Monday, January 01, 2007

The Rose Parade DUMPS Stephanie Edwards



I am late on this story, so everyone in LA probably knows about this already. But every year, since I can remember – and I am like an elephant remembering the Rose Parade – Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards have done the Rose Parade. They are on Channel 5 (local Tribune) and always show the parade without commercials.

Today, due to lack of High Def programming, the High Def Channel in New York is picking up the feed live. But Stephanie Edwards is gone. Last year they put some new Hispanic Bimbette in the booth and made Stephanie shelp around in the rain (as you can see from the picture - she did not take the demotion well - as the news was borken to her THAT MORNING). This year she isn’t even mentioned.

But then the Marine Corps horse guard wanders through early in the parade and then Bob says this.

“Micaela, there are 3 young horses in the back of the lead horses. This is how they train the young horses for parades. Next week the young horses will lead the parade and the old horses will be retired.”
- total pause and then he continues -
“Kind of like commentators….”

So in one little statement he trashes KTLA and calls his new co-host a horse.

Here, in memoriam, is Bob and Stephanie – together in spirit – even if she is sitting at home. Stephanie, I hope you told them to stuff it!