NBC 4 NY Will Exclusively Air, Stream Live Coverage Of The 262nd NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

NBC 4 NEW YORK WILL EXCLUSIVELY AIR, STREAM LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 262ND NYC ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 17

NEW YORK, NY - (March 1, 2023) - Offering a front row seat for one of the world's most popular and longest-running parades, NBC 4 New York will carry exclusive, live coverage of the 262nd New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on Friday, March 17. Starting at 11 AM ET and continuing through 3 PM ET, Tri-State viewers can enjoy the over-the-air broadcast on WNBC, on NBCNewYork.com and the NBC 4 App For the first time, the parade will also be available for a national and international audience through the station's "NBC New York News" streaming homes on Peacock, The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus and Xumo Play. Click here for a step-by-step guide to accessing the "NBC New York News" streaming channel.

"We are excited to bring one of New York's most beloved traditions to WNBC viewers across the Tri-State - and around the world. Our live broadcast will include four hours of coverage from along Fifth Avenue, featuring the unique sights and sounds only found at New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade," said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.



Broadcast coverage will be led by WNBC Weekend Today in New York anchor Gus Rosendale and News 4 New York reporter Rana Novini. Rosendale will be joined in the broadcast booth by Ireland Calls Radio Show personality, Treasa Goodwin-Smyth and Tommy Smyth, world renowned sports announcer and commentator. They will be providing viewers with a fun and informative look at Parade's rich history. Novini will take viewers on a memorable journey up the Fifth Avenue parade route, featuring the traditional stop at St. Patrick's Cathedral and interviewing Parade participants and spectators every step of the way.



"We are again delighted to partner with WNBC in the broadcast of the historic 262nd New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023. This parade that started in 1762 has survived; a war of revolution, World War I, World War II, the great depression, and the pandemics of 1918 and 2022, and this year we will we see the return of participants and bands from all over the country, on a scale that we have not seen since 2019 because of the pandemic. We are indeed looking forward to a fantastic day on March 17, celebrating Irish heritage and culture in New York City," said Hilary Beirne, Founding Chairman of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Foundation.

Kevin J. Conway was named Grand Marshal of the 2023 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. Conway is vice chairman of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC a global private equity firm that he joined in 1997. Active in civic and philanthropic circles, Conway is a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, vice chair of the board of Student Sponsor Partners, a board member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, and a board member of the New York Catholic Foundation. He resides on Long Island with his family and traces his multigenerational Irish heritage to Counties Leitrim, Cork, Meath and Limerick.

About NBC 4 New York / WNBC

NBC 4 New York / WNBC is the flagship station of the NBCUniversal Local division of NBCUniversal, serving the New York Tri-State area for more than 75 years and featuring Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow and Emmy® Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field. The station includes the NBC 4 I-Team, New York's largest televised investigative reporting unit, Better Get Baquero which has recovered more than $9 million for Tri-State consumers and Storm Team 4, certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State's most accurate local weather forecast using cutting-edge technology such as Storm Tracker 4, a high-frequency S-Band dual polarization fixed Doppler weather radar.

NBC 4 New York's digital platforms are also among the most read and watched in the New York market and include the NBC 4 App, dedicated Peacock channel, The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus and Xumo Play channels along with unique, out-of-home viewing in local taxis. For more information, visit nbcnewyork.com

About New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade

The New York City St. Patrick's Parade marched for the first time in 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The Parade is regarded as the most popular of the all the Parades in New York City, and honors Saint Patrick - the patron Saint of the Archdiocese of New York and Ireland. The New York Parade consists only of marchers and each year hosts some 250,000 marchers and two million spectators. The Parade has many outstanding marching bands, bagpipers in marching formations, high-school and college bands from throughout the United States and from all over the world. The occasion is televised live to millions of households nationwide for four hours by host station WNBC. The broadcast is webcast live via the internet through the Parade's web site at NYCStPatricksParade.Org and through WNBC's web site at www.nbcnewyork.com



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The New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade™ is the oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world. The first parade was held on March 17, 1762 - fourteen years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The parade is held annually on March 17th at precisely 11:00 AM in honor of St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland and of the Archdiocese of New York. The parade route goes up Fifth Avenue beginning at East 44th Street and ending at East 79th Street. Approximately 150,000 people march in the parade which draws about 2 million spectators.

From its earliest days, right up to the present, the New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade™ has been run entirely by volunteers, many of whom come from generations of families dedicated to the organization of the parade. It takes months of preparation and countless hours to run the world's oldest and largest parade. We could not do it without the commitment of these great women and men.

The NYC Saint Patrick's Day Parade™ is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

*When March 17 falls on a Sunday, the Parade is held on March 16 for religious observances.

This release was published on openPR.