[2] In 2000, Kelly joined Fox Sports Net Ohio as the first TV play-by-play announcer for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
[2] While in Columbus Kelly won a Midwestern Regional Emmy in 2003 for outstanding live sports coverage.
In 2004, Kelly became the play-by-play announcer for the University of Denver Pioneers ice hockey games on Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.
[3] He also served as sideline reporter for college football games and hosted the Denver Broncos half-time shows on FSN Rocky Mountain.
[6][7][8] In 2006, he returned to Denver to broadcast DU hockey and basketball games on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain TV.