Over the weekend Miami Beach Pride 2014 took place and just one station (ahem) was there. WTVJ it turns out is the first local television station to sponsor and officially march in the parade. You’d be forgiven if you thought WSVN held that honor, I did as well, but as it turns out that is not case. Or maybe I’m thinking of Fort Lauderdale.
Team 6 showed up in full force, decked out in purple and dressed up for the occasion with plenty of signage promoting the station
Team 6 is everywhere! #nbc6pride @ElizabethNBC6 @lulinbc6 @migdalianbc6 @Kellynbc6 @JenNBC6 @OUTNBCUniversal pic.twitter.com/q4SNp3AFAr
— Andrea Cruz (@Andreacruztv) April 13, 2014
NBC 6 anchors Jackie Nespral, Jawan Strader, Adam Kuperstein, and WTVJ assistant news director were also on hand
Great time and spirit! RT"@JackieNBC6: At Pride on Miami Beach. @JAWANNBC6 @chadmatthews6 pic.twitter.com/sGzn6w1Ijp"
— Jawan Strader (@JAWANNBC6) April 13, 2014
WTVJ even hired an airplane to drag a giant NBC 6 banner behind it
YES!!! @nbc6 IS EVERYWHERE! @MiamiBeachPride #PRIDENBC6 pic.twitter.com/Hlsn9Vjxzo
— Roxanne Vargas (@RoxyNBC6) April 13, 2014
Craig Stevens from 7 and Carlos Suarez from 10 were both parade judges. Craig also usually leads the annual AIDS walk, too..
Shocking that 7 was not the first station or for that matter that no other station has come out before