LOS ANGELES - BizKid$, the innovative credit union TV show that teaches kids about financial education, won a Daytime Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences right after capturing the National CU Foundation's Herb Wegner Award for Outstanding Program.
The show won the Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title and Graphic Design." This is a major milestone in the ongoing effort to improve consumer financial education, said John Annaloro, president of the Washington CU League, which developed Biz Kid$. "To win an Emmy Award shows the power and innovativeness of the presentation," said Annaloro.
First airing January 2008, Biz Kid$ has been broadcast to more than 108 million households. The series has aired in 95% of the country, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, on more than 330 public television stations. Many PBS stations air Biz Kid$ on both their primary channel and their digital high-definition channel on weekdays after school and on weekend mornings. Many stations also conduct outreach, working with local educators, conducting contests, and hosting events that support the series.
