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On Monday, Pride Houston, Inc. announced that the Houston Pride Parade, the third larg- Broadcasting the parade will be the est pride parade in the U.S.,will be available first of its kind. There are so many for viewing on live television forthe first time new oppurtunties that will be ever in its 36-year history. brought to the table for the Houston Pride Committee. The live broadcast will be produced in part- nership with AbOUT Magazine and Hou- ston MediaSource, and will air on HMS-TV channels Com cast 17, AT&T U-Verse 99, Phonoscope 75, TV Max 95, Sudden Link 99 and AbOUT Magazine will stream live on www.about-online.com.

Hosting the live broadcast is Sarah Pepper of Houston's New Hot 95.7 FM, Chad Pitt of Houston's Mix 96.5 FM and Nina Lambardo. "Though thousands flock to the annual , parade, we know that there are still thou- HoustonMedlaSource sands more who would love to be a part of hmstv.org the parade but aren't able to:' says Cade Michals, Publisher of AbOUT Magazine. "With this being one of the largest pride pa- rades in the world, we know that lots of eyes will be glued to their screens to see how Houston celebrates its pride."

AbOUT Magazine will take the lead in pro- ducting this "history making" adventure "Pride is excited about having a new durning the 2014 Pride parade in Montrose way for people to view the 4th larg- starting with the broadcast booth that will est pride in the United States." be incorporated into the already exsisting Stated Frankie Quijano, President of stage at the corner of Westheimer Rd and the Houston Pride Committee. Yoakum St. "Allowing people to watch the tele- Houston Media Source has created the per- cast will open up the parade to not fect production crew to create the perfect only those in the greater Houston broadcast. Consisting of 4 or 5 cameras, and area but around the state and coun- one that will be embedded in parade route try and to also allow people experi- that will allow viewers the best possible ence the celebration in their homes views of the entire parade. and encourage people to host view- ing parties." ble for special events and club promotions .~ *HOLLYWOOD~~*** tal I greenscreen backgrounds SUPER CENTER

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