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KVNF live re-mote from the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Lisa Young
Published July 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM MDT
KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young is in the field for a special 'live broadcast' of the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
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KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young is in the field for a special 'live broadcast' of the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
Kimela Schlup / KVNF
Pilots gather under gray skies during the 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
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Pilots gather under gray skies during the 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
Lisa Young / KVNF
KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young anchors a special 'live broadcast' during the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
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KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young anchors a special 'live broadcast' during the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
Kimela Schlup / KVNF
An enthusiastic crowd awaits the lift off of the first balloon
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An enthusiastic crowd awaits the lift off of the first balloon
Lisa Young / KVNF
Balloon flies overhead during the 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
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Balloon flies overhead during the 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival (2025)
Lisa Young / KVNF
3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival in Delta, Colorado (2025)
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3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival in Delta, Colorado (2025)
Lisa Young / KVNF

KVNF joins the first ascension of the balloons

KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young joins Brody Wilson during Morning Edition for a special live remote broadcast during the 3rd Annual 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival in Delta, Colorado.

KVNF sponsored a tethered balloon ride on Friday and aired the soundtrack for the City of Delta Fireworks show from Confluence Park.

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Lisa Young
Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.
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