Where is Steve Highsmith today?
Stephen (Steve) Highsmith is Vice-President of Institutional Advancement and External Relations at Cabrini University, in Radnor, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
Is the Mummers Parade Cancelled 2022?
Is the 2022 Mummers Parade canceled? Nope! The 2021 Mummers Parade was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the 2022 Mummers Parade is slated to go on as planned—so get ready to get fancy!
Is there going to be a 2022 Mummers Parade?
Update as of December 31, 2021: Due to inclement weather, the outdoor portion of the Mummers Parade has been moved to Sunday, January 2, 2022. The indoor Fancy Brigade Shows at the Pennsylvania Convention Center remain on New Year’s Day.
Will there be a 2021 Philadelphia Mummers Parade?
The parade was canceled in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 event will take place Sunday, Jan. 2 due to rain. The last city-sanctioned parade took place in 2020 before the pandemic started.
Did Steve Highsmith retire?
Mummers broadcasters Steve Highsmith and Jake Hart retiring from PHL17. After nearly 30 years in the booth for PHL17 on New Year’s Day, Mummers parade host Steve Highsmith has called his last ceremony, and Jake Hart is wrapping up 20 years of string band color commentary.
Who won the String Band 2022?
South Philly
2022 Champions South Philly has taken home Top Honors in 4 of the past 6 parades, including this year’s theme, “Circus Space-tacular”.
Who Won Fancy Brigade 2022?
Only 296 days left until New Year’s Day!
| Year | Brigade Prize | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | Thomas Dougherty |
| 2022 | 2 | Lou Castelli |
| 2022 | 3 | David Josaphouitch |
| 2022 | 4 | Robert Fitzmaurice |
Who won 2022 string?
How much do the Mummers win?
Each year, thousands of people participate in the parade, many wearing elaborate costumes costing tens of thousands of dollars to make and weighing well over 100 pounds. $395,000 in prizes is awarded to the various winners.
Who won 2022 Mummers Parade?
Asher Kruc
Asher Kruc loved his first Mummers Parade.
Who is captain of Quaker City String Band?
Captain Raymond Endriss
Since the reorganization of the band, it has been under the leadership of Captain Raymond Endriss, who last year won the Best Dressed Captain award and we would like to serve notice that this year will be no exception.
Do the Mummers get paid?
“You have to love being a Mummer. You don’t get paid and you have to work for the joy of going on Broad Street on New Year’s Day,” he said. The cutback in prize money from the city will hurt, but really, even the top prize, usually in the range of $10,000, would only be a fraction of the cost of running a string band.
