The

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for Outstanding Children's Personality was established at the

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in 2022 under the name Outstanding Host, and is open to performers of all genders. The current holder of the award is

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, who won at the

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for her reading of "The Three Questions" on ''Storyline Online''. The category received its current name at the

Background

On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced the creation of the

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to recognize the best in children's and family television. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of children’s and family programming" as justification for a dedicated ceremony. Many categories of the awards were previously presented at the

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. While both the Daytime and

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have honored hosting with various categories, there has never been an award specifically dedicated to hosting in children's programming until the establishment of this category.

Winners and nominations

Outstanding Host

Outstanding Children's Personality

Individuals with multiple nominations

;2 nominations * Tabitha Brown *

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Programs with multiple nominations

;2 nominations * ''

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'' * '' Tab Time''

Networks with multiple nominations

;4 nominations *

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;2 nominations *

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Superlatives

References

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