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Bob Kelly Biography

Bob Kelly is an American Reporter who was born in Philadelphia, he is currently working for Fox 29. He joined the station in October 2014 as a Traffic Reporter for Good Day Philadelphia. Before joining Fox 29, Kelly was a Traffic Anchor for 13 years at CBS 3 in Philadelphia.

He’s also co-hosted the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade for more than 15 years. He became the first Philadelphia traffic anchor to do his reports in front of the green screen.

Kelly also hosted the regular morning segments Kelly’s Classroom, Breakfast with Bob, and Town Takeover all of which take him out into the community to connect with Good Day Philadelphia viewers.

Bob Kelly Age

Bob Kelly was born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia United States. However, the exact date of birth of the Fox 29 reporter is not yet known to the public. As such, it is difficult to establish his actual age or when celebrates his birthday. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

Bob Kelly Height and Weight

Kelly is a man of average stature, he also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. He stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches(1.8 m or 180 cm). However, details regarding his actual weight and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Bob Kelly Education

Kelly graduated from North Catholic High School and then Temple University, University.

Bob Kelly Family and Siblings

Kelly was born and raised up in Northeast Philadelphia. He belongs to American nationality and white ethnicity. After doing our research, details about his parents are not known to the public and it is also not known if he has any siblings. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

In Northeast Philadelphia area they always decorate for Christmas, he created “A Very Kelly Christmas,” hitting the road during the month of December and broadcasting LIVE from the front lawns of the best-decorated house. Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Bob knows all the neighborhoods, the landmarks, and the best place to get great jelly donuts. Bob is a local guy through and through.

Bob Kelly Wife

Bob Kelly, was married to Carrie Kelly, a Child Life Specialist. He says “So proud of my wife Carrie for working hard to become a Child Life Specialist”. The couple is blessed with six children together. Kelly resides in a suburb of Philadelphia.

He separated with his wife’s Carrie Kelly on  March 10. 2008. Kelly likes to keep his personal life private hence, it is not known whether he remarried after the divorce. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available. Three of his kids recently became licensed drivers. Kelly says “I’m always worried”. “Maybe it’s because I see the craziness every day, so I’m just a little more sensitive to that.”

Although Bob is the self-proclaimed king of the little-known shortcut, he says he tells his kids to just stay on the major roads. “I have no patience whatsoever when I’m the one sitting in traffic,” he laughs. “I’ll talk all morning long about construction on I-95 near the Blue Route, and then I’ll leave the station and drive right into it.

Or I’ll tell people, ‘Don’t forget, Kelly Drive is closed this weekend,’ and then I’ll drive right into it and get stuck in a line of cars. Then I gotta keep my head down, because I don’t want anyone to say, ‘Hey, isn’t that Bob Kelly? He’s stuck in traffic!’”

Bob Kelly Children

Kelly has six children alongside his ex-wife’s Carrie Kelly. He has two daughters and four sons. His six kids as in (he jokes) “The Brady Bunch,” because “I like the tax deductions.” Having six kids in a world where two kids are the expected norm is an extraordinary thing, and I tell him so. “My oldest got married in September. My second in line just graduated from Penn State. I have three high schoolers, and we have a six-year-old.”

Bob Kelly Salary

Fox 29 news reporter salaries range from an average of $82631 to $102637 a year. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have the exact salary of Kelly, but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Bob Kelly Net Worth

Kelly has an estimated net worth ranging between $10,000 to $100,000 thousand dollars. He has accumulated his wealth from his successful career as a Reporter.

Bob Kelly Fox 29

Bob started his career as a radio disc jockey, working alongside Jerry Blavat, The Geator. Bob is currently an American Reporter working for Fox 29. He joined the station in October 2014 as a Traffic Reporter for Good Day Philadelphia.

Also, kelly co-hosted the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade for over 15 years. Before Joining Fox 29 bob was a Traffic Anchor for 13 years at CBS 3 in Philadelphia. Kelly became the first Philadelphia traffic anchor to do his reports in front of the green screen.

Bob has entertained sports fans on the Jumbotron at the Eagles, Flyers and Sixers games, and with his popular segment “Tailgate Takeover,” before Eagles games. He worked up and down the dial at Philly’s hottest radio stations until traffic became news as well as joined KYW News Radio with Traffic on the 2s.

Bob Kelly Malvern Pa and Philadelphia

Bob Kelly who is a CBS3 TV and Philadelphia Radio Traffic guy took to the airwaves on KYW-TV/CBS3 with a true insider’s story about the jeep that had to be fished out of the Schuykill River in Valley Forge National Historical Park.

“Did you ever have one of those days where you wish you could go back to bed and start it all over again?” That’s how Kelly, a veteran Philadelphia TV, and radio traffic reporter and media personality began his personal story on Eyewitness News This Morning at 5:45 a.m. Thursday. “Yesterday, that was the kind of day I had.”

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