M.G.Kelly American Hit List
Take a "theater of the mind" radio time travel experience through the 60s and 70s! M.G. Kelly's American Hit List is now in its 27th celebrated year!
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M.G. Kelly Classic Hit List
The Classic Hit List delivers the best classic hits of the 60s, 70s and 80s complete with listener interactive features, artist interviews and great features.
MG Kelly 70`s
M.G. Kelly, Los Angeles' number one radio personality in the 1970s on KHJ, recreates the magic again with a high energy, all request - blast to the past!
MG Kelly 90`s
This High-energy, music intensive rewind to the 1990s is filled with entertaining features, listener interactive segments and the best hits of the 90s.
MG Kellys 80`s
Take a rollercoaster ride through the 1980s! Now in its 25th year, this fast paced work of production art explodes with entertaining features and the hottest hits of the 80s.
Gary D. Sinclair (born 1952), known professionally as Michael Gary „M.G.“ Kelly and Machine Gun Kelly, is an American actor, disc jockey, and radio personality. In addition to hosting several radio programs over the years, Kelly has held several acting roles as a disc jockey; also, he has served as an offstage announcer on two game shows.His stage name is a reference to George „Machine Gun“ Kelly, a notorious criminal.
Kelly has hosted and produced several radio programs. Several are still airing on stations across the United States and Canada; production and distribution of his current shows went on a brief hiatus in the late 2000s but have since resumed. He worked at KSTP in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market from 1972 through 1975. During the 1970s and ’80s, Kelly enjoyed much success as a radio personality on Los Angeles radio stations KHJ, KTNQ, KOST and KODJ.
Programs produced by Kelly include:
- Live from the 60s (1986–93, reruns from 1993 to 1996 and 2015–present), hosted by „The Real Don Steele,“ a retrospective on the 1960s featuring 1960s music, distributed by Premiere Networks. Reruns as of 2015 distributed by Compass Media Networks.
- American Hit List (1998–present) similar in format to Live from the 60s except hosted by Kelly himself. This series featured a broader playlist stretching the 1950s to the 1970s, with a focus on 1964–73. This is the only Kelly program distributed by Westwood One. An updated version, Classic Hit List, has also been offered since the mid-2010s, which includes more 1980s songs and a classic rock lean; this show is currently distributed by Compass Media Networks.
- Back to the 70s (1998–2007, 2011–present). First 52 episodes hosted by Charlie Tuna, airing in reruns through 2007; subsequent revival (ca. 2011) hosted by Kelly himself and distributed by Compass.
- The Amazing 80s (1998–present) hosted by Kelly, marketed as a direct competitor to Backtrax USA. Distributed by Compass.
- Your 90s Rewind (2015–present) hosted by Kelly.
- Top 30 USA (1980s), AC Radio top 30 countdown (or as the show implies a CountUP show) hosted by Kelly and distributed by CBS Radio
- Your Good Time Oldies Magazine (1992–95), co-hosted by Kelly and Charlie Tuna
