Our Town With Host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

Diana Mayhew on the National Cherry Blossom Festival ~ ". . .the festival's first and foremost the Washington D.C. springtime celebration that makes Washington the destination to come in Spring, but we always remember the roots and we celebrate the culture of Japan, because that's where it all started." Diana Mayhew - President, National Cherry Blossom Festival A Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town. I have the distinct, wonderful pleasure to talk to an old friend. This is not only the busiest time of the year, but inviting her into the studio right now is like kidnapping Santa Clause at Christmas Eve, but she's here with us for Our Town. Over the past 20 years, she's grown the Cherry Blossom Festival into an internationally recognized extravaganza, generating over 100 million dollars for Our Town. She's usually wearing pink in honor of her role as one of the most important people in the city of the Spring. Please welcome Diana Mayhew, Director of Events at Downtown BID, and Preside