NORFOLK, Va. — Editor's Note: This article was originally published on April 20, 2016, as 13News Now prepared to say goodbye to longtime reporter Joe Flanagan. This story takes a look back at one of Joe's favorite stories during his time at ABC13.
In 1992 Festevents decided to try a noon-time, zany fun parade on April 1st called the Doo Dah Parade.
The creative services department at ABC13 wanted a Joe's Job entry among the 50 to 60 units signing up to participate. So they asked a local prosthetics company to make a mask of Joe's face. And then I asked 30 fraternity brothers from Sigma Phi Epsilon at ODU to join me dressed as different occupations.
The Joe's Job Corp stole the show! I led the way in a regular coat and tie, while my 30 closest look-alikes walked behind me. People on the sidewalks were just howling with laughter.
When they announced Joe's Job Corp won the first-ever Doo Dah Parade, we were ecstatic! The camera turned to me and I exclaimed, "We're going to Disney World!"
