Early life
Kelly was born on December 17, 1968, in Garden City, New York.1 His father, Raymond W. Kelly, served as the longest-tenured police commissioner in NYPD history, holding the position under Mayor David Dinkins (1993 to 1994) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2002 to 2013).1 Kelly attended Garden City High School and then Fordham University in the Bronx, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science.1 While at Fordham he gained his first broadcast experience working as an on-air reporter at the campus radio station WFUV.1
Military service
After graduating from Fordham, Kelly was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.1 His active-duty service ran from 1991 to 2000, during which he piloted AV-8B Harrier jump jets with Marine Attack Squadron 211, known as the "Wake Island Avengers."1 Over that period he logged more than 1,500 flight hours and completed 158 aircraft carrier landings, with deployments connected to operations in the Balkans and Iraq, including Operation Southern Watch, the United Nations-mandated no-fly zone enforcement over southern Iraq.1 He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve.1
When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Kelly returned to the region as an embedded television journalist. Reporting alongside the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, he became, according to his official biography, the first television journalist to broadcast live footage of U.S. forces reaching Baghdad's presidential palace.3 He sustained a minor shrapnel wound to the face during the assignment.1
Career
Early journalism
Before joining a national network, Kelly worked as a news anchor and reporter at News Channel 34, an ABC affiliate in Binghamton, New York.1 He then moved to New York 1 News (NY1), where he covered city politics and was on air reporting during the September 11, 2001 attacks.1
Fox News Channel
Kelly joined Fox News Channel as a reporter in 2002.1 His early tenure included the 2003 Iraq invasion, during which he served as an embedded correspondent with the 3rd Infantry Division. He went on to serve as White House correspondent from 2005 to 2007, covering the second term of President George W. Bush.1
Fox 5 WNYW: Good Day New York
In 2008, Kelly moved from Fox News Channel to the Fox-owned local station WNYW (Fox 5) in New York, where he became co-host of the morning program Good Day New York alongside Rosanna Scotto.1 The pairing became a fixture of New York City mornings for nearly a decade. In 2012 he briefly shifted to anchor the station's 6 and 10 PM evening broadcasts before returning to Good Day New York. He left Fox 5 in 2017.1
Newsmax and later work
In January 2020 Kelly joined Newsmax TV as the host of Greg Kelly Reports, a nightly news and opinion program airing in the 7 PM Eastern slot.1 In March 2021 he also joined WABC radio in New York City for daytime programming.1
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
Kelly appears as himself in Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, credited as Fox 5 News Anchor #1 during the film's in-universe television coverage of the ghost outbreak in New York City.24 His longtime Good Day New York co-anchor Rosanna Scotto appears alongside him in the same broadcast segment, extending their real on-screen pairing into the fictional news report.2 The use of recognized New York broadcasters appearing as themselves follows a tradition of real media figures appearing as themselves in the franchise; in the original 1984 film, radio host Larry King appeared as himself to lend the story credibility within its New York media landscape.5
Personal life
Kelly married Judith Grey, a creative director in advertising, on November 12, 2017. The couple have two children together.1
In January 2012, Kelly was placed on leave from Fox 5 while the Manhattan District Attorney's office reviewed a complaint. The DA subsequently issued a letter stating the incident "did not constitute a crime" under New York state law, and Kelly returned to work in February 2012.1
References
Some content on this page was researched using the Ghostbusters Wiki on Fandom.
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"Greg Kelly," Wikipedia, accessed 2026-06-13, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kelly
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Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), dir. Paul Feig, Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures.
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"About Greg," The Greg Kelly Podcast, accessed 2026-06-13, https://gregkellypodcast.com/about-us/
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"Greg Kelly," IMDb, accessed 2026-06-13, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2042851/
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Ghostbusters (1984), dir. Ivan Reitman, Columbia Pictures. Larry King appears as himself hosting a radio segment about the Ghostbusters.
