NBC New York to exclusively air, stream live coverage of 265th NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

Offering a front row seat for one of the world’s most popular and longest-running parades, NBC 4 New York will carry exclusive coverage of the 265th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, starting at 11 AM ET and continuing through 3 PM ET. Tri-state viewers can enjoy the over-the-air broadcast on WNBC, on NBCNewYork.com and the NBC 4 App. The Parade will also be available for national and international audiences on some streaming platforms through the station’s “NBC 4 New York” streaming channel; visit our website to learn how to access our streaming channel.“There is nothing like the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It is the largest celebration of Irish heritage in the world. We are thrilled to offer exclusive viewing access to this historic event, live from Fifth Avenue and across our NBC 4 New York platforms,” said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47.Broadcast coverage will be led by WNBC Weekend Today in New York anchor Gus Rosendale and Weekend News 4 New York anchor Rana Novini. Rosendale will be joined in the broadcast booth by Ireland Calls Radio Show personality, Treasa Goodwin-Smyth and Tommy Smyth, world renowned sports announcer and commentator. They will be providing viewers with a fun and informative look at the Parade’s rich history. Novini will take viewers on a fun-filled trip along the Fifth Avenue parade route, featuring the traditional stop at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and interviewing Parade participants and spectators every step of the way. Robert James “Bob” McCann has been named Grand Marshal of the 2026 Parade. The Co-Chairman of NewEdge Capital Group and owner of Forest Creek Golf Club, McCann previously served as President of Global Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch and Chairman of UBS Americas. He is the Board Chair of the Irish Arts Center in New York City and has worked for nearly 30 years to strengthen the cultural and civic ties between Ireland and the United States.“The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade is delighted once again to work with our long-term partner NBC on our TV broadcast this year. They always go above and beyond to support our event,” said Sean Lane, Chairman of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.About NBC 4 New York / WNBCNBC 4 New York / WNBC is the flagship station of the NBCUniversal Local division of NBCUniversal, serving the New York Tri-State area for more than 75 years and featuring Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, and Emmy® Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field. The station includes the NBC 4 I-Team, New York’s largest televised investigative reporting unit, Better Get Baquero which has recovered more than $20 million for Tri-State consumers and Storm Team 4, certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate local weather forecast using cutting-edge technology such as Storm Tracker 4, a high-frequency S-Band dual polarization fixed Doppler weather radar. NBC 4 New York’s digital platforms are also among the most read and watched in the New York market and include the NBC 4 App, and dedicated Peacock, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, Local Now, Pluto, Google TV, TCL, Xfinity, and Amazon Prime Video channels.About New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade The New York City St. Patrick’s Parade marched for the first time in 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The Parade is regarded as the most popular of the all the Parades in New York City, and honors Saint Patrick – the patron Saint of the Archdiocese of New York and Ireland. The New York Parade consists only of marchers and each year hosts some 250,000 marchers and two million spectators. The Parade has many outstanding marching bands, bagpipers in marching formations, high-school and college bands from throughout the United States and from all over the world. The occasion is televised live to millions of households nationwide for four hours by host station WNBC. The broadcast is webcast live via the internet through the Parade’s web site at NYCStPatricksParade.org and through WNBC’s web site at www.nbcnewyork.com.