For the Coronation Street character, see Greg Kelly
| Greg Kelly | |
| Born | December 17, 1968  Garden City, New York |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Fordham University |
| Occupation | Television personality/host, Marine |
| Employers | Fox News Channel |
| Website Fox News profile |
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Gregory Raymond Kelly (born December 17, 1968) is a journalist for the Fox News Channel. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren For the FOX Network news correspondent see Greg Kelly Gregory Paul "Greg" Kelly is a Fictional character in British soap opera Coronation Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Garden City New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York, in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends He serves as a Fox News Correspondent. Kelly is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The Marine Forces Reserve ( MARFORRES or MFR) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve ( USMCR) a part of the United States
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Journalist
Kelly is a host of Fox News Live Weekend on Fox News Channel. Previously, Kelly was a a co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend and a White House Correspondent for Fox News. The White House press corps (or the White House press pool) is the group of Journalists or Correspondents usually stationed at the White House
In 2003, he provided extensive coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an embedded journalist with the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The 3rd Infantry Division &mdashnicknamed the Rock of the Marne &mdash is a United States Army infantry division based at Fort Stewart,
He received a minor shrapnel wound to the face when a mortar round exploded near him while crossing the Euphrates River with the 3rd Infantry Division on March 31, 2003. Shrapnel is the term originally applied to an anti-personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets to the target and then ejected them forwards relying A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories The Euphrates ( ( Arabic: ar نهر الفرات; Turkish: tr Fırat Syriac: syr ܦܪܬ; Hebrew: he פרת Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
He was the first television journalist to broadcast live pictures of U. S. military forces reaching Baghdad on April 5, 2003. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Information Minister Muhammad Said al-Sahhaf, a. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (محمد سعيد الصحاف also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf (born 1940 is a former Iraqi Diplomat and Politician. k. a. Baghdad Bob, was shown at one of his press conferences saying that Coalition forces were not in Baghdad, Fox News was showing, in split screen, reporter Greg Kelly riding a tank through the city
Two days later, Kelly captured another exclusive during the storming of Saddam Hussein's presidential palace. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (محمد سعيد الصحاف also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf (born 1940 is a former Iraqi Diplomat and Politician. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 The Presidential palace was previously the home of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
His reporting assignments have brought him back to Iraq numerous times, as well as to Gaza, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
Before joining Fox News, Kelly was a political affairs reporter for NY1, in New York City, where he covered the 2001 mayoral campaign, and provided extensive coverage from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. NY1 (pronounced " New York One " is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to over two million Cable television customers within the five boroughs The City of New York The term Ground Zero may be used to describe the point on the earth's surface where an explosion occurs
Prior to his stint at NY1, Kelly served as an anchor for the morning news program at WIVT-TV (ABC) in Binghamton, New York, where he secured an exclusive interview with then President Bill Clinton. NY1 (pronounced " New York One " is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to over two million Cable television customers within the five boroughs WIVT, channel 34 is the ABC -affiliated Television station for Binghamton New York. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
Military career
Kelly currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The Marine Forces Reserve ( MARFORRES or MFR) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve ( USMCR) a part of the United States [1]
During his nine-year active duty military service Kelly was an A/V 8-B Harrier jump jet pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 211, the "Wake Island Avengers". WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211 is a United States Marine Corps attack squadron consisting of AV-8B Harrier ( V/STOL) jets. The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on December 23, 1941, with the surrender of the American Kelly amassed over 150 aircraft carrier landings and flew over Iraq in Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the United Nations imposed No-Fly Zone. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Operation Southern Watch was an operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Iraqi no-fly zones are two separate No-fly zones (NFZs and were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom and France after the
Personal
Kelly is a native of Garden City, New York. Garden City New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York, in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney His father, Raymond W. Kelly, is the current and former New York City Police Commissioner. Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4 1941 is the current Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD and the first person to hold the post for two The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department, appointed by the Mayor of New York City. Kelly graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems While attending Fordham, Kelly worked at WFUV as an on air reporter. WFUV, 907 FM in New York City, is Fordham University 's non-commercial Radio station, with studios on campus and its 50000-watt transmitter
References
External links
- Biography at Fox News
- Greg Kelly Unofficial Fan Site
- Official Web Site of Marine Attack Squadron 211
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