What happened to Fox 29’s Bob Kelly?

GOOD DAY Philadelphia viewers grew concerned after it was reported that beloved traffic anchor Bob Kelly had been taken to the hospital.

Rest assured, he returned to his normal timeslot on August 1, 2023, but now viewers want to know what happened.

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Bob Kelly serves as a traffic anchor and feature reporterCredit: Instagram/bobkellyfox29
Who is Bob Kelly?

Bob Kelly is best known as a traffic anchor and feature reporter at Fox 29 Philadelphia.

He first joined the network in October 2014 after spending 13 years as a traffic anchor at CBS 3 in Philadelphia.

“I got started at 102.9 MGK and worked up and down the dial at all the hot stations,” he told South Jersey Magazine in 2018.

“But the music industry was starting to change. Fewer DJs were actually live on the radio; everything was prerecorded. My agent said to me, ‘Traffic is going to be huge. What if you DJ that?’ Traffic is live; it’ll always be live, you can’t prerecord it.

“So instead of talking up the Rolling Stones, I decided to DJ the traffic.”

Along with anchoring Good Day Philadelphia, Kelly also hosts the regular morning segments Kelly’s Classroom, Breakfast with Bob, and Town Takeover, which takes him all across the Philadelphia area.

What happened to Bob Kelly?

On July 30, 2023, Kelly attended a party at Oar House Pub in Sea Isle City.

While at the Jersey Shore location, he was confronted

Sources told The Philadelphia Inquirer that when Kelly reacted, the man then proceeded to punch him in the face.

He was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center but did not sustain any serious injuries.

When he returned to Good Morning Philadelphia on August 1, he addressed the incident, thanking fans for their support.

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Bob Kelly was assaulted during an event in Sea Isle City in July 2023Credit: Instagram/bobkellyfox29
“Thank you so much for all the messages,” Kelly said.

“…I’m okay. It was a frightening, disturbing event that apparently was incited by this TikTok challenge, similar to what you saw happen to Cardi B with the water and being videoed.

“The cause of the assault is under investigation and I’m just going to leave it at that but I hope that this can bring some light to this craziness that is out there and put a stop to it.”

Is Bob Kelly married?

When Kelly isn’t filming on location, he can often be found at home, spending time with his family.

His Fox 29 biography states that he lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with his wife and six kids, but at this time, little information is available on his family because they often stay out of the spotlight and off social media.