I wondered when The Hamilton Spectator would do a story on this. They finally did on Tuesday. Kelly relates he was told about his impending doom when he was called to a meeting with HR. 

"When he heard the news, he says he was “shaken.

“It was a punch in the gut.”

But he wasn’t entirely unprepared for it. “I mean, we all know what’s going on in the business,” says Kelly. There’s a mindset at corporate, he opines, that “if you fire enough people it will help the bottom line.”

It's the second time he's been bounced from CHML. But Kelly doesn't believe he'll ever be back in traditional radio, because times, the medium and the companies that own them have all changed. 

Bill Kelly Show canceled: Veteran CHML Hamilton radio morning man signed off for good Monday

Bill Kelly was also at K-Lite for a little while before he came back to CHML. I believe he was doing weekends and swing shifts. Not a talk show, but just music and announcing.

Best of luck to Bill in his future endeavors. We were co-workers during his first go-around at 'ML, and he was always a gentleman and offered good advice to younger broadcasters such as myself that was very useful.

PJ