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Detroit's Thanksgiving Parade reimagined as a mostly pre-recorded TV only event

The Detroit News
Members of the pit crew eat a boxed meal on Thanksgiving morning with the 'Santa Claus and reindeer float' behind them in the middle of Lafayette Boulevard outside the WDIV Local 4 studio where TV personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
Members of the pit crew eat a boxed meal on Thanksgiving morning with the 'Santa Claus and reindeer float' behind them in the middle of Lafayette Boulevard outside the WDIV Local 4 studio where TV personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
The Santa's sleigh and his reindeer float sits in the middle of Lafayette Boulevard in front of the WDIV Local 4 studio where TV personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
The Santa's sleigh and his reindeer float sits in the middle of Lafayette Boulevard in front of the WDIV Local 4 studio where TV personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
WDIV Local 4 television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker prepare to host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show which was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
WDIV Local 4 television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker prepare to host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show which was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
Outside WDIV Local 4 studio in downtown Detroit, television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's parade was reimagined as a televised-only special broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2020.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
WDIV Local 4 television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
WDIV Local 4 television personalities Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host the mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Detroit police cars block traffic on Lafayette Boulevard in front of the WDIV Local 4 building where Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
Detroit police cars block traffic on Lafayette Boulevard in front of the WDIV Local 4 building where Evrod Cassimy and Rhonda Walker host a mostly-pre-recorded America’s Thanksgiving Parade show.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News