NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY

10/9/98
Contact: Tom Peters, (740) 593-2588

Mike Reagan, vice president for RE/MAX International, the largest real estate corporation in the world, will meet with students in a special events class, Journalism 492, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12., in room 103 of the Sing Tao Center, Court Street.

The students are helping Reagan, an Ohio University graduate, plan a publicity campaign for a launch of the world's largest hot air balloon by Team RE/MAX from Australia in mid-December. The three-man team will attempt to circumnavigate the world at altitudes of 80,000 to 110,000 feet, much higher than other balloonists who have unsuccessfully attempted a circumnavigation.

Reporters and photographers wanting more information may attend the class or contact Tom Peters at (740) 593-2588.

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