DMA 7: WASHINGTON
WJLA Names Bill Kelly Chief Meteorologist
Sinclair ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) has hired Bill Kelly to be its next chief meteorologist, taking over the lead weather desk on Monday, Oct. 23. He will succeed Doug Hill, who is retiring after 33 years as a meteorologist. He joined WJLA in 2000 after serving for 16 years as chief meteorologist at WUSA Washington.
Kelly is making the move within the Sinclair Broadcast family, from the company’s WSYX-WTTE in Columbus, Ohio.
Prior to serving as chief meteorologist in Columbus, Kelly worked at TV stations in Sacramento, Phoenix and Cincinnati.
He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a degree in broadcast news communications, completed the respected two-year Broadcast Meteorology program at Mississippi State University and has been an active, certified member with the National Weather Association for more than 15 years.
Kelly has made guest appearances 12 times on ABC’s Good Morning America and four times on the network’s World News Tonight.
Comments (1)
Paul E. Jefferson says:
July 24, 2018 at 1:04 pm
We miss you dearly, Chief Meteorologist, Bill Kelly, (who Knows Grilling), here in Columbus, Ohio. Congratulations indeed, on your career advancement, to WJLA, Washington D.C. You have been truly, a positive enigma, impacting the Greater Central Ohio Region for years. Your most admirable, merit-worthy achievements, will always be remembered, thou Mighty Man of Valor!