Michael Gary Kelly (born 1952 in Ada, Oklahoma), known professionally as M. G. Kelly and Machine Gun Kelly, is an actor, disc jockey and radio personality. In addition to hosting several radio programs over the years, Kelly has held several acting roles as a disc jockey; also, he has served as an offstage announcer on two game shows.
His stage name is a reference to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, a notorious criminal.
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Kelly has hosted and produced several radio programs. Several are still airing on stations across the United States and Canada; production and distribution of his current shows went on a brief hiatus in the late 2000s but has since resumed. During the 1970s and '80s, Kelly enjoyed much success as the afternoon disc jockey on Los Angeles radio stations KHJ (AM), KTNQ, KOST and KODJ-FM.
Programs produced by Kelly include:
Kelly rose to fame at 93KHJ radio in Los Angeles in the 1970s and worked in several other stations in the area.
M.G. Kelly's acting career includes a typecast role as DJ "Bebe Jesus" in the 1976 version of A Star Is Born[1] and the role of Father John Voss in the movie The Enforcer,[1] as well as many television roles, including two CHiPs episodes from 1978 and the classic WKRP in Cincinnati "Fish Story" episode in 1979. He also provided the voice of the archvillian The Lightning Bug in the 1979 serial spoof J-Men Forever.
In addition to acting, Kelly served a short stint as announcer on the game show The Pop 'N Rocker Game, hosted by Jon Bauman. In late 1988 and early 1989, he filled in as announcer on Wheel of Fortune following the death of former announcer Jack Clark in mid-1988. Kelly announced both the daytime network version of the show and the nighttime, syndicated version hosted by Pat Sajak. He announced from September 1988 to March 1989, except for a two-week stint in November 1988 when the show taped at Radio City Music Hall and Don Pardo announced. Kelly was succeeded by Charlie O'Donnell, the original announcer of the daytime version.
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Announcer of Wheel of Fortune 1988–1989 |
Succeeded by Charlie O'Donnell |
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