The 126th Tournament of Roses Parade will air live from Pasadena, California on THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 (11:00am -1:00pm ET, 10:00am-12:00pm CT, 9:00am – 11:00am MT, 8:00am – 10:00am PT) on the ABC Television Network. ABC’s presentation will be hosted by ESPN “SportsCenter” anchors Hannah Storm and John Anderson, and Olympic champion John Naber. The parade will feature floral floats in the theme of “Inspiring Stories,” and will include a float based on the ABC hit reality series, “The Bachelor.”
Hannah Storm is an award-winning journalist, producer and director, a pioneer in the field of sports broadcasting for women, an advocate for children’s issues, and a published author. She joined ESPN in 2008 as co-host of the live weekday edition of “SportsCenter.” In addition, Storm has co-hosted many of the networks’ marquee events including: Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, NBA Finals, and Veteran’s Day programming. During the NFL season, she hosts the Sunday morning “SportsCenter” leading into “Sunday NFL Countdown.” Storm annually hosts ABC’s presentation of the “Tournament of Roses Parade.”
John Anderson is an anchor on the Emmy-award winning daily studio show “SportsCenter,” ESPN’s flagship sports news program and co-host of “Wipeout” on ABC, an extreme obstacle-course series on the network. On November 3, 2013, Anderson teamed up with fellow “SportsCenter” anchor Hannah Storm to co-host ESPN’s presentation of the 2013 ING New York City Marathon. For the past two years, they have co-hosted the five-hour race telecast aired nationally on ESPN2 and in New York City on ABC7. This is Anderson’s first year hosting ABC’s presentation of the “Tournament of Roses Parade.”
John Naber is a five time Olympic champion swimmer. He held six world records and ten NCAA individual titles in the sport. In 1984, Naber was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame. In addition to his athletic achievements, Naber has been a network television and radio sports broadcaster for many years. He has broadcasted at ten Olympic games and has been a play-by-play announcer for over thirty different sports. This is Naber’s twenty-third year reporting at the “Tournament of Roses Parade” on ABC.