“Shotgun” Tom Kelly is leaving afternoons at CBS Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH Los Angeles.
Kelly has been with KRTH since 1997 after a long radio career including multiple stops in San Diego and a brief runs at KRIZ Phoenix and KFRC San Francisco. He will remain with the station as its Ambassador with on-air features, personal appearances, client partnerships, charitable events and special projects. Kelly will also explore more opportunities in television and digital media.
No replacement for his 3-7pm afternoon slot has been named.
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The [i]San Diego Union-Tribune[/i] is reporting that Kelly will build a studio in his home in El Cajon. (Before joining KRTH in 1997, Kelly jocked at San Diego stations KDEO, KPRI, KGB, KCBQ, KOGO, KBZS and KFMB-FM. He also worked at stations in Merced, Oxnard, Bakersfield, Phoenix and San Francisco.) Kelly’s new KRTH contract does not allow him to be on any other radio station in Los Angeles. He’s also working on a tv pilot.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/24/shotgun-tom-kelly-k-earth-101-radio-chargers-dj/