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Detroit
Youth
Choir,
former
Detroit
Mayor
Archer
announced
as Grand
Marshals
for 93rd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van
“Detroit
Shining
Bright”
announced
as
parade
theme
celebrating
what is
possible
in
Detroit
DETROIT
– The
Parade
Company
today
announced
the
Detroit
Youth
Choir
led by
director
Anthony
White
and
former
Detroit
Mayor
Dennis
W.
Archer
will
serve as
Grand
Marshals
for the
93rd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van. The
Detroit
Youth
Choir
captured
hearts
across
the
country
and
world
with
their
golden-buzzer
performances
on NBC’s
America’s
Got
Talent.
The
Honorable
Dennis
W.
Archer
served
as
Detroit’s
Mayor
from
1994 to
2001 and
on the
Michigan
Supreme
Court
from
1986-1990.
“We are
incredibly
honored
to have
the
Detroit
Youth
Choir
and
their
director
Anthony
White as
well as
the
Honorable
Dennis
W.
Archer
as Grand
Marshals
of
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van,”
said
Tony
Michaels,
president
& CEO,
The
Parade
Company.
“They
are all
shining
stars
and
exceptional
leaders
in
Detroit
and we
are
excited
to
celebrate
their
accomplishments
on
Thanksgiving
morning
with our
city and
the
millions
of
people
watching
the
Parade
across
the
country.”
The
Detroit
Youth
Choir
will
open the
93rd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van. The
Choir
will
also
give a
special
performance
on the
main
stage at
Hob
Nobble
Gobble
presented
by Ford
Motor
Company
as they
open for
Grammy
Award-winning
artist
Nelly,
presented
by 98.7
The
Breeze,
at The
Parade
Company’s
largest
fundraiser
at Ford
Field on
Friday,
November
22.
An
iconic
Detroit
leader
who
continues
to
advance
the
community,
Dennis
W.
Archer
served
as
Detroit’s
Mayor
from
1994 to
2001 and
was on
the
Michigan
Supreme
Court.
Archer
has a
distinguished
career
in law
including
Chairman
Emeritus
at
Dickinson
Wright
PLLC and
President
of the
American
Bar
Association
(2003-2004).
He was
also the
Chairman,
Board of
Directors
of the
Detroit
Regional
Chamber
(2006-2007).
Archer
was a
2016 ABA
Medal
Recipient
of the
American
Bar
Association
and
named
"Most
Respected
Judge in
Michigan"
by
Michigan
Lawyers
Weekly.
“Detroit
Shining
Bright”
has been
announced
as the
theme of
the 93rd
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van. The
theme
celebrates
Detroit
in the
national
spotlight
and what
is
possible
in our
great
city.
The
Parade
Company
will
make a
series
of
announcements
for the
93rd
year
including
new
float
builds
and
celebrities.
Produced
by The
Parade
Company,
Detroit’s
iconic
Thanksgiving
parade
is
broadcast
in 185
cities
across
the U.S.
and is
celebrating
its 93rd
year on
storied
Woodward
Avenue
where
nearly
one
million
people
gather
each
Thanksgiving
Day.
Grandstand
tickets
for
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van are
now
available
for
online
purchase.
To
purchase
tickets
and for
more
information,
visit:
www.theparade.org/americas-thanksgiving-parade/grandstand-tickets/.
Recognized
as
America’s
Number
One
Holiday
Parade
by the
2018 USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers’
Choice
Awards
and one
of the
best
Thanksgiving
parades
in the
country
by U.S.
News &
World
Report
Travel,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van is
on
Thursday,
November
28. 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
theparade.org.
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