The Battle of Flowers Parade was first held in 1891 to honor
the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto.
the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Public television station KLRN will once again broadcast the big three — the Texas Cavaliers River Parade, Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta Flambeau Parade — commercial-free and in HD.
The festivities also will be streamed live at KLRN.org/fiesta, making them available to people all over the world.
The festivities also will be streamed live at KLRN.org/fiesta, making them available to people all over the world.
“The response from the community to our online streaming and social media aspect of the parades has been incredible,” Julie Coan, KLRN's chief operating officer, said. “Last year, people from all over the U.S. and in over 50 countries enjoyed the parades online. We expect the numbers to increase this year as people share the link with family and friends around the globe, extending our footprint and allowing KLRN to share the joy of Fiesta with the rest of the world.”
TV stations KSAT and KWEX are helping KLRN put on the best show possible by loaning satellite trucks and news talent for the events. “I want everything to be perfect,” added Coan, who came to the local PBS affiliate from Houston's public TV station last year.
The Texas Cavaliers River Parade (7:30 p.m., April 22) will be hosted by KSAT anchors Ursula Pari and Steve Spriester; and Battle of Flowers (1 p.m., April 26) will be aided by the musings of the station's morning teammates Leslie Mouton, Mark Austin and Mike Osterhage.
As for nighttime's Fiesta Flambeau (8 p.m., April 27) viewers will be treated to something different. KLRN will showcase its talent; hosts will be Asia Ciaravino of the locally produced weekly culture program, “Arts,” and Bruce Kates, producer of “Texas Week With Rick Casey.”
A Spanish-language feed of each parade will play on KLRN's digital channel Vme (9.3). San Antonio's Univision affiliate will provide hosts for those telecasts. Marycarmen Lopez and Keyhla Calderon will handle the River Parade; Battle of Flowers will be hosted by Brenda Jimenez and Jorge Nunez; and narrating the Flambeau will be Anabel Monge and Alban Zamora.
The telecasts mark KLRN's third year of carrying the parades, despite the exorbitant costs that take a sizable bite out of the public TV station's lean budget. “We're committed to doing them this year; next year we're not so sure,” Coan said.
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