 Over the years, several other well-known personalities were commentators for the Detroit parades, including John Amos, Ned Beatty, Kathy Garver, "Captain Kangaroo" host Bob Keeshan, Linda Lavin, Esther Rolle and Andrew Stevens.After being broadcast on WWJ, later WDIV, for over 20 years, local coverage switched to WXYZ for several years in the 1980s before returning to NBC-affiliate WDIV in the mid-1990s.It is televised on other stations around Michigan and across the U.S., as well as through Internet television.