Jeff Lee is the driving force behind LiveAirShowTV. Jeff has been in the television and
production business for over 30 years. He started out directing the 6:00 & 10:00 news, and
then moved into commercial and corporate production. He has actually returned to his roots
by directing live events such as air shows, music festivals and corporate meetings.
When Jeff was a young boy, his father got his pilot's license and the family traveled around Texas and the southwest in their Piper Comanche. Once Jeff got a taste for the air, it never left him. In 2000 at the Reno Air Races, Jeff shot and edited People, Passion, Pistons & Power for World of Wings. This experience allowed him to bring together his love of aviation with his passion for telling stories with video. The show aired on what is now the Speed Channel. That event led to Jeff becoming the Director of Media Productions for Aviation Nation, the Nellis Air Force Base-Las Vegas Air Show. At Nellis, Jeff has directed the big screen video operations since 2002, and he assumed full directorial duties in 2007 for the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force show. Jeff has also worked closely with Rolls-Royce and the National Aviation Heritage Invitational held each year at the Reno Air Races. He has produced introductory videos for the Friday and Saturday night dinner events and has produced an informational video explaining the Heritage Trophy program which runs on a screen next to the trophy at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport.
Jeff's air show promos have earned him three 1st Place Marketing Awards from ICAS, the International Council of Air Shows, and many other Telly, Communicator, Aurora, and Axiem Awards. He has worked with the Little Rock AFB 50th Anniversary Air Show, the 2009 Barksdale AFB air show, the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Joint Service Open House at Andrews AFB, and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum as a live director, and he has done promotional work with the Slidell Air Show. In 2009 he directed the first ever live video broadcast from the Reno Air Races. His video, Vietnam: A Nation Remembers, is in circulation through the VFW and their community outreach program. It has been estimated that the video has been seen by almost one million students and educators. Jeff also serves the ICAS as director for the President's Banquet, the final event of each year's convention.
Jeff and his wife, Anne, live in the central Texas area. Their son, Bryan, a helicopter pilot, is a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the US Army. Bryan and his wife both serve in the 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, TX, and have served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their daughter, Michelle, is a graduate of Texas State University and is Kindergarten teacher in the Pflugerville ISD.
Jeff says, "I've always told my kids and anyone else who'd listen, that you should follow your passions in life. Do what you enjoy doing. Life is too short to just have a job. I count my blessings daily that I'm able to combine two of my favorite passions in life into a career that is exciting and has the potential to help shape the lives of future generations."
Ken Perich is an advisor to the Aviation industry specializing in sales, marketing and
management disciplines. Ken was a member of the Rolls-Royce North American management
team for 20 years, where he most recently served as Vice President – Sales and Marketing.
Prior positions within Rolls-Royce North America included: Vice President – Market Development,
Customer Business Director and Director – Airline Marketing. During his career with
Rolls-Royce North America he was responsible for over $10 Billion in revenue.
Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, he served in sales, marketing and management positions with AAR, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Quasar Data Products.
Perich was born and raised in Ohio and received both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He has also completed several post-graduate programs in the United States and the United Kingdom in International Sales, Marketing and Management.
Perich holds a Commercial Pilot's license with Single-Engine Land, Single-Engine Sea, Multi-Engine Land, Multi-engine Sea and Instrument ratings. In addition, he holds FAA Type Ratings in Cessna Citation and Lear Jet corporate aircraft. He was also trained on the B757/B767 aircraft by Boeing.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the founder and Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, a member of the EAA's President's Circle.
Perich lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Judy and their family. He enjoys flying, skiing, scuba diving and sailing.
Barbara has been involved in the air show industry for more than thirty years
in various volunteer and contractor capacities. For the past fifteen years she has
been concentrating her talents in the Crew Hosting and Hospitality areas,
supporting a number of air shows.
By trade Barbara is a Corporate Event Planner working with corporations throughout North America. She assists her clients with their meetings, conventions, and incentive programs, and facilitates their arrangements. Hotels, travel, food, audio/visual are all part of the services Barbara provides.
In 2005 & 2006 at Nellis Air Force/Aviation Nation Barbara was the Hospitality Director. In 2007 she worked for Jeff Lee as the Production Coordinator for the entire video and sound crew. She has also contracted with the Cleveland National Air Show, the Dayton Air Show, and Peterson Air Force Show. Barbara has also volunteered at many of these shows with various responsibilities.
In 2002, Barbara was recognized by the International Council of Air Shows as the Air Show Fan of the Year. She currently resides in Denver, CO.
