Skip to main content

Video: NBC Washington’s Pat Collins to grand marshal St. Patrick’s Day Parade

WASHINGTON — Pat Collins of NBC Washington will grand marshal the 48th annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade at noon Sunday down Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets.

He sat down with WTOP’s Jason Fraley to drink some Guinness at The Dubliner Irish Pub in D.C.

Watch their conversation below — with a surprise appearance by Collins’ Snow Stick:

Inside country legend Alan Jackson’s triumphant finale concert

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The time has come for country music superstar Alan Jackson to hang up his signature Stetson hat. The genre traditionalist from Newnan, Georgia, whose career kicked off in the 1980s and exploded shortly thereafter in the oft-cited '90s country wave with heartfelt songs for the working man who'd rather be drinking, or fishing, or ideally both, has sold over 60 million records across his storied career. And on Saturday night at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, he brought his touring career to an end. The event titled “Last Call: One More for the Road — The Finale" was a triumphant swan song for the performer, a celebration of his life and career with some help from the artists he directly inspired. Nashville's all-stars came out in droves
Read Next Story