Jon Kelley

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Jon Kelley (born August 5, 1965) is an award winning American sports journalist, author, producer, and television personality. Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kelley played four seasons as a running back for the University of Nebraska before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. He signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos in 1988 before embarking on a broadcasting career.^[1]

He currently serves as the host of ABC's reality television show The Mole.

Kelley also trains celebrities and athletes on the art of being interviewed. He works for Media Training company, J2 Strategic Communications http://j2sc.com, alongside Bob Goen, Steve Kmetko, and Terry Murphy.

1 Television Work
2 Writings
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Television Work

[edit] Chicago Sports Anchor

During his eight years in Chicago, Kelley was widely regarded as one of the region's top sports anchors and directors, covering the World Championship Bulls in all six of the team's title seasons. In addition to his nightly sportscasts, Kelley hosted the number one rated "Sports Sunday," WMAQ-TV's half-hour, expanded sports highlights program. There he shared the anchor desk with some of the city's most dynamic sports and entertainment personalities, including NBA rebounding star Dennis Rodman and "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno. Kelley joined WMAQ-TV as a sports reporter and weekend anchor in April 1991.

[edit] WMAQ-TV

While at WMAQ-TV, Kelley was part of a sports team that earned such prestigious awards as the Chicago/Midwest Emmy award for producing and anchoring his hour-long special highlighting the Chicago Bulls' quest for a fifth championship. Kelley also received the Peter Lisagor Award for Sports Journalism and an Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award for Best Sportscast.

[edit] WDAF-TV

Kelley has also done stints as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor at WDAF-TV, Channel 4, the Fox affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked as a news reporter at KMTV-TV in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his career as a weekend sports anchor and reporter at KTIV-TV in Sioux City, Iowa.

[edit] Fox Sports Network

Kelley served as the main anchor for the Fox Sports Network's "The National Sports Report," and the lead anchor for the weekly series, "Baseball Today."

[edit] Extra

Kelley co-hosted "Extra's" one-hour weekend edition and was the show's primary correspondent for the daily show from 2001 through 2007.

[edit] ABC

In December, Kelley co-hosted ABC's "Holiday with the Stars" and just recently co-hosted ABC's "All-star Tribute to Movies" on Oscar Sunday. Kelley's diverse broadcast career has spanned over 15 years in news, sports, and entertainment. His latest job on ABC is hosting the summer 2008 revival of the reality TV series The Mole.

[edit] Writings

Kelley is the co-author of the book "Breaking Into Broadcasting," a guide to landing one's first (or next) on-air job in television.

[edit] References

^ "Jon Kelly Background", ABC.com, 2008-05-02. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

[edit] External links

v • d • e The Mole (U.S.)

Seasons	The Mole (2001) • The Mole: The Next Betrayal • The Mole (2008)

Celebrity Editions	Celebrity Mole: Hawaii • Celebrity Mole: Yucatan

Hosts	Anderson Cooper • Ahmad Rashād • Jon Kelley

Celebrity winners	Kathy Griffin • Dennis Rodman

Related programmes & media	The Mole • Stone Stanley Entertainment • Reality television • TGIF

Networks	ABC • ABC Family • GSN • Fox Reality