Following her service, she received her degree from college in Communications, and then worked as an entertainer for the United States Department of Defense.
While at the Defense Department, Kelley entertained troops in the Middle East, Europe, Alaska, and the Caribbean.
In addition to hosting Grand Ole Opry Live, Kelley also hosts GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown which deals with the top twenty videos in country music on the network for a particular week that is voted on by GAC viewers.
When Hurricane Katrina hit Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi on August 29, 2005, Kelley hosted a benefit concert that was simulcast on two other E.W.
[citation needed] In November 2008, she announced on GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown that she has made a complete recovery from her cancer.