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Christine Hoyt
1Berkshire
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For Immediate Release
Grand Marshal of 68th Annual Fall Foliage Parade Announced
North Adams, MA – September 26, 2024 – David Fabiano of Northern Berkshire Community Television Corporation (NBCTC) has been selected as the Grand Marshal for the upcoming 68th Annual Fall Foliage Parade presented by 1Berkshire. The parade will be held in downtown North Adams on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm. This year’s parade theme is Berk du Soleil – The Greatest Show in North Berkshire, a spellbinding journey into the extraordinary, where dreams take flight and imagination knows no bounds.
In 1983, Dave was hired by Cox Cable Communications in North Adams to produce local programming and provide Public Access to the five Northern Berkshire communities served by the cable system, including covering the Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade on October 2, 1983. Since then, Dave has produced the Fall Foliage Parade coverage each year, allowing for homebound individuals to watch the parade live on parade day. His coverage also allowed the parade to be viewed at later dates and times by individuals who participated or those who may have missed this annual community tradition live.
In 1995, Dave was hired as Executive Director of Northern Berkshire Community Television Corporation (NBCTC). NBCTC was a newly formed Not-for-Profit 501c3 corporation created specifically to provide Public, Educational, and Governmental Access going on the air in September 1995 on cable channels 15, 16 and 17. Under Dave’s leadership at NBCTC, individuals have been able to channel their creativity into programming that has informed and entertained the community television audience. In its 29 years of existence, NBCTC has grown from one employee to four, with three additional part-time, per diem staff and dozens of local volunteers who routinely use NBCTC’s facilities to produce television programs for the Northern Berkshire community.
Dave was born and raised in Canaan, NY where he still lives today with his wife, Heidi. Dave has a degree in Communication Studies with a Broadcasting concentration from Oswego State University. Sunday, October 6 will mark Dave’s 41st broadcast of the Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade and his final production with Northern Berkshire Community Television Corporation.
This year’s parade will be a little different with Dave in front of the camera marching with the parade instead of behind the camera, and the parade committee is delighted to be honoring Dave, his work, and the importance of community television in this way. The parade committee invites the entire Berkshire community to celebrate Dave as our Grand Marshal.
There is still time to participate in this year’s parade. The theme of Berk du Soleil has sparked a lot of creativity. There are a variety of ways to get involved, including, but not limited to, signing up to have a float, entering a band/music unit, or a marching unit. We are also looking for volunteers to help on parade day with the lineup or as a banner carrier. Lastly, sponsorship of the parade helps with making the parade bigger and better each year. For more information about how you can help, please visit 1berkshire.com.
About 1Berkshire
1Berkshire is a county-wide organization focused on economic development and promotion of the region as a preferred place to visit, to live, to work, and to grow a business. It provides programs that connect businesses with each other and with potential customers, as well as works to develop future leaders and support entrepreneurs. For more information, visit 1Berkshire.com.
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