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AIR BOSS Wayne Boggs

ICAS member and air show Air Boss Wayne Boggs was inducted into the International Council of Air Shows Hall of Fame in 2019 and was made “Honorary Flight Lead,” (Boss) by the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team the Blue Angels in 2022.

In 2016 Boggs became an honorary member of SOCOM Para-commandos and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. In 2017 Boggs became an honorary member of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team the Blue Angels. Boggs is also an honorary member of the former aerobatic team Red Barons and the U.S. Army Golden Knights.

Boggs was named as the 2012 recipient of the ICAS Sword of Excellence. He was cited for the leadership role he has played within the air show community during the last quarter century. In addition to his work as an air show “air boss”/aerial choreographer, Boggs serves on the Board of Directors of both the ICAS Foundation, EAA’s Warbirds of America and he has been a leader in helping to train aspiring air bosses. A former air traffic control professional, Boggs joins a list of past recipients that includes Bob Hoover, Paul Poberezny, Charlie Hillard, Leo Loudenslager, Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff.

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ANNOUNCER Rob Reider

Rob Reider is the most sought-after announcer on the North American Air Show circuit. His talents have earned him the highest award in the air show industry, the International Council of Air Shows “Sword of Excellence.”

A former midwest television personality, Rob received five Emmy awards for his onair performance and musical compositions. Rob announced his first air show in 1978 and made it his full-time vocation in 2006. Since then he’s announced over 250 shows from Maine to California to Japan. He’s known in the flying world as the on-camera host of the award-winning Sporty’s Pilot Shops “Learn to Fly” videos, helping thousands of people around the world to earn their pilots licenses and advanced ratings.

One of the highlights of his career was in 2015 when he was selected to narrate the “Arsenal of Democracy Capitol Flyover,” commemorating the end of World War II in Europe. At that event more than 50 vintage World War II aircrafts flew over Washington, DC, honoring those who served and sacrificed for our freedom. 2016 was also a banner year for Rob as he was tapped to be the voice of the Breitling Jet Team’s American Tour. Based in France, they are the largest civilian aerobatic team in the world flying jets, bringing the message of Breitling timepieces to air show audiences all over the world.