Reply #9: I Think This Is Him: Kelly WRIGHT [View All]

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78281,00.html



Kelly Wright
Sunday, June 13, 2004



Kelly Wright is a general assignment reporter for FOX News Channel (FNC), and is based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

In 2004, Wright provided extensive news coverage of the Democratic presidential race from the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and the South Carolina primary in January 2004. In October 2003, Wright reported live from the Congressional Black Caucus/FNC Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit. Earlier, Wright reported on the breaking story of the accused murder by Baylor Basketball player Carlton Dotson of his teammate and roommate in October 2003, as well as the May 2003 arrest of the accused Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph.

Before joining FNC, Wright served as co-anchor of News at Ten at WVBT-TV in Norfolk, Va. During his tenure, he covered a wide range of stories, including a historical event in Benin, West Africa where African presidents, Mathieu Kerekou of Benin, Jerrauld Rawlins of Ghana, and representatives from the United States, England, France and Dominican Republic apologized for their role in slavery.

Previously, Wright served as a weekend news anchor and reporter for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. Wright secured numerous rare interviews, including a 1996 exclusive interview with O.J. Simpson following the criminal court trial.

Earlier, Wright served as a general assignment reporter for WWOR-TV in New York. He reported on numerous high profile newsmakers and events for the station, including John Gotti, Amy Fisher, the Howard Beach and Bensonhurst murder trials and the 1989 Central Park Jogger Rape case. Wright began his journalism career in 1977 while serving in the United States Army.
Wright has received numerous awards for his reporting, including two local Emmy Awards for his developing, reporting and co-producing a documentary and news series on the transatlantic slave trade.

Wright attended Oral Roberts University. He is married and has two sons and a daughter.

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