The 21st Show goes ‘up, up and away’ at 2025 Balloons over Vermilion
Pilot Walt Rudy and passenger Brian Mackey float over Vermilion County on July 10, 2025. Reginald Hardwick/IPM News
On the Friday, July 11, 2025 edition of The 21st Show, we took our program on the road to Vermilion County, which sits on the Illinois/Indiana border. The weather broke just in time for host Brian Mackey to be aboard a hot air balloon.
More than 30 pilots take part in Balloons over Vermilion on July 11-12.
Guests
Dean Carlton
Wagz • Danville, Illinois
Glenn O'Connell
RE/MAX • Gilberts, Illinois
Donna Carlton-Vish
Sunny Side Up • Danville, Illinois
Walt Rudy
Aloft Horizons • Wadsworth, Ohio
Special thanks to Aloft Horizons for taking Brian up in the air — pilot Walt Rudy, crew chief Deb Rudy, and crew memebers Ben, Shannon, Heather, and Dean. Thanks also to Todd Spicer and the crew of Wagz for taking producer Jose Zepeda.