Detroit-Area Leaders Chow Down at the 2024 Parade Company Pancake Breakfast

Photo: Andrew Mullin ~760 WJR

DETROIT, Nov. 8, 2024 ~Hundreds of business and community leaders to much down flapjacks at the 25th annual Parade Company Pancake Breakfast.

The event took place at the nonprofit’s studio in Detroit to start the America’s Thanksgiving Parade 2024 season. Notable guests included U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-6), Gardner White President Rachel Stewart, and Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Daniel J. Loepp. Blue Cross Blue Shield revealed a massive new float that will make its debut on Woodward Avenue this Thanksgiving.

The event was also broadcast live by WJR’s “‘JR Morning With Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Emdonds.“

“It’s incredible what people feel about the parade in Detroit,” said Parade Company President and CEO Tony Michael. “We pulled off the virtual parade with WDIV during COVID, and (in) the letters and notes, people said, ‘You made our day, you made our month, you made our holiday because you found a way to bring it to us.’“

PODCASTS:

Nov. 8, 2024 ~ Dan Loepp, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Tony Michaels, president and CEO of The Parade Company, join Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and WDIV‘s Karen Drew at the Parade Company’s Pancake Breakfast.

Nov. 8, 2024 ~ Chris Collins, president and artistic director for the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, joins Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and WDIV‘s Karen Drew at the Parade Company’s Pancake Breakfast.

Nov. 8, 2024 ~ Rachel Stewart, CEO of Gardner White, and Tony Michaels, president and CEO of The Parade Company, join Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and WDIV‘s Karen Drew at the Parade Company’s Pancake Breakfast.

Nov. 8, 2024 ~ Khalid Walton, president of GameAbove Entertainment, joins Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and WDIV‘s Karen Drew at the Parade Company’s Pancake Breakfast.