The Parade Company has announced its celebrity line-up and new floats that will appear in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade next Thursday.
The Grand Marshals for the parade will be the Detroit Youth Choir led by Director Anthony White and former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer.
On top of that, they will debut the new Tom Izzo “big head” and feature seven new floats. Former WXYZ Anchor Robbie Timmons will also appear in the parade, as will her husband, Jim Brandstatter.
Nate Lashley – 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic Champion. Lashley will be riding on the Rocket Mortgage Classic float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van on Thanksgiving morning.
Issac Ryan Brown – TV actor starring on Disney series Raven’s Home. A Detroit native, Brown got his big break at the age of six when he dazzled audiences on “America’s Got Talent.” Since then, Brown has consistently been working in film, television, commercials and voiceovers. He has recurred on shows including Blackish, How to Get Away with Murder, Bubble Guppies and Puppy Dog Pals.
Jim Brandstatter – Radio play-by-play announcer for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team. Brandstatter also served as the NFL’s Detroit Lions color analyst on their statewide radio network. He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. He has twice been named sportscaster of the year in Michigan by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, among other awards.
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