Sunday was the annual St. Patrick’s Parade. While most people stand and watch the fun floats and pipe bands and dance troupes, officials at the reviewing stand near the end of the parade take notes so they can hand out awards later.
That’s great and all, but I don’t care about which is the best media entry (it’s CHOM, they have a live band, though Virgin gets an honourable mention for the Pink Pony Club theme). So here are some alternative awards from the media personalities who walked and waved through downtown:
Most Actually Working
Louis-Philippe Trozzo, Radio-Canada
Most Animated
Jay Devine from CTV Montreal
Most Cheerful
Leta Polson from CBC Montreal
Most Cushy Job
Mathew Wood from CHOM
Most Proud of His Thankless Job
Rob Kemp from The Beat 92.5.
Most Serious Because This Is Serious Business
CJ Jerome from Virgin Radio
Most Anti-Trump But Don’t Ask Him What Car He Drives
Elias Makos from CJAD
Most Confused
Donna Saker from The Beat 92.5
Most Cool
Cousin Vinny from Virgin Radio
Most Excited to See You
Sarah Deshaies from CBC Montreal
Most Tickled Pink By Your Jokes
Charli Paige from Virgin Radio
Most Gangsta
Kelly Alexander from Virgin Radio
Most Eyerolling Pun
The CHOM float
Most Instagram-Ready
Shannon King from Virgin Radio
Most Laid Back
Randy Renaud from CHOM
Most Laid Forward
Pierre Landry and Sharon Hyland from CHOM
Most Neutral Face
Kim Kieran from The Beat
Most Not Actually There
Everyone from Global Montreal who thought this was an OK alternative.
Most Visible Through a Crowd
Donna Saker from The Beat 92.5.
Most Ready for Rock Star Photo Shoot
Shannon King from Virgin Radio
Most Dreamy
Matt Grillo from CTV Montreal
Most Do-My-Armpits-Smell (tie)
Elias Makos and Trudie Mason from CJAD
Smallest Hat
Maya Johnson from CTV Montreal
Most Blurry But Still Adorable
Sabrina Marandola and Sudha Krishnan from CBC Montreal
Most Deflated
This pink pony from Virgin.
AH! Great!
Love love love this..absolutely the cleverwst coverage of a St.Patrick’s day parade. Gave me a much needed laugh. Bravo et merci.
What was your camera, and were you standing on a platform?
Why so much media [in TEENS?Y TEXT ] coverage by you? Is that a requirement by the Gazoo?
No platforms for me. I was just standing on the side of the road with my trusty Canon DSLR.
Very Irish-Canadian (with a queer dash of Chappell Roan, I guess).
I’m guessing Mr. Makos still has a Tesla.
And shame on Global Montreal for not coming out to the parade. They should be tarred and feathered for not contributing to Montreal civic life.
Global Montreal represented the media and celebrated the Irish community by participating in the Hudson St Patrick’s Day Parade the day before on Saturday.
I’m just a (non-Irish) outsider who hasn’t been to a St. Patrick’s Day parade in years.
I had no idea that it was such a notable publicity event/opportunity for the local media.
It looks like everyone had a jolly green time! Wonderful set of photos!
You didn’t t need to make the St. Patrick’s Day parade about language. But you did. Just when I was having fun taking in your parade pics. I thought CKOI’s van with balloons looked cool. CKOI got the parade memo but not other francophone media. There are four communities represented on in the City of Montreal flag and one of them is the shamrock of Ireland. The Irish had a particularly difficult time crossing the Atlantic to Montreal where they were dying from the fever. Many of them sick on ships were not allowed to dock at the port of Montreal.
Great photos, Steve. I like the pink Irish look.