PROVIDING MEMORABLE TALENT
& CREATING BENCHMARK EVENTS
Ted Kelly’s over two decades at the forefront of music and media ranges from major market, national and international radio personality to executive management and talent buyer for some of the world’s largest media companies in New York, Washington DC and globally.
As Senior Vice President of Global Content Promotions and Events for WorldSpace Global and US XM Channels, Ted Kelly was personally responsible for dozens of satellite radio firsts, including the first global concert broadcasts live from Europe, NYC, South Africa, India and Singapore, and daily broadcasts to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. His live backstage coverage of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, America's Virgin Mobile Music Festival, the global radio hosting of The Annual Brit Awards, Mandela's 90th Birthday 46664, The Concert For Diana, We are The Future in Rome, as well as Live 8 and Live Earth are all considered broadcasting benchmarks.
Other achievements include creating and purchasing talent for weekly World Trade Center Concerts an annual event, “UPop Sessions at Abbey Road”, four days of non-stop live music from Studio 2, giving listeners a first look and listen to over thirty of the world’s newest and hottest stars each year. The event made broadcast history as the first satellite radio broadcasts from the legendary Abbey Road Studios..
As Program Director of the world's first and only global pop music channel, WorldSpace Satellite Radio’s “UPop”, heard in 134 countries around the world and in America on XM, AOL and DirecTV, Ted Kelly assembled an international air staff with radio stars broadcasting live 24/7 from studios in Johannesburg, LA, Washington DC, London, Singapore, India and Dubai.