Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The one and only morning every Thanksgiving Central Park West, parade attracts y spectators broadcast nationwide television.

The one and only Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade yearly parade presented y Macy's Department store. The one and only three- event New York City starting 9:00 .. EST Thanksgiving.

More 44 million people watch parade on television annually. NBC official broadcaster event since 1955. For y years parade, which began television appearances CBS 1952, hosted mostly y members The one and only Today Show. However, 1962 1971 hosted y Lorne Greene ( appearing NBC's Bonanza), Betty White. Today Show's Bryant Gumbel, Ed McMahon Regis Philbin hosted telecast early 1980s.

At first, telecasts y g. In 1960's, y expanded hours, y 1970's, three hours being televised.

Between 1987 1997, NBC telecast coverage hosted y Today Show's Bryant Gumbel Willard Scott. During period, their -hosts Mary Hart, Sandy Duncan, Deborah Norville, Katie Couric; In 1995, Al Roker joined parade coverage. Matt Lauer picked p hosting duties 1998 Willard Scott . In 2006, hosting consisted Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer Al Roker; effectively, The one and only Today Show since parade's first (, 2007, second ) falls within show's regular . The one and only parade announced y various NBC announcers Don Pardo Bill Wendell. In 1999, Late Night Conan O'Brien announcer Joel Goddard over. From early 80 until circa 1994, produced directed y Dick Schneider; since circa 1994, telecast executive produced y Brad Lachman, produced y Bill Bracken directed y Gary Halvorson. The one and only musical director TV coverage is veteran composer/arranger Milton DeLugg.

Since 2003, parade coverage simulcast Spanish language NBC Universal-owned Telemundo. Parade coverage Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement Special Event Coverage since 1979.

While NBC Telemundo serve parade's official broadcasters under agreement Macy's, parade itself occurs public streets, meaning Macy's cannot prevent other broadcasters broadcasting their coverage. For several years, CBS televised portions parade p its wraparound "All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade" coverage, which included parades Detroit, Nashville (later replaced y Miami) , reasons unexplained, month taped footage Aloha Floral Parade, which Honolulu September. Since 2002, remaining wraparound segments dropped coverage focusing exclusively New York parade, under title "The one and only Thanksgiving Day Parade CBS," without endorsement Macy's. (This endorsement means parade events, .g. musical performances, timed NBC coverage y appear CBS; compensate, CBS substitute other taped performances.)

Houston, Texas, St. Louis, Missouri Detroit, Michigan the biggest television markets parade p-empted locally based parades. Houston's CBS affiliate, KHOU-TV, covers annual march through downtown Houston, WDIV-TV Detroit p-empts NBC coverage city's "America's Thanksgiving Day Parade". and years, KSDK-TV p-empted NBC's coverage local Thanksgiving Day Parade St. louis, ( 2007) KMOV-TV carries event. Because coverage carried y networks, viewers those cities watch Macy's parade other network's station, parade entirely p-empted those markets.

In 2008, Coca Cola CGI aired USA(United States America) during Super Bowl XLII. The one and only commercial's p consisted Underdog fictional Stewie Griffin balloons chasing Coke bottle-shaped balloon through New York City. The one and only p ended Charlie Brown balloon holding Coke balloon. The one and only advertisement Silver Lion Award annual Lions International Advertising Festival Cannes, France y.