<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Official 2014 88th Annual Parade poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Present : Savannah Guthrie ( 2012 -- present ) Al Roker ( 1995 -- present ) Previous : Dave Garroway ( 1952 -- 1961 ) Betty White ( 1962 -- 1970 ) Lorne Greene ( 1962 -- 1970 ) Ed McMahon ( 1971 -- 1981 ) Bryant Gumbel ( 1982 -- 1986 ) Willard Scott ( 1987 -- 1997 ) Deborah Norville ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Katie Couric ( 1991 -- 2005 ) Matt Lauer ( 1998 -- 2017 ) Meredith Vieira ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Ann Curry ( 2011 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Parade Executive Producer : Jean McFaddin ( 1977 -- 2000 ) Robin Hall ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Amy Kule ( 2010 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Macy 's NBC Brad Lachman Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 91 ( as of November 23 , 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Central Park to Macy 's Herald Square , New York City , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Videotape ; multi-camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 3 hours ( with commercials ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i ( SDTV ) , 1080i ( HDTV ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 24 , 1924 ( 1924 - 11 - 24 ) -- November 22 , 1951 ( 1951 - 11 - 22 ) ( radio ) November 25 , 1948 ( 1948 - 11 - 25 ) -- present ( television ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Macy 's Fourth of July Fireworks Macy 's Ballonfest My Macy 's Holiday Parade Lighting of the Macy 's Great Tree Christmas in Rockefeller Center </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Official 2014 88th Annual Parade poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Present : Savannah Guthrie ( 2012 -- present ) Al Roker ( 1995 -- present ) Previous : Dave Garroway ( 1952 -- 1961 ) Betty White ( 1962 -- 1970 ) Lorne Greene ( 1962 -- 1970 ) Ed McMahon ( 1971 -- 1981 ) Bryant Gumbel ( 1982 -- 1986 ) Willard Scott ( 1987 -- 1997 ) Deborah Norville ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Katie Couric ( 1991 -- 2005 ) Matt Lauer ( 1998 -- 2017 ) Meredith Vieira ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Ann Curry ( 2011 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Parade Executive Producer : Jean McFaddin ( 1977 -- 2000 ) Robin Hall ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Amy Kule ( 2010 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Macy 's NBC Brad Lachman Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 91 ( as of November 23 , 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Central Park to Macy 's Herald Square , New York City , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Videotape ; multi-camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 3 hours ( with commercials ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i ( SDTV ) , 1080i ( HDTV ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 24 , 1924 ( 1924 - 11 - 24 ) -- November 22 , 1951 ( 1951 - 11 - 22 ) ( radio ) November 25 , 1948 ( 1948 - 11 - 25 ) -- present ( television ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Macy 's Fourth of July Fireworks Macy 's Ballonfest My Macy 's Holiday Parade Lighting of the Macy 's Great Tree Christmas in Rockefeller Center </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first macy 's thanksgiving day parade held
when was the first macy 's thanksgiving day parade held
November 24 , 1924
November 24 , 1924