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Kidsbeat

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Country
Canada

How it feels

This series was a Canadian news show for children that aired on weekends. It covered news and pop culture stories important to kids including music and video games.

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What happens

Kidsbeat is a Canadian children's TV news series that aired on the Global Television Network during the 1980s and 1990s. Airing Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. (rebroadcast on TVOntario at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays), the program featured various news stories and specials focusing on issues that mattered to kids. It also had a strong emphasis on pop culture, including a segment with short musical clips from the week's top five singles, and sometimes featured video games. It had a variety of different hosts, including, Kevin Newman, Dave Hatch, Pauline Chan, Nerene Virgin, Doug Gamey and Serena Keshavjee amongst others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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