Nationally known air show announcer Rob Reider will join us to help launch the annual “Books by the Banks” Cincinnati USA Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. Admission is free.

Rob, who announces the Vectren Dayton Air Show and other major U.S. air shows, will moderate the panel “Wings Over Dayton” with Ty and me. The panel is scheduled for 10 a.m. in room 236 of the Duke Energy Convention Center. Afterward, we will be signing our book until 4 p.m.

Rob is one of the air show industry’s most highly regarded announcers. In 2007, the International Council of Air Shows awarded him its Sword of Excellence, considered the Oscar of the air show world. The suburban Cincinnati resident is also a regional celebrity who performed on TV Channel 5’s “Bob Braun Show” and directed music and media programs for the Vineyard Community Church in Springdale.

We've known Rob for many years and watched him make the best air show acts look even better with his smooth and knowledgeable narration. Away from the microphone, he's one of the friendliest and most considerate people in the air show business. We are honored and downright flattered to have him moderate this panel. I just hope he doesn't hold back from telling his own air show stories.

The panel is one of several that will feature local and regional authors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. More than 1,500 people attended the inaugural Books by the Banks festival in 2007.

Books by the Banks
Who: Ty Greenlees, Timothy R. Gaffney, Rob Reider
What: Books by the Banks Cincinnati USA Book Festival
Where: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Cincinnati
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1

Tags: Dayton Air Show Book, Timothy R. Gaffney, Ty Greenlees, Rob Reider, Books by the Banks, Dayton Air Show, air shows

1290 WHIO-AM Newstalk Radio aired a half-hour interview with Ty Greenlees and Tim Gaffney at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2008. Morning Anchor Jim Barrett shared his own memories of the Dayton Air Show, including his memorable aerobatic flight in a Red Baron Pizza Squadron Stearman biplane.

I can't find a link that allows you to stream the interview from WHIO's website. Jim provided a copy of the interview, but even compressed it's 18 megabytes. I sliced it into four parts and saved them as mp3 files. You can download or play them here:

Airshowbook_WHIO-AM_1-of-4.mp3

Airshowbook_WHIO-AM_2-of-4.mp3

Airshowbook_WHIO-AM_3-of-4.mp3

Airshowbook_WHIO-AM_4-of-4.mp3

Check our home page for upcoming book signings, and click here to order the book!

Tags: Dayton Air Show Book, Ty Greenlees, Timothy R. Gaffney, Sean D. Tucker, air shows, Dayton

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July 1, 2008 — Finally! The Dayton Air Show: A Photographic Celebration is in stores and we have some book discussions scheduled — one with air show superstar and National Aviation Hall of Fame nominee Sean D. Tucker. Here's where you can find us in the coming weeks:

• Ty Greenlees and Timothy R. Gaffney will discuss our book on Wednesday, July 9, at 5 p.m. in the Vandalia Kroger Store, 780 Northwoods Blvd. (Kroger is selling the book in its stores.)
• Sean will join us on Wednesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. in Books and Company at The Greene, 4453 Walnut St. in Beavercreek. This will come just before the 2008 Vectren Dayton Air Show at Dayton International Airport on July 19-20, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement Ceremony on July 19. Sean will fly in the air show and be inducted in the enshrinement ceremony.

•Ty and I will appear again at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Dayton Metro Library’s Main Library, 215 E. Third St.

Books are available in Kroger stores, Books and Co., and other local bookstores. It will also be available during the air show at the air show's merchandise booth. If you just can't wait, order it online.

Tags: air shows, Sean D. Tucker, Ty Greenlees, Timothy R. Gaffney