Donna J. Kelley (born 1956) is executive producer and evening

news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...

for KBZK-TV in

Bozeman, Montana Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...

, which she joined in 2007 after a six-year retirement from the broadcast news industry. Prior to returning to the broadcasting field, Kelley worked for

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ...

as a lead anchor and reporter from 1985 through 2001, working primarily out of the

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

headquarters. Kelley had previously worked in

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...

and

Helena, Montana Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...

before joining

. Known for her poised on-air performance, Kelley has won many broadcasting awards including two Cable Ace awards and an Emmy. She was previously married to fellow CNN anchor Patrick Emory. Kelley is a Bozeman native and a graduate of Bozeman High School.

References

Biography on KBZK-TV website

Bozeman Chronicle Profile of Kelley
Living people 1956 births American television journalists American women television journalists Regional Emmy Award winners People from Bozeman, Montana Journalists from Montana People from Havre, Montana 21st-century American women {{US-journalist-1950s-stub