{"id":62080,"date":"2023-11-17T16:51:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=62080"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:51:45","slug":"today-anchors-savannah-guthrie-hoda-kotb-and-al-roker-will-also-join-in-the-celebration-as-they-share-their-favorite-parade-hosting-memories-throughout-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/17\/today-anchors-savannah-guthrie-hoda-kotb-and-al-roker-will-also-join-in-the-celebration-as-they-share-their-favorite-parade-hosting-memories-throughout-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;TODAY&#8221; anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will also join in the celebration as they share their favorite parade-hosting memories throughout the years."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62082\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Countdown-to-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Countdown-to-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Countdown-to-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-300x177.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>For the second year in a row, the special will be hosted by Emmy\u00ae, Tony\u00ae, and WGA Award nominee Amber Ruffin.<\/p>\n<p>NBC will air the hourlong special &#8220;<em><strong>Countdown to Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae&#8221; live on Wednesday, November 22 @ 8PM<\/p><div id=\"morty-4087201551\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the eve of the iconic &#8220;<em><strong>Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; viewers will enjoy an all-access look at the Macy&#8217;s Parade Studio to discover exactly what it takes to create the famous floats and balloons prior to their journey through the streets of New York.<\/p>\n<p>For the second year in a row, the special will be hosted by Emmy, Tony, and WGA Award nominee Amber Ruffin (&#8220;<em>Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/em>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>Viewers will join a high school marching band on their journey to New York to perform on Thanksgiving morning. 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