ABC11 Eyewitness News Participates In Veteran's Day Parades
U.S. Air Force Veteran Larry Stogner Hosts Raleigh Parade And U.S. Army Veteran Gilbert Baez Hosts Fayetteville Parade
RALEIGH, NC, November 13, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced that Anchor Larry Stogner, a Vietnam veteran with the U.S. Air Force, will be master of ceremonies for the Veteran's Day parade in Raleigh and Reporter Gilbert Baez, a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School, will be master of ceremonies for the 13th Annual Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade in Fayetteville, N.C. The Raleigh parade is scheduled to be held Friday, Nov. 11 at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Raleigh, starting at the intersection of Fayetteville and Davie Streets. A wreath laying and ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. on the north side of the North Carolina Capitol grounds. The Fayetteville parade is scheduled to begin downtown Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m., starting at Hay Street and Bragg Boulevard and ending at Cool Spring Street.
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"ABC11 is pleased to participate in the Veteran's Day Parades," said John Idler, president of ABC11 Eyewitness News. "Larry, Gilbert and all of us give our heartfelt thanks to the service and sacrifice that veterans make for our country."
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DETAILS:
- Senior broadcast journalist Larry Stogner joined ABC 11 Eyewitness News in 1976 and in 1982 was named anchor of the 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts, and continues to anchor Eyewitness News at 6 p.m. today.
- Reporter Gilbert Baez joined ABC 11 Eyewitness News as a reporter in Fayetteville in January 1996. Baez also served as a weather anchor for three years, co-hosting Eyewitness News Sunday Morning.
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ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 23-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, the HD Live Well Network on 11.2 (Time Warner Ch. 1112) and the Live Well Network on 11.3 (Time Warner Ch. 113). ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.
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