Look For Connie Britton at Macy’s Day Parade

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“WNBT and WCBS-TV, local video outlets for the National Broadcasting Company and the Columbia Broadcasting System, respectively, will televise the 23rd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on Thursday, beginning at 10:30 a.m.…WNBT, which will be represented by Milton Berle as grand marshall, and a 13-foot replica of Howdy Doody, will cover the pageant for one hour and 45 minutes… WCBS-TV and the Columbia network will scan the parade for a half-hour period as it goes down Broadway. Two CBS television stars, Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney, will ride on one of the 16 floats.”

The arrangement remains largely intact 60 years later. As the official sponsors, NBC gets pride of place with Today show hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira hosting. NBC stars like Heroes‘ Masi Oka and Ali Larter and Connie Britton from Friday Night Lights will be making appearances. Forty-four million people watched the network’s broadcast last year, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Hal Boedeker.

SOURCE: Portfolio.com

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