FOR THE THANKSGIVING PARADE LAST YEAR. I STARTED THE BROADCAST BY SAYING, WE’RE BACK WHERE WE
SHOULD BE ON WOODWARD AVENUE
TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL SAY THE
SAME THING ABOUT THE FORD
FIREWORKS AS THEY RETURN AGAIN
TO THE DETROIT RIVERFRONT. GREAT
TO HAVE THE CEO OF THE PARADE
COMPANY, TONY MICHAELS, AND I
SET OFF TOP OF THE PROGRAM. EVEN
YOU WOULD SAY, AS AS HARD AS YOU
TRIED THE LAST TWO YEARS TO
CREATE A FIREWORKS SHOW. THIS IS
HOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE. WE’RE
BACK HOME BACK ON THE DETROIT
RIVER, AND IT WAS TOUGH, BUT
THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. WDIV’S
SERIOUSLY IN OUR SPONSORS AND
FOR EVERYBODY. I BROUGHT YOU
HERE TO JUST NO, I’M KIDDING.
BUT EVERYBODY HUNG IN THERE WITH
US REALLY DID, BUT IT WAS
PROVIDED ENORMOUS CHALLENGES,
BUT BUT I THINK THAT YOU WERE
BLOWN AWAY AT THE SUPPORT.
BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY
TO JUST SAY LOOK, WE’RE NOT
LET’S JUST NOT DO IT IN. A LOT
OF THINGS WENT AWAY IN COVID,
AND YOU GUYS WEREN’T WILLING TO
JUST CALL IT QUITS, BLOWN AWAY
THAT COMPANIES LIKE FORD AND
BLUE CROSS AND DT AND
HUNTINGTON’S STAYED WITH US AND
THE FIREWORKS. THE PARADE. I
MEAN, WE PULLED EVERYTHING OFF
LAST YEAR WE WERE REAL AND
WOODWARD. BUT MAN, I TELL YOU
WHAT, WHAT? WHAT A CITY WHAT
GREAT PEOPLE WE HAVE WITH GREAT
COMPANIES. WE HAVE KNOWING HOW
IMPORTANT THESE THINGS ARE FOR
THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT. THESE
TRADITIONS IT WILL BE A
DIFFERENT, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO GO IN
PERSON. WE KNOW WE’VE GOT METAL
DETECTORS THAT HAVE BEEN, WHICH,
I GUESS WILL COMFORT SOME AND
COMPLETELY ANNOY OTHERS. BUT
TALK ABOUT THE NEW EXPERIENCE OF
THOSE GOING IN PERSON RIGHT? THE
METAL DETECTORS ARE COMING ON
BOARD WITH HEART PLAZA AND SOME
OTHER PLACES AND LOOK, IT’S
GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL
COMFORTABLE ALSO THAT ARE
ATTENDING AND THEY NEED TO KNOW
THAT. HEY I’M SAFE. I FEEL GOOD
AND HART PLAZA IS AN EXAMPLE IS
GOING TO OPEN AT TWO O’CLOCK
THAT THE DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL DECIDE WHEN IT’S
FULL. WHICH THEY DO EVERY YEAR,
AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF THAT.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT THIS IS A
FAMILY WONDERFUL EVENT IN OUR
CITY. WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL GREAT
AND THEY ARE. WE HAVE DONE
STORIES ON THEM. IN FACT, THERE
ARE HIGHER TECH KIND OF METAL
DETECTOR, WHICH SHOULD MAKE IT A
MORE SEAMLESS ENTRY. RIGHT
ABSOLUTELY. AND I HAVE TO TELL
YOU ALSO, WE ASKED ET TO HELP
WITH GENERATORS. UNBELIEVABLE
HOW THEY HAVE STEPPED INTO THIS
TO HELP. SUPPLY THESE GENERATORS
FOR THESE SCANNERS. GREAT EFFORT
TEAM EFFORT AGAIN. DETROIT
COMING TOGETHER, CAN YOU CAN YOU
EXPECT THE NORMAL CROWDS? ARE
YOU EXPECTING MORE BECAUSE MORE
PEOPLE ARE READY TO BURST OUT
AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS OR
WHAT’S YOUR EXPECTATIONS? FOR
WHAT? WE’LL SEE. MY EXPECTATION
IS LOOKING AT THE WEATHER. IF
YOU GUYS GET IT, RIGHT WHAT YOU
WILL YOU WILL. I THINK IT’S
GOING TO BE A HUGE CROWD IN OUR
CITY. AND THAT INCLUDES BELLE
ISLE, OF COURSE, WHICH IS GONNA
LET CARS ROLL ACROSS AT TWO
O’CLOCK. I THINK WE’RE NEVER
HUGE CROWD. I THINK WE HAVE A
BEHAVED CROWD, AND I THINK IT I
KNOW THIS I SAY IT EVERY YEAR,
BUT I REALLY MEAN IT. THIS IS
GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST SHOW
WE’VE EVER DONE. IT REALLY IS.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT WITH THE
ACTUAL MATH OF HOW MANY SHELLS
ARE BEING. YOU KNOW WHAT’S BEING
SPENT ON THE FIREWORKS
THEMSELVES. IT IS THE BIGGEST
HALF HOUR FIREWORKS YOU’VE EVER
DONE THE BIGGEST WE’VE EVER DONE
AND TALKING TO ZAMBELLI, GEORGE
AND BILLY GOES, TONY. THIS IS
THE BIGGEST NOTHING NOTHING
BIGGER THAN THEY DO IN THE
COUNTRY, BUT I THINK I THINK I
THINK WE CAN RATE THIS IS THE
TOP ONE OR TWO IN THE NATION. WE
REALLY CAN. WE JUST WANT
EVERYONE TO SIT BACK AND REALLY
ENJOY IT, WHETHER IN PERSON OR
ON WDIV’S. WE HOPE SO TOO THE
YOU TAKE THE MUSIC FOR THIS. WE
TALKED ABOUT YOU AND I YOU START
TEXTING ME VERY EARLY ON ABOUT
WHEN THE MUSIC’S DONE. AND HOW
DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR
SELECTIONS THIS YEAR TO
ACCOMPANY? THIS IS SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY AND MY WIFE SEES IT
ALL OVER THE KITCHEN ISLAND FOR
MONTHS, AND SO WE GET THE MUSIC
DONE AND JUST SEND IT OVER TO
PATRICK BOROUGH WHO RECORDED
GRAPHS THE SHOW AND THEN WE TALK
AND YOU’RE GONNA LOVE THE HIGHS
AND LOWS AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS
GET READY BECAUSE THIS IS
BOMBASTIC. TONY DOESN’T HAVE
ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH. HE ALSO HAS
TO BE THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF
THIS EVERY YEAR. WHETHER IT’S
THE PART YOU LOVE. I KNOW
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
MICHIGANIANS OF THE YEAR FROM
THE DETROIT TONY WILL BE WITH US
ON MONDAY NIGHT. WE HOPE YOU
WILL BE TOO. THAT’S TOMORROW