content a priority focus. As an industry content leader, Participant annually produces up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and more than 30 hours of digital short form programming, through its digital subsidiary SoulPancake. Participant's more than 140 films have collectively earned 82 Academy Award(R) nominations and 21 wins, including Best Picture for Spotlight and Green Book, and Best Foreign Language Films for Roma and A Fantastic Woman and Best Documentaries for American Factory, CITIZENFOUR, The Cove and An Inconvenient Truth. Follow Participant on Twitter (@Participant) and on Facebook and Instagram.