'It’s a huge honor.' Mike Bradley has been involved in Philadelphia's St. Patrick's Day parade for nearly 30 years, including 22 as the parade director, but this is the first year he'll serve as Grand Marshal. jimdonovancbs3 has the story.
this Sunday. It’s a one-day event that takes year-round planning.
“Well I start the parade,” Bradley said. “I get it started and then the police give me a ride down to the reviewing stand where the television cameras will be and just make sure everything is OK down there.” “I’ve been involved for almost 30 years, but I’ve been running it for 22 years as the parade director,” Bradley said. “The interesting thing is I’ve never walked the parade route. I’ve never been in the parade.”“It’s a huge honor, I cried when they named me, it’s big, it really is,” he said.
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