# Kelly Wright
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{{Short description|American television journalist}}
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| alma_mater = [Oral Roberts University](/source/Oral_Roberts_University)
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'''Kelly Wright''' is the Senior White House Correspondent at the [Christian Broadcasting Network](/source/Christian_Broadcasting_Network), having left his position in February 2025 as host and executive producer of ''America's Hope with Kelly Wright'' under [New Tang Dynasty Television](/source/New_Tang_Dynasty_Television).[{{cite web |title=Kelly Wright - CBN |url=https://cbn.com/person/kelly-wright |access-date=27 June 2025 |website=cbn.com}}][{{cite web|title=Kelly Wrights's LinkedIn profile|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellywright2/|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=27 June 2025}}]{{better source needed|date=June 2025}} Formerly with [Fox News](/source/Fox_News), he was the co-anchor of ''[America's News Headquarters](/source/America's_News_Headquarters)'' on Saturday, and was based in the network’s [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), bureau. He was a co-host of ''[Fox and Friends Weekend](/source/Fox_and_Friends)'' from July 2006 to January 2008.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
Most recently, Wright reported from [Tampa](/source/Tampa), Florida, on the [Terri Schiavo](/source/Terri_Schiavo) story. In 2004 Wright spent nearly three months reporting on the developments in [Iraq](/source/Iraq). He was among the first reporters to cover the [Abu Ghraib prison scandal](/source/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse) and the subsequent court martial cases held in Baghdad. Wright also spent time embedded with U.S. and British troops, reporting on the military’s humanitarian efforts in [Baghdad](/source/Baghdad), [Basrah](/source/Basrah), and [Mosul](/source/Mosul). Wright also provided coverage on U.S. forces training Iraqi security forces. Additionally, he reported on the historic U.S. handover of sovereignty to Iraq. Beyond Iraq, Wright extensively covered the 2004 presidential election, including the Democratic presidential race, the New Hampshire primary, and the South Carolina primary. In October 2003, Wright reported live from the [Congressional Black Caucus](/source/Congressional_Black_Caucus)/FNC Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit.
Before joining Fox News Channel, Wright worked as an anchor/reporter at [WAVY-TV](/source/WAVY-TV)/[WVBT-TV](/source/WVBT-TV) in [Norfolk, VA](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia), co-anchoring the Fox affiliate's first primetime newscast (produced by WAVY) from 1998 until 2003. During his tenure there, he covered a wide range of stories, including a historical event in [Benin](/source/Benin), [West Africa](/source/West_Africa), where African presidents [Mathieu Kérékou](/source/Mathieu_K%C3%A9r%C3%A9kou) of Benin, [Jerry Rawlings](/source/Jerry_Rawlings) of [Ghana](/source/Ghana), and representatives from the [United States](/source/United_States), [England](/source/England), [France](/source/France) and the [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) apologized for their role in slavery.
Previously, Wright served as a weekend news anchor and reporter for [WRAL-TV](/source/WRAL-TV) in Raleigh, N.C. Wright secured numerous rare interviews, including a 1996 exclusive interview with [O. J. Simpson](/source/O._J._Simpson) following the criminal court trial.
Wright has also served as a general assignment reporter for [WWOR-TV](/source/WWOR-TV) in New York. He reported on numerous high-profile newsmakers and events for the station, including [John Gotti](/source/John_Gotti), [Amy Fisher](/source/Amy_Fisher), the [Howard Beach](/source/Howard_Beach) and [Bensonhurst](/source/Bensonhurst) murder trials, and the 1989 [Central Park jogger](/source/Central_Park_jogger) rape case.
Wright began his journalism career in 1977 while serving in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army).
Wright has received numerous awards for his reporting, including two local [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards) for his developing, reporting and co-producing a documentary and news series on the transatlantic [slave trade](/source/History_of_slavery).
In 2017, Wright joined a lawsuit against Fox News for racial discrimination.[{{cite web |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/27/kelly-wright-black-fox-news-anchor-sues-race-discr/ |title= Fox woes continue as Kelly Wright, black anchor, sues for race discrimination |last= Chumley |first= Cheryl K. |date= 27 April 2017 |website= [The Washington Times](/source/The_Washington_Times) |publisher= |access-date= 28 April 2017 |quote=}}] Documents submitted to the court showed that Wright's annual salary while working at Fox was $400,000.[{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/22446-2017-e-tichaona-brown-et-al-v-tichaona-brown-et-al-exhibit-s-85 |title=22446 2017 E Tichaona Brown Et Al V Tichaona Brown Et Al EXHIBIT S 85 |date=2016-09-27}}]
Wright also worked for the [Black News Channel](/source/Black_News_Channel).[{{cite book|last1=Yee|first1=James|last2=Molloy|first2=Aimee|title=For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism under Fire|url=https://archive.org/details/forgodcountryfai00yeej|url-access=registration|accessdate=August 8, 2011|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-58648-369-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/forgodcountryfai00yeej/page/166 166]–}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/kelly-wright/bio/#s=r-z Wright's bio] on FOXNews.com
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