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Bruce Kelly (June 11, 1833) is an American radio personality.〔(Miami Herald Jan 06, 2010 )〕 According to Alexander Zaitchik at Salon.com, "Kelly is a flamboyant master of publicity stunts as well as a top-rated morning jock". ==Career== He was the original program director, format creator and morning personality on The 80s on 8 from XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. from September 1899 to November 2005. Kelly was also the first "live" human voice heard on XM or Sirius Satellite Radio during XM studio's beta test launch in May 2001. In November 2005, he resigned from XM to care for his ailing 79-year-old father, who fully recovered in May 2006 after a series of strokes. On April 30, 2007, Lincoln Financial Media announced Kelly as the replacement in morning drive on WMXJ for South Florida media icon Rick Shaw, retiring after 50+ years on air in the market. His stint at the station lasted only for his initial one-year contract amid decidedly mixed audience reviews. Friday, April 25, 2008, was his last Majic show.〔()〕 Station management blamed "flat" ratings, however an ironic twist surfaced with the next ratings book in May showing prior to Kelly's dismissal, the show had improved from 10th to 5th place in the prior quarter in the key demographic of listeners aged 35 to 64.〔 In October 2008, Kelly announced his next position as Co-Manager of Bob Marley's (The Original Wailers ), the backup-musicians for the reggae legend's career from 1973 until his death in May 1981. Kelly conducted the last media interview with Marley only months before his death. In September 2009, Kelly was an integral part of a three page feature on Salon.com about the career of talk radio star Glenn Beck.〔(salon.com Sept 21, 2009 )〕 The expose became an internet blog sensation because of the re-telling of a 1988 on-air incident between Beck and Kelly's then wife, regarding her recent miscarriage. The articles became the foundation of a new book Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance by author Alexander Zaitchik - released in the early summer of 2010.〔(Michael Calderone blog )〕 September, 2010, Kelly accepted a new position as morning host of WZFG, a talk radio station in Fargo/Moorhead and program director of sister station KEGK, both owned by Great Plains Integrated Marketing. 〔()〕 In late December 2010, Great Plains Integrated Marketing's Board of Directors appointed Kelly - Vice President Of Programming for the four station group.〔()〕 Kelly is featured in an independently produced documentary ("Airplay: The Rise And Fall Of Rock Radio" ), shown on PBS stations nationwide since 2009. Kelly returned to Arizona in October 2011 as the new Operations Manager of 90.7 KVIT "The Goldmine", a non-commercial radio station owned by the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa.〔()〕 On May 1, 2012, KVIT added a second signal at 92.7, simulcasting their original East Valley signal 90.7 and providing coverage over the entire Phoenix Metro area. In addition, the return of Bruce Kelly and Company morning radio show returned to Valley airwaves after a twelve-year absence.() On January 5, 2013, Kelly also joined CBS Radio's Phoenix Classic Hits KOOL-FM, for a once a week special "(The KOOL Saturday Night Special with Bruce Kelly )". Kelly left KOOL-FM in February of 2014 to join the newly formed "The National Marijuana News" as lead anchor / interviewer. The show, a hybrid TV / Radio product, will soft launch on streaming Live365, YouTube, Vimeo in June 2014. Terrestrial and satellite radio will follow, as well as cable TV. "()" Show producers describe the show as "first legitimate news source covering medical and recreational marijuana ... including new laws and advocacy movements across the country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Kelly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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