The World Airshow News Story: Available in Bookstores Nationwide! World Airshow News (WAN) was published continuously from 1986 to May, 2004 as a trade magazine. In July, 2004, it was relaunched  as a colorful, lively magazine of airshows, airshow performers, airshow acts, and related companies and activities. At that time the magazine underwent a dramatic redesign, in preparation for its debut at bookstores and specialty shops. March, 2005 marked the official national rollout of the magazine, which now appears in hundreds of bookstores and specialty shops across the U.S. WAN is currently the only airshow-only magazine on U.S. newsstands. In May, 2006, the magazine changed from six-times per year to monthly during the airshow season (May through October), with bimonthly issues during the winter months, resulting in nine issues per year. (Plus Airshow Professional, which is our annual catalog of airshows.) Editorial Editorial coverage will continue to serve both airshow fans and airshow people. While the magazine offers the industry's only avenue of a "second opinion" in the small world of performers and planners, content primarily focuses on the excitement of the airshow world. Advertising WAN is now the most colorful, most widely read,  and most economical magazine in the industry, reaching more than 6,000 readers (including pass-along copies) with its combination of subscriptions and newsstand sales. Although our ad rates are comparable to those of the industry's trade magazines, our total readership includes virtually the entire industry, plus an equal number of airshow supporters, fans, and non-association performers and businesses. The World Airshow News Staff Jeff Parnau, Editor & Publisher. Jeff has been called a  living legend in the magazine publishing business. He's authored several books on the industry, and has given hundreds of seminars on various publishing topics around the world since 1978. Jeff has a commercial license with instrument and multi-engine ratings. He flies a variety of aircraft from his East Troy, WI base, including an open-cockpit 1986 Skybolt, Cirrus SR22-G2,  and Light Sport Aircraft. Jeff is also the owner and president of East Troy Aviation, Inc., which operates the local FBO. Jim Froneberger, Editor. After a career-changing return to aviation writing and photography, Jim's consistently great features led him to the position of Editor of World Airshow News.  Although he is expanding into air-to-air shots, his stunning ground-based photography continues to bring new life to our pages. Jim resides in North Carolina. Sandra Ruka, Advertising Sales. If you've called the WAN phone number, you've heard the voice of the energetic and friendly Sandy. She received her degree in supervisory management from Waukesha County Technical College (WI), and spent 13 years supervising customer service representatives. You will appreciate her attention to detail when you have any questions regarding advertising, subscriptions, materials or dates. Sandy looks forward to meeting our subscribers and advertisers at upcoming shows.  Denise Decker, Michael J. Gallagher, Jay Richardson, Contributing Editors. Our three Contributing Editors spend far more time traveling, interviewing, and shooting photos than the average airshow writer. Jay primarily covers Western shows, Michael Midwest and East, while Denise jets all over the country, primarily to larger shows. Kerry J. Newstead, Canadian Editor, Calendar Editor, Feature Writer. Kerry is a professional photographer with an uncontrollable passion for aviation.  We don't know how he does it, but Kerry seems to attend more airshows than the performers. His numerous and detailed reports are a popular feature during airshow season. Kerry took over the calendar in 2006.   Tyson Rininger, Accidental Cover Photographer, Feature Writer. Although Tyson technically isn't a staff member, his photography has frequently graced the cover position of World Airshow News since July, 2004. Additionally, Tyson is an occasional contributor of major feature articles. Hugh Oldham. We fondly call Hugh our Airshow Evangelist. His vast experience in the industry, his irrepressible wit, and his brass whatchamcallems always produce a response, whether it be interest, amazement, or flat out disagreement. World Airshow News Columnists Airshow Evangelist, Hugh Oldham. See Hugh's fascinating website, www.proairshow.com  Air Racing Editors, Ed Anderson, Brad Haskin WORLD AIRSHOW NEWS P.O. Box 975 East Troy, WI 53120-0975 PH (262) 642-2450   Back to World Airshow News home page