Kelly Moore
Inducted 2026
Primary Outlet
CJOB
Kelly Moore was born in Burnaby and grew up in B.C., where he began his broadcasting career on May 12, 1976, as the 6 p.m. to midnight announcer at CFVR in Abbotsford.
More than 50 years later, he's still on the airwaves.
"First and foremost, Kelly is a first-rate broadcaster," said former CJOB sports director Bob Irving. "He's articulate, has a strong voice and has an enthusiasm and passion in his voice that is infectious. He also has a tremendous work ethic."
Moore's work ethic was evident from his early days. He used the non-paying Abbotsford experience to get hired as a young sportscaster with CHNL (Radio NL) Kamloops in September 1976. He spent most of the next 18 years in Kamloops, save for a four-month stint in the spring of 1980 with CKWX in Vancouver doing morning sports and providing onsite coverage of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and the Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.
He was named the play-by-play announcer of the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers at the start of the 1984-85 season. Over the next decade, he had the opportunity to call games at four Memorial Cup tournaments, as well as co-anchor coverage of the 1993 Canada Summer Games.
Moore was hired by CJOB to succeed Curt Keilback as the radio voice of the NHL Winnipeg Jets in June 1994. When the club relocated to Phoenix, the station retained Moore to provide play-by-play for the International Hockey League and American Hockey League Manitoba Moose from 1996-2006.
During his almost 12-year "first go-round" with CJOB, Moore also provided play-by-play of the 1999 world junior hockey championship for the Western Canada Radio Network. The "absolute highlight" of his career was anchoring CJOB's 17 days of coverage during the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
"Getting the opportunity to lead such a team of pros was something I will never forget," Moore said. "We had reporters staked out at pretty much every venue and would go "Around the Horn" twice hourly."
After a five-year stint back in Kamloops to start and program a country radio station, Moore returned to Winnipeg in September 2011 to lead CJOB's coverage of the Jets when the NHL returned to the city. He succeeded Irving as the station's sports director in 2015 and later added the role of NHL game night host.
Moore's versatility is also on display beside the hardwood. He's part of the station's live coverage of home games for the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Winnipeg Sea Bears.
His professional honours include receiving the Radio Television Digital News Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 and being inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024. He was named the AHL Broadcaster of the Year (2006), the IHL Broadcaster of the Year (1997, 2001) and the Canadian Hockey League's Media Person of the Year (1991-92 season).
He and his wife of 46 years, Karen, are parents to daughters Lyndsey and Chelsey and have four grandchildren.
Kelly Moore was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Media Roll of Honour in 2026.
More than 50 years later, he's still on the airwaves.
"First and foremost, Kelly is a first-rate broadcaster," said former CJOB sports director Bob Irving. "He's articulate, has a strong voice and has an enthusiasm and passion in his voice that is infectious. He also has a tremendous work ethic."
Moore's work ethic was evident from his early days. He used the non-paying Abbotsford experience to get hired as a young sportscaster with CHNL (Radio NL) Kamloops in September 1976. He spent most of the next 18 years in Kamloops, save for a four-month stint in the spring of 1980 with CKWX in Vancouver doing morning sports and providing onsite coverage of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and the Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.
He was named the play-by-play announcer of the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers at the start of the 1984-85 season. Over the next decade, he had the opportunity to call games at four Memorial Cup tournaments, as well as co-anchor coverage of the 1993 Canada Summer Games.
Moore was hired by CJOB to succeed Curt Keilback as the radio voice of the NHL Winnipeg Jets in June 1994. When the club relocated to Phoenix, the station retained Moore to provide play-by-play for the International Hockey League and American Hockey League Manitoba Moose from 1996-2006.
During his almost 12-year "first go-round" with CJOB, Moore also provided play-by-play of the 1999 world junior hockey championship for the Western Canada Radio Network. The "absolute highlight" of his career was anchoring CJOB's 17 days of coverage during the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
"Getting the opportunity to lead such a team of pros was something I will never forget," Moore said. "We had reporters staked out at pretty much every venue and would go "Around the Horn" twice hourly."
After a five-year stint back in Kamloops to start and program a country radio station, Moore returned to Winnipeg in September 2011 to lead CJOB's coverage of the Jets when the NHL returned to the city. He succeeded Irving as the station's sports director in 2015 and later added the role of NHL game night host.
Moore's versatility is also on display beside the hardwood. He's part of the station's live coverage of home games for the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Winnipeg Sea Bears.
His professional honours include receiving the Radio Television Digital News Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 and being inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024. He was named the AHL Broadcaster of the Year (2006), the IHL Broadcaster of the Year (1997, 2001) and the Canadian Hockey League's Media Person of the Year (1991-92 season).
He and his wife of 46 years, Karen, are parents to daughters Lyndsey and Chelsey and have four grandchildren.
Kelly Moore was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Media Roll of Honour in 2026.