The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (Kids Public Radio)
info@childrenshour.org

Booking Overview

A weekly kids-focused public media program combining educational themes with great music and occasional appearances by well-known children’s entertainers. For PR, it’s a strong platform to reach family audiences around literacy, values, and child-friendly arts education.

Metrics

Episodes: 289

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 302 subscribers

Instagram: 1.6k followers

30s Ad: 39 - 49, 60s Ad: 48 - 58

Contact Information

info@childrenshour.org

Contact Form

Contact form available - Official Form

Host

The Children's Hour (Kids Public Radio) - Kids Public Radio’s The Children’s Hour is a weekly public-radio program distributed on stations worldwide. It produces theme-based educational segments and features music primarily from Kindie (ch...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Children’s entertainers (musicians/Kindie artists), Grammy- or award-recognized storytellers/authors, and education/literacy advocates with kid-appropriate material
Required Achievements:  
Grammy or major children’s publishing/arts recognition, Beloved national children’s performer or widely known children’s author, Published books and/or nationally performed children’s music content

Recent Guest Discussions

Bill Harley - Children’s Songs And Storytelling; Kid-focused Themes Including Humor, Courage, And Friendship

Recent Topics

Children's Music, Literacy, Education, First Amendment, Kindie, Authors, Family, Censorship, Performing Arts

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Children's Hour
:

Dragons

May 24, 2026

The Kids Crew explores the world of dragons with author Mari Mancusi. From ancient myths to modern stories, kids learn about many types of dragons and how they appear across cultures. The episode also includes a Kids Crew book review and what makes dragon stories fun to read.

Banned Books

May 17, 2026

This time on The Children’s Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Books. They teach us what that means, the history of banning books, and how it’s even possible in the era of digital reading, and with the First Amendment right to free speech. This episode comes with a new learning guide.

Mom

May 10, 2026

Celebrate Mom with The Children's Hour in a musical Mother's Day special. We feature some of our favorite songs by Kindie artists honoring mothers, and we hear poetry about the special bond between kids and our moms. Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate from The Children's Hour.

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