Atlanta’s CW69 to Broadcast Dragon Con Parade Live
Hour-long broadcast begins at 10 a.m. September 3
Atlanta–Superheroes, Gods, Goddesses, Ghostbusters, Zombie Hunters and Storm Troopers are just a few of the characters expected to parade along Peachtree Street on Saturday morning, September 3, starting at 10 a.m. For the first time in the history of the parade, it will be broadcast LIVE on WUPA-TV, Atlanta’s CW69. The hour-long broadcast will be co-hosted by longtime Dragon Con emcee Brian Richardson and resident “spokesthing” Ben Armstrong.
Dragon Con’s Creative Director Billy Messina was instrumental in bringing the parade to CW69. “Each year, tens of thousands of people take to the streets of downtown Atlanta to catch a glimpse of their favorite characters from movies, TV, comic books and beyond. Who else but Dragon Con could orchestrate a gathering of ewoks and orks, pirates and superheroes, monsters and martians and then have them all march down Peachtree Street with over 3,000 of their friends? So with all of their great genre programming, it seems only fitting that Atlanta’s CW will be the first to televise Atlanta’s largest parade,” said Messina.
CW69’s President and General Manager Tom Canedo echoed Messina’s enthusiasm. “With the CW’s slate of Superhero and Fantasy shows, Dragon-Con is such a natural fit for us. Lots of the CW’s stars will be at Dragon Con this year and who knows who may stop by during our parade coverage? This is the type of fun, local and entertaining event that we hope to bring to our viewers for years to come.”
In addition to the live broadcast, CW69 will also stream the parade available on atlcw.tv beginning at 10 a.m. and rebroadcast at 8pm on Saturday, September 3rd.
CW Dragon Con Parade Press Release (pdf Version of Release)
