Sonny Everett

Who is Sonny Everett?

M. A. "Sonny" Everett is an American aviator, author and broadcaster, including color commentary announcing of airshows and special events. Sonny's broadcasting career began in 1960 as a summer high school job at WCRV in Warren County, NJ. His first airshow announcing duties came in 1963 at North Philadelphia Airport at the age of 17.

Combining his broadcast abilities with an inherent knowledge of aviation, Sonny became the USA's foremost color-commentator of airshows and aviation events throughout the Seventie's, Eightie's and Ninetie's. As background,he produced the famous Bicentennial barnstorming troupe called "Air Show America", featuring aviation notables Bill Barber, "Big Ed" Mahler and then newcomer Leo Loudenslager in a two-hour choreographed-to-music airshow re-creating those of Hollywood combined with the reality of the 1920s–1930s. Sonny remains in demand for airshows and aviation events.

Sonny authored the coffee-table book Fliers, published in 1987, a photo-history of airshows from the barnstormer days through modern times. He has often been a guest on numerous TV and radio talk shows, and serves as an expert commentator on aviation safety matters.