Fraser Kelly
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Fraser Kelly is a retired Canadian journalist, broadcaster and corporate executive.
Kelly was born and raised in Toronto and was educated at the University of Toronto
, graduating with a degree in political science and economics.
His career as a journalist began with the Toronto Telegram
in 1961 where he worked as a reporter and then columnist and ultimately the newspaper's political editor until the Telegrams demise in 1971.
He then joined CFTO-TV
in Toronto as its political editor and host of Fraser Kelly Reports. He also wrote a column for the Toronto Star and contributed to various magazines.
Kelly left CFTO-TV in 1981 and joined CBLT-TV
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
's Toronto station, where he co-hosted the nightly local news program Newshour with Valerie Elia and, later, Hilary Brown. and also hosted a public affairs show, Fraser's Edge, with Susan Ormiston
.
He retired from broadcasting in 1986 to found Fraser Kelly CorpWorld, a firm which consults businesses on communications, media relations and crisis management. More recently he has sold the company, now called CorpWord, but remains with it as Senior Associate.
Kelly has written and,or edited three books on Canadian politics and served as adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario
.
Kelly was born and raised in Toronto and was educated at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, graduating with a degree in political science and economics.
His career as a journalist began with the Toronto Telegram
Toronto Telegram
The Toronto Evening Telegram was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at both the federal and provincial level. The paper competed with the liberal Toronto Star...
in 1961 where he worked as a reporter and then columnist and ultimately the newspaper's political editor until the Telegrams demise in 1971.
He then joined CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
in Toronto as its political editor and host of Fraser Kelly Reports. He also wrote a column for the Toronto Star and contributed to various magazines.
Kelly left CFTO-TV in 1981 and joined CBLT-TV
CBLT-TV
CBLT-DT is a television station serving Toronto, Ontario and outlying regions and is an owned and operated station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the oldest television station in Ontario, and the second oldest in Canada after Radio-Canada flagship station CBFT in Montreal...
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's Toronto station, where he co-hosted the nightly local news program Newshour with Valerie Elia and, later, Hilary Brown. and also hosted a public affairs show, Fraser's Edge, with Susan Ormiston
Susan Ormiston
Susan Ormiston is a Canadian television journalist, currently a correspondent for CBC Television's The National and guest host for several CBC radio and television programs...
.
He retired from broadcasting in 1986 to found Fraser Kelly CorpWorld, a firm which consults businesses on communications, media relations and crisis management. More recently he has sold the company, now called CorpWord, but remains with it as Senior Associate.
Kelly has written and,or edited three books on Canadian politics and served as adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
.