NBC News programs and morning shows kicked the morning of Spirit Day off right, showing people across the country their support for LGBT youth in a stand against bullying.
This morning, the hosts of NBC's Today show told America they were "standing in solidarity with the LGBT community" by wearing purple – and the NBC logo even went purple to match.
"We're all wearing purple for #SpiritDay" -@NMoralesNBC explains. pic.twitter.com/u2cdbBzwfe
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 16, 2014
Also in New York, WNBC's morning team:
The entire #TINY team in studio flashing purple for #SpiritDay!! No bullying! pic.twitter.com/lkgM48A52o
— Chris Cimino (@Cimino4NY) October 16, 2014
On the West Coast, NBC Los Angeles joined in:
Lots of purple on set - stand up against #bullying. #SpiritDay RT“@EastTNVol: @crystalNBCLA pic.twitter.com/YX44oWhRKU”
— Crystal Egger (@crystalNBCLA) October 16, 2014
And down in South Florida, NBC 6 went all out:
.@NBC6 goes purple in support of #SpiritDay @glaad @OUTNBCUniversal @PamNBC6 @DanNBC6 #prideNBCU pic.twitter.com/JBHJ9OmXYM
— Elizabeth Flores (@ElizabethNBC6) October 16, 2014The @nbc6 set will be purple all day to bring awareness to #bullying #nbc6pride #spiritday pic.twitter.com/L9gSFhxrnB
— Dan Krauth (@DanNBC6) October 16, 2014Happy Thursday! Get up & going with us now on @nbc6. Hope you'll join us! pic.twitter.com/5Oaerjqunt
— Erika Delgado (@ErikaNBC6) October 16, 2014Wear purple today and help us stand with #LGBT youth against bullying!!! @glaad @NBCPride #SpiritDay pic.twitter.com/ncFlEVHFxA
— Kelly Blanco (@KellyNBC6) October 16, 2014@PamNBC6 and I are wearing our purple today. Are you? Tweet us your pics #nbc6pride #SpiritDay @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/DSoaTazkPu
— Dan Krauth (@DanNBC6) October 16, 2014Getting our purple on @nbc6 for #SpiritDay to stop bullying. @dankrauth #NBC6Pride http://t.co/mgvts4VGN3
— Pam Giganti (@PamNBC6) October 16, 2014Nationwide, viewers saw some of their favorite commentators rockin' purple on CNBC and MSNBC:
The @SquawkCNBC team is proud in purple to celebrate #SpiritDay! Join the cause to support LGBT youth. #prideNBCU pic.twitter.com/dRJd6bBj9v
— CNBC PR (@CNBCPR) October 16, 2014The @Morning_Joe crew in #purple for #SPIRITDAY @morningmika @ThomasARoberts @OUTNBCUniversal @msnbc pic.twitter.com/7ipoWrjTL4
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) October 16, 2014Spirit Day, which takes place today, October 16, inspires millions to wear purple or "go purple" online in a united stand against bullying and to show their support for LGBT youth. Each year, Spirit Day draws the participation of celebrities, corporations, media outlets, sports leagues, schools, faith institutions, national landmarks, and individuals. Spirit Day is made possible by the generous support of its national partners PepsiCo and Wells Fargo, as well as official partners Comcast-NBCUniversal and Google, and supporting partner American Eagle Outfitters.
You can go purple now by putting on purple, posting about #spiritday, and sharing your favorite #spiritday posts on social media.
Check out glaad.org/spiritday for more about how to stand against anti-LGBT bullying and follow @GLAAD on Twitter to keep up to date with #spiritday news!
