Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Fordham University |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality/host, U.S. Marine Corps officer |
| Employer | Fox 5 New York (WNYW) |
| Website | Fox 5 NY profile |
Gregory Raymond "Greg" Kelly (born December 17, 1968) is an American broadcast journalist. He is the co-host of Good Day New York; previously, he was the co-host of Fox and Friends and a White House correspondent for Fox News. Kelly is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
Journalist
Kelly is a host of Good Day New York on Fox 5. Previously, Kelly was a co-host of Fox and Friends and a White House Correspondent for Fox News.
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. 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.
Kelly was the first television journalist to broadcast live pictures of U.S. military forces reaching Baghdad on April 5, 2003. Information Minister Muhammad Said al-Sahhaf, a.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 Kelly riding a tank through the city. Two days later, Kelly captured another exclusive during the storming of Saddam Hussein's presidential palace.
His reporting assignments have brought him back to Iraq numerous times, as well as to Gaza, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
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.
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 U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Military career
Kelly is an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.[1] During his 1991-2000 active duty military service Kelly was an AV-8B Harrier jump jet pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 211, the "Wake Island Avengers". Kelly amassed over 158 aircraft carrier landings and flew over Iraq in Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the United Nations imposed No-Fly Zone. [2]
Personal life
Kelly is a native of Garden City, New York. His father is New York City Police Commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly. Kelly graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in political science. While attending Fordham, Kelly worked at WFUV as an on-air reporter.
Allegations of rape
Kelly was investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office after a woman, Maria Di Toro, walked into the 13th Precinct on January 25, 2012, and claimed he raped her in her law office near South Street Seaport. The woman who accused him also claimed she became pregnant as a result of the alleged sexual assault. The accuser told police that she was passed out when Kelly allegedly sexually assaulted her on October 8, 2011, at her law firm. Kelly, through his attorneys, denied the allegation. His lawyers turned over text messages between Kelly and the woman that they believe undermined the woman's allegation. They claimed the encounter was purely consensual.[3][4] On February 7, 2012 all allegations of rape were dropped against Kelly[5][6] and he returned to work Monday morning, February 13.
See also
References
- ^ FOXNews.com - Greg Kelly - Bio
- ^ Good Morning, Gotham, by Donna Cornachio Fordham's New York
- ^ TV's Greg Kelly Raped Me, Made Me Pregnant, Accuser Told Investigators abcnews.go.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
- ^ DA’s Office doubts woman's claim that she was raped by NYPD Commissioner's son Greg Kelly www.nypost.com
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/tv-zone-1.811968/reports-greg-kelly-cleared-of-rape-charges-1.3512316
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/07/greg-kelly-will-not-be-charged-with-rape/