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2018
Grand
Marshal
- Jim
Nantz –
three-time
Emmy
Award
winner
and
five-time
National
Sportscaster
of the
Year
recipient.
The
Voice of
CBS
Sports
and a
frequent
play-by-play
announcer
for the
Detroit
Lion’s
Thanksgiving
Day game
in
Detroit.
(Photo/USA
Today)
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The
Parade
Company
announces
celebrity
line-up
for
America's
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van
Disney’s
ALADDIN
to
kick-off
Thanksgiving
tradition.
Grandstand
tickets
for
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van are
available
for
online
purchase
but are
going
fast.
Visit:
www.theparade.org/americas-thanksgiving-parade/grandstand-tickets/.
DETROIT
– The
Parade
Company
has
announced
their
all-star
celebrity
line-up
to
accompany
parade
Grand
Marshal
Jim
Nantz
during
the 92nd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van.
Recognized
as one
of the
Best
Holiday
Parades
in the
USA
Today
10Best
Reader’s
Choice
travel
award
contest
and one
of the
best
Thanksgiving
parades
in the
country
by U.S.
News &
World
Report
Travel,
Nantz
and
celebrity
guests
will
march
down
Woodward
Avenue
on
Thanksgiving
morning,
November
22.
This
year’s
lineup
includes:
Baseball
Hall of
Famer
and
former
Detroit
Tiger
Jack
Morris,
star of
Disney
Channel’s
‘Andi
Mack”
Sofia
Wylie,
Olympic
silver
winning
snowboarder
Kyle
Mack,
Olympic
bronze
medal
Ice
Dancers
Maia &
Alex
Shibutani
and
local
star
2018
Boston
Marathon
winner
Desiree
Linden
from
Washington
Township.
Bay City
native
Korie
Lee
Blossey
of
Disney’s
ALADDIN
will
kick-off
the live
WDIV
broadcast
with a
special
performance,
compliments
of
Broadway
in
Detroit.
Family
members
of
Aretha
Franklin
will
celebrate
her life
and ride
in her
honor on
parade
morning
with the
Cass
Tech
High
School
Marching
Band
performing.
Also
joining
this
year as
a
signature
piece of
the
parade
is the
Yankee
Air
Museum
Rosie
the
Riveter
Tribute
Corps
including
four
original
riveters
- Mary
Reid,
Ethel
Ciczewicz,
Flo
McCarty
and
Phyllis
Lenhard.
“We have
an
incredible
line-up
of
talented
entertainers
and
athletes
for this
year’s
92nd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van,”
said
Tony
Michaels,
president
& CEO,
The
Parade
Company.
“We are
delighted
to have
this
special,
talented
group
join us
on
Woodward
Avenue
on
Thanksgiving
morning.”
STARS TO
SHINE IN
PARADE
– Parade
goers
will
enjoy an
up-close
look at
sports
legends,
Olympic
athletes
and
entertainers.
2018
Grand
Marshal
Jim
Nantz
–
three-time
Emmy
Award
winner
and
five-time
National
Sportscaster
of the
Year
recipient.
The
Voice of
CBS
Sports
and a
frequent
play-by-play
announcer
for the
Detroit
Lion’s
Thanksgiving
Day game
in
Detroit,
Nantz
and his
family
have
attended
and
enjoyed
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van for
years.
Parade
Celebrities
Jack
Morris
– Former
professional
baseball
starting
pitcher.
Morris
played
for the
MLB
between
1977 and
1994,
mainly
for the
Detroit
Tigers.
A
four-time
World
Series
winner
and a
five-time
All
Star, he
was
inducted
into the
Baseball
Hall of
Fame in
2018.
Sofia
Wylie
– Star
of
Disney
Channel’s
hit
series
“Andi
Mack” as
the
character
Buffy,
Wylie is
also
known
for her
talent
as a
dancer,
singer
and big
screen
actress.
Kyle
Mack
– Big
Air
Silver
medal
Olympic
snowboarder
at the
2018
Winter
Games in
PyeongChang.
A West
Bloomfield
native,
Mack won
the
Burton
U.S.
Open in
2016
along
with
World
Cup
podiums
and two
World
Championship
medals.
Maia &
Alex
Shibutani
–
Nicknamed
the
“ShibSibs,”
Maia &
Alex are
a
sibling
ice
dance
team.
These
Ann
Arbor
residents
who
trained
at Artic
Edge of
Canton
are
two-time
Olympic
Bronze
medalists,
two-time
U.S.
Champions,
and
Three-time
World
medalists.
Korie
Lee
Blossey
from
Disney’s
ALADDIN
– The
Broadway
actor
and Bay
City
native
will
kick-off
the
Parade
with the
song
“Friend
Like Me”
to
celebrate
the
Detroit
premiere
of this
hit
Broadway
musical.
Desiree
Linden
– Local
star and
winner
of the
2018
Boston
Marathon,
becoming
the
first
American
in 33
years to
win the
women’s
category
in the
event.
She
competed
in the
2012
London
Olympics
and the
2016 Rio
de
Janeiro
Olympics
women's
marathon.
Detroit’s
Favorite
Sports
Mascots
–
Detroit’s
favorite
mascots
including
Hooper,
Roary
and PAWS
will be
riding
on WOMC
104.3’s
float,
“Detroit
Rocks.”
Emily
Sioma
– Miss
Michigan
2019.
Born and
raised
in Grass
Lake,
Michigan,
Simoa is
a
graduate
of the
University
of
Michigan
with a
degree
in
Women’s
Studies.
Aretha
Franklin
Family
Members
– Family
members
of
Aretha
Franklin
will
celebrate
her life
and ride
in her
honor on
parade
morning
with the
Cass
Tech
High
School
Marching
Band.
One of
the
best-selling
musical
artists
of all
time,
having
sold
more
than 75
million
records
worldwide,
the
undisputed
“Queen
of Soul”
created
an
amazing
legacy
of more
than six
decades.
Yankee
Air
Museum
Rosie
the
Riveter
Tribute
Corps
– Women
including
four
original
riveters
- Mary
Reid,
Ethel
Ciczewicz,
Flo
McCarty
and
Phyllis
Lenhard
–
representing
Rosie
the
Riveter,
the
World
War II
American
poster
icon.
Santa
Claus
–
Santa’s
grand
arrival
in his
hand-crafted
sleigh
is at
the end
of
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van.
NEW
FLOATS
DEBUT IN
THE
PARADE –
New
floats
will
make
their
way down
Woodward
Avenue
on
Thanksgiving
morning
including:
Children’s
Hospital
of
Michigan
Delta
Dental
of
Michigan
Henry
Ford
Health
System
Lear
Corporation
– “Focus
on the
Drive”
The
Skillman
Foundation
Wayne
State
University
Celebrating
its 92nd
year,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van
takes
place on
Thursday,
November
22. To
commemorate
the life
and
legacy
of
longtime
parade
supporter
Art Van
Elslander,
“Art!!
Heart &
Soul!”
has been
announced
as this
year’s
theme.
Gary and
David
Van
Elslander
will be
riding
in the
parade.
A friend
of the
parade
for over
30
years,
Van
Elslander
is
remembered
and
recognized
as a
great
supporter
of the
Detroit
community.
Art Van
Furniture,
now
under
new
ownership,
continues
the
outstanding
partnership
with The
Parade
Company
as
presenting
sponsor
of
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van.
Grandstand
tickets
for
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van are
available
for
online
purchase
but are
going
fast.
Ticket
prices
start at
$45. To
purchase
tickets
and for
more
information,
visit
www.theparade.org/americas-thanksgiving-parade/grandstand-tickets/.
The
Parade
will be
broadcast
on
WDIV-Local
4 with
pre-parade
coverage
beginning
at 6 am
with
celebrity
interviews.
The
Parade
preshow
begins
at 9 am
and
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van is
from
10am –
12pm,
including
a
one-hour
syndicated
national
broadcast
from 10
-11am
reaching
more 185
major
cities
across
the
country.
News/Talk
760
WJR’s
Paul W.
Smith
will
host a
pre-parade
broadcast
from 6am
– 9:30am
104.3
WOMC’s
Stephen
Clark
and
JoAnne
Purtan
will
host a
live
parade
broadcast
starting
at 10
am. For
more
information,
visit
www.theparade.org.
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