Whitehurst told CNN no one ever told her why. "When you say Blue Angels, you think excitement, you think joy, they bring joy to the city," Ronnie Whitehurst said. "Yeah, I know it's hard, and I see the tears forming in your eyes," Sidner said. Company owner Todd Kelsey told WEAR-TV that he used his government connections to win the contact. "I will say that, you know, I'm just a regular person at the end of the day," Kelsey said.