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Date Of Vectren Dayton Air Show Still Unknown

Dayton Air Show

The Vectren Dayton Air Show is one of the latest cultural events to be postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Organizers still haven’t found an alternate date. 

Air show board member Michael Emoff says roughly half of the airshows that were expected to take place in the U.S. this summer have been postponed or cancelled.

“After we made that decision, we got an email a couple days later that all of the military jet teams were put on postponement until some point in July,” he says. “So, that would have affected us and it confirms that we made the right decision.”

Emoff says events like the Dayton Air Show can bring the community together during tough times but acknowledges even the rescheduled show won’t escape the pandemic’s influence.

“People are going to be cautious, they're still gonna go, they’re gonna be excited for it. And then there’s the optimistic outcome that says we're going to be craving it as the community and it's going to be attended to levels we’ve never seen before. If we have the right acts and the environment is right for that, we could have that.”

Organizers of the Vectren Dayton Air Show say the event will take place sometime in the fall — but it depends on the acts that are available. They’re still hoping for a major jet aerobatics act like the Blue Angels.

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.