Aired: August 31, 2009 – 11 AM PST
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TITLE: Back by Popular Demand – KidzEra Magazine-TV-Web – Created By Kids, For Kids
SPECIAL GUEST: Scott Smith, CEO of YOUTH INTERMEDIA KidzEra Magazine, Teen News TV, KidzEra.com and KidzEra Mobile
This week Allen and Logan discuss with Scott Smith Youth Intermedia’s commitment to empower kids from all over the globe by providing them with an opportunity to create and have their work appear in an international forum via magazine, web and TV. Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to this show!
Youth Intermedia is a marketing and mass media production company that has developed a successful multimedia platform, KidzEra, that simultaneously improves education methodologies and gives sponsors a more effective, modern day branding solution for the highly sought after, hard to reach “Tween” market, ages 8 to 14.
Founded in 1995 by Scott Smith, publisher, Youth Intermedia introduced Kidz Magazine as a school-based literacy program in Boulder, Colorado.
Kidz Magazine was an Instant Hit! 75% of kids liked the magazine that “they created” more than any other publication. Soon, Kidz Magazine was present in schools in the top 50 U.S. metropolitan areas and over 32 countries worldwide, achieving an impressive ABC-audited 600,000 circulation.
The publication has been distributed by teachers in more than 25,000 elementary and middle school classrooms throughout the nation, giving Tweens a powerful voice that showcases their insights and creative talents. 90% of the schools that were offered Kidz Magazine, accepted it – An unprecedented ratio.
