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Glen L. Moyer

In 1976 Glen Moyer was a young television newsman with dreams of someday working for CBS news and Walter Cronkite. One hot air balloon flight would change all of that...

Glen Moyer, of Shreveport, Louisiana, is a commercial balloon pilot with 13 years piloting experience and almost 600 hours flown. He is the current editor of Ballooning magazine for the Balloon Federation of America. He has previously served the BFA as a member of the Board of Directors from 1996 to 1999 during which term he served as Board Secretary, Vice-President and Treasurer..

Moyer’s first balloon flight was in Houston, Texas in 1976 with pilot Bill Murtorff - this following Moyer’s coverage of a 1976 American Bicentennial Balloon Rally held in that same city. Three years later Moyer would take his second balloon ride in San Antonio, Texas and another three years later his third in Plano, Texas. In 1983 he joined the Plano Ballooning Association and served that organization as a director, vice-president and president. During that time he was also 4 times media director and twice vice-chairman of the Plano Balloon Festival.

In 1986 Moyer also joined the North Texas Ballooning Association and became editor of its newsletter. At almost the same time he became a contributor to a new publication, Balloon Life magazine. In 1987 Moyer was named Special Reports Editor for Balloon Life and in 1989 he was named editor, moving to Balloon Life world headquarters in Sacramento, California. One year later he purchased his first balloon and earned his private, then commercial pilot certificates.

After four years as editor of Balloon Life, Moyer returned to his native Texas in 1993 when he was named Marketing Director for balloon builder Thunder & Colt US in Longview, TX. In 1998 Moyer moved to Shreveport, LA as Executive Director of the Red River Rally. In October of 2000 he was named editor for the BFA including Ballooning magazine and the Skylines newsletter. In addition to his writing, Moyer is nationally known for his public address announcing at balloon rallies. Begun in 1986, Moyer has served as the voice of most of the nation’s largest and many of its longest-running balloon festivals, including:

Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Oldsmobile Balloon Classic Illinois - Danville Illinois

Freedom Weekend Aloft - Greenville, South Carolina

Ballunar Liftoff - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Gatesway International Balloon Festival - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Coupe de Gordon Bennett International Gas Balloon Race - Albuqueque, New Mexico

America’s Challenge Long Distance Gas Balloon Race - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Plano Balloon Festival - Plano, Texas

(and many others)

Moyer's balloons have celebrated his Texas heritage. The first was Yellow Rose, then Lonesome Dove and his current balloon Coyote Moon. Moyer has flown balloons in 23 states and England, France, Mexico and New Zealand.