Nick Taps NBA Star Chris Paul to Host 'Kid’s Choice Sports 2018' Awards

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Chris Paul

Chris Paul

Nickelodeon has named the NBA’s Chris Paul to host its July Kids’ Choice Sports 2018 awards show.

The show, which celebrates their favorite athletes and the year’s most unforgettable sports moments, will air July 22. 

Paul, a former NBA All-star and currently point guard for the Houston Rockets, will host the fifth annual event, following in the footsteps of previous hosts including Michael Strahan and Russell Wilson.

Sponsors for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2018 include Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, milk it!, Olive Garden® and Verizon, according to network officials

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.