Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade Official 2014 88th Annual Parade poster Presented by Present: Savannah Guthrie (2012 -- present) Al Roker (1995 -- present) Previous: Dave Garroway (1952 -- 1961) Betty White (1962 -- 1970) Lorne Greene (1962 -- 1970) Ed McMahon (1971 -- 1981) Bryant Gumbel (1982 -- 1986) Willard Scott (1987 -- 1997) Deborah Norville (1989 -- 1990) Katie Couric (1991 -- 2005) Matt Lauer (1998 -- 2017) Meredith Vieira (2006 -- 2010) Ann Curry (2011) Starring Parade Executive Producer: Jean McFaddin (1977 -- 2000) Robin Hall (2001 -- 2010) Amy Kule (2010 -- present) Composer (s) Macy 's NBC Brad Lachman Productions Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of episodes 91 (as of November 23, 2017) Production Location (s) Central Park to Macy 's Herald Square, New York City, New York Camera setup Videotape; multi-camera Running time 3 hours (with commercials) Release Original network NBC Picture format 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) Original release November 24, 1924 (1924 - 11 - 24) -- November 22, 1951 (1951 - 11 - 22) (radio) November 25, 1948 (1948 - 11 - 25) -- present (television) Chronology Related shows Macy 's Fourth of July Fireworks Macy 's Ballonfest My Macy 's Holiday Parade Lighting of the Macy 's Great Tree Christmas in Rockefeller Center External links Website
when was the first macy's thanksgiving day parade held
November 24, 1924