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Dennis Kelly

Founded in March 1997, News Talk Concepts Inc. serves as a key strategic advisor to a baker's dozen news media clients, from Washington DC to Los Angeles, Florida to Alaska. 

News Talk Concepts Inc. founder Dennis Kelly has spent a decade and a half as a media brand manager serving as Corporate AM Group Program Director of Fisher Communications Inc. (KOMO AM & KVI AM - Seattle, WA) and Operations Manager, Program Director and News Director of on-air products at such legendary radio stations as KIRO Newsradio 710 AM (Seattle, WA), KXL Newsradio 750 AM (Portland, OR) and KARN Newsradio 920 AM (Little Rock, AR).  His 28-year broadcast career includes award-winning work as an on-air programming manager, reporter, news anchor and talk show host at radio stations across the country, including foreign correspondent stints in the former U.S.S.R. and South Africa.

Dennis believes in taking an active role in the brand building and rebuilding process and stands ready to roll-up-sleeves and put hands-on in the creation of client winners.

Through an intimate and direct communication style, Dennis gains the trust of senior management, programmers and in-the-trenches staffers and keeps everyone focused on the mission:  to improve the overall brand quality, unlock the brand's top-of-mind awareness potential and reap the revenue rewards from the brand's successful transformation. 

DK with then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton during KARN station remote - Summer 1990

DK & wife with Rush Limbaugh at NAB in Dallas (Sorry, Rush, for the old picture!) - Summer 1993

DK with syndicated shock jock Tom Leykis and KIRO/"The Buzz" colleague Tom Clendening - Spring 1995

DK receiving KIRO's 1996 National RTNDA Murrow Award For Overall Excellence from CBS News President Andrew Heyward - Fall 1996

The Kelly family in Boise for brother Jim's wedding - Summer 2001

Seattle Mariners Fantasy Camp - 2002

DK's Puget Sound Senior Baseball Team w/best friends Quincy Milton & Tim Braniff - The Grizzlies - 2002

DK outside the combined KOMO 1000 News & KOMO 4 News newsroom - 2003

The view from the offices of News Talk Concepts Inc. in Mukilteo, WA - 2004

The Kelly Family on the Aran Island Inishmore in Ireland - December 2004

The Kelly boys walking the Burren of Ireland - 2004

DK kissing the Blarney stone (like that was really necessary) at Blarney Castle outside of Cork, Ireland - 2004

DK outside KVI TalkRadio 570 studios in Seattle, WA - 2005

DK, Dino Rossi (Wa. St. Gov. GOP Candidate 2004), KVI's talk hosts John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur - 2005

KOMO GSM Joe Heslet, KOMO VP/GM Rob Dunlop, Seattle Mariners Manager Mike Hargrove & DK - 2005

DK with favorite Seattle Mariners player Raul Ibanez - Summer 2005

DK geocaching with corporate attorney Steve Peiffle behind the Kelly cabin - Summer 2005

The Kelly boys over I-90 Snoqualmie Pass while biking the John Wayne Trail through the Snoqualmie tunnel - Summer 2005

DK and wife biking the Snoqualmie Tunnel on the John Wayne Trail - Summer 2005

View of the lake from the Kelly Cabin near Roslyn, Washington (home of TV show Northern Exposure) - Winter 2006

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For..."

DK & "Bono" in September 2006

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