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WLRN-TV Wins NETA Award For 'Journey To The Macy's Parade'

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The Tarpon Springs Marching Band performing at the Macy's Day Parade on WLRN-TV's documentart, 'Journey to the Macy's Parade'

WLRN’s Journey to the Macy’s ParadeTV documentary took the Best Content Production award at the National Educational Telecommunications Association Awards Monday, earning a “perfect score” from judges.

Team members Mia Laurenzo, Jamie March and Alan Tomlinson were honored with the award in the Television Documentary Category at the NETA annual awards ceremony, held in Tampa.

The NETA Awards are an annual recognition of member-produced excellence in public broadcasting. The professional organization was established in 1997 to serve public television licensees and affiliated educational organizations, and has members in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Members of the Tarpon Springs Marching Band performing through the streets of Manhattan during the 2014 Macy's Day Parade. WLRN-TV took the NETA award for Best Content Production for its documentary, 'Journey To The Macy's Parade.'

Journey to the Macy’s Parade follows the adventure of Florida’s Tarpon Springs Marching Band in an uplifting and exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a part of one of the largest events of the year. It tells the story of the band, one of only 10 marching bands chosen to perform in the parade, from practice to performance at their biggest event yet. Each year, thousands of parade participants take to the streets of Manhattan to trek 2.5 miles in front of 3 million spectators and 50 million television viewers.

Journey to the Macy’s Parade is scheduled to air on PBS stations across the country on Nov. 7, in time for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Catch it on WLRN on the following dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov.16 at 11 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.

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