Chris Kellogg
Chris Kellogg (born May 11, 1972) is an American morning radio host, and a party and wedding DJ.[1] In November, 2013, he was named top air personality for Massachusetts, for the WMAS-FM Kellogg Krew morning show by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association.[2]
Early life and education
Kellogg grew up in Suffield, Connecticut, and moved to eight different states hosting radio morning shows.[3] He attended Suffield High School, then went to Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he attended the Roy H. Park school of communications and majored in communication studies.[4]
While he was a college student in Ithaca, Kellogg became a part-time radio DJ at the college radio station, WICB. Upon graduation, he earned a night shift at WNKI, Wink 106, in Corning, New York. He hosted his first full-time morning show a year later in Tupelo, Mississippi, at WWKZ.
Kellogg is currently the morning host of The Kellogg Krew on 94.7 WMAS in Springfield, Massachusetts.[5]
Career
The Kellogg Krew morning show
While he was working at WCTZ-FM in Norwalk, Connecticut, Kellogg was hired by Citadel Broadcasting after a nationwide search for a new host in 2007. The Kellogg Krew morning show started on October 15, 2007, with co-hosts Dina McMahon and producer Lopez.
Kellogg has interviewed many celebrities, including Bill Clinton, Martin Short, and an interview with Candy Spelling that was featured on Entertainment Tonight,[6] and The Insider.[7] Kellogg was the first radio host to interview Carrie Underwood after she won Season 4 of American Idol.[5]
TopWeddingDay.com
Kellogg is the owner and editor-in-chief of the wedding idea website TopWeddingDay.com.[8]
Voiceover work
Kellogg had a short voiceover role in the film Return to Sender, as a radio host. He was included in a scene with Aidan Quinn. The movie co-starred Kelly Preston and Tim Daly.
Personal life
Kellogg is involved with various charities, including the Children's Miracle Network. He has been involved with the organization since 2007. He is the radio host for the Children's Miracle Network radiothon, which is held each year at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.[9]
Kellogg was the 2011 M.C. for Geno Auriemma's Fore the Kids Charity Golf Tournament, which benefits Connecticut Children's Medical Center.[10]
Kellogg was married on March 15, 2011, in Jamaica. He has two stepchildren, in addition to Olivia, born March 20, 2012. He and his family live in Chicopee, Massachusetts.[11]
References
- ^ "Springfield MA and Hartford CT Wedding DJ Chris Kellogg".
- ^ "List of MBA Soundbites Awards 2013".
- ^ "Chris Kellogg's Bio on Radio Online". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "List of Radio Alumni from Ithaca College". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ a b "Chris Kellogg's Biography from 94.7 WMAS FM". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Why the Kellogg Krew Was On Entertainment Tonight". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Candy Spelling: Tori's Estrangement 'Killed' Aaron". Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Editor of a Wedding Idea Website".
- ^ ""Change Bandits" Wanted".
- ^ "Geno Auriemma's Fore the Kids Charity Golf Tournament". Retrieved 2011-07-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "94.7 WMAS Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-06.