This week, The Pulse takes viewers to Gaithersburg ahead of the 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Shamrock Stroll at Rio Lakefront.
In this episode, watch a recap of the top news stories of the week, plus get a parade preview with Chris Hamilton of the MacMillan Band, a world champion in bag pipe playing and parade participant.
Watch Now: “The Pulse on location in Gaithersburg”
Meet the Team Behind The Pulse:
News
- Markette Sheppard – Host and Executive Producer
- Fran Murphy – Chief Public Affairs Correspondent & Producer
- Cristina Caicedo Smit – General Assignment Reporter
- Maryam Shahzad – General Assignment Reporter
- Frank Hanrahan – Sports Reporter
- Suzanne Pollak – Digital Reporter
Production
- Bryan Washington – Production Manager
- Andrew Nguyen – Director and Lead Photographer
- Joey Bozzonetti – Photographer
- Taru Clark – Teleprompter Operator
- Bob Kanner – Lead Editor
- Jacob Ehlers – Story Editor
- Jaclyn Shin – Story Editor
- Jimmy Albert – Set Supervisor
- Hal Han – Volunteer from MCM’s Education and Community Engagement Programs
Interns
- Jaria Butler – Social Media Correspondent
- Sophia Hernandez–Piña – Digital Reporter
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