Kelly was an anchor for the morning news program at ABC affiliate WIVT-TV in Binghamton, New York in the late 1990s. This is where he secured an exclusive interview with then U.S. President Bill Clinton. Initially, Greg was a political reporter for NY1 in New York City.
During this time he covered the 2001 mayoral campaign and provided extensive live reports from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. Soon afterward he joined Fox News. During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Greg was an embedded reporter with the United States Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade. He received a minor shrapnel wound to the face when a mortar round exploded near him while crossing the Euphrates River with the 3rd Infantry Division on March 31, 2003.
On March 31.2003 when a mortar round exploded near him while crossing the Euphrates River with the 3rd Infantry Division, Greg received a minor shrapnel wound to the face. On April 5. 2003 he was the first television journalist to broadcast live pictures of U.S. military forces reaching Baghdad. Muhammad Said al-Sahhaf, a.k.a. Baghdad Bob(Information Minister) was shown at one of his press conferences saying that Coalition forces were not in Baghdad. Fox News was showing, in split-screen, reporter Greg riding a tank through the city.
Two days later, he captured another exclusive during the storming of Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace. Greg’s reporting assignments have brought him back to Iraq a number of times, as well as to Gaza, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
In the announcement, Greg said, “This is my last episode, there are some other things I’m excited about doing, and I am very, very grateful for all the time I’ve had here and for all the people who make this show possible.” General manager, Lew Leone said, “We want to thank Greg for his years of service. He has been an integral part of the FOX 5 team, and we wish him the best of luck in the future.”
