This article was previously posted by Mickey Markoff in July 2022. The 2022 Hyundai Air and Sea Show went off without a hitch, drawing crowds of eager beach-goers to Miami on Memorial Day Weekend to pay tribute to our nation’s heroes. The event has become a staple in South Florida since Mickey Markoff brought the concept from Chicago to the Sunshine State. The history of Mickey Markoff ’s involvement with producing the Air and Sea Shows started in the 1980s in Lakeshore, where Markoff first introduced the concept of private-public partnerships into the aviation show which was previously on publicly funded. The event was rejuvenated with a cash injection from corporate sponsors, forever changing the landscape of the Lakeshore Air and Water Show. Years later, Markoff brought the same strategy for success to South Florida, adding corporate sponsorship and public funding to make the events a success. In the years since his first Air and Sea Show, Mickey Markoff and his event