Nan Kelley

Charlie Kelley

Born and raised in south Mississippi, Nan Kelley got her gift of gab from her hair dresser mom and the many clients who always had the stories of life in small town Hattiesburg.

As the longtime host of the Top 20 Country Countdown on the former Scripps/Discovery-owned Great American Country Network (GAC), Nan was seen in over 60 million homes every week for over a decade. During her tenure, she interviewed many celebrities and notables- from legendary NASCAR king Richard Petty and Hollywood star Dennis Quaid, to Good Morning America's Robin Roberts and the one and only Dolly Parton, even co-hosting

with the country legend on her TV special Smoky Mountains Rise.

The former Miss Mississippi was also the host of the iconic Grand Ole Opry's television show Opry Live for its entire run on GAC, sharing memorable moments like Charlie Daniels performing "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" or Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" with the television audience. She's also hosted shows for the Fine Living Network, HGTV, and the Armed Forces Network.

Nan and her husband Charlie, a Grammy-nominated producer/musician produced the motorcycle travel series Authentic America for Circle network, as well as the GAC specials From the Deck and Hit Exchange. Pulling from her southern roots and its rich tradition of story telling, Thomas Nelson and Harper Collins publishing companies chose Nan to voice multiple audiobooks and her voice can also be heard on hundreds of television spots for Olay, Walmart, Chevrolet, Quaker State,The Home Depot, Bass Pro Shops, etc.

When Nan is not behind a mic or in front of a camera telling stories, she's in the kitchen working on her other favorite southern tradition-cooking and eating. Encouraged by Charlie, Nan gathered time-tested recipes from family and friends and put them all together in her first book, One Pan Nan: One Pan Cooking for One Pan Cleanup. The book also includes personal stories and family memories of growing up in Hattiesburg, her time as Miss Mississippi, and into married life.

Whether she's in the kitchen, on the stage, or in the studio, Nan always tries to make authentic connections through food, stories, and the human experience.

Charlie Kelley picked up his older brother's abandoned 6-string when he was 13 and from that moment on, his fate was sealed. After studying at Berklee College of Music, he arrived in Nashville,Tennessee in 1990 and quickly established himself with his first touring gig as a guitar player in recording artist Charley McClain's band. The Darnestown, Maryland native has since gone on to play for Tom Wopat, Doug Stone, Keith Urban, Jamie O'Neal, Laura Bell Bundy, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Rebecca Lynn Howard among others. And has performed on many television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The View, Opry Live, Prime Time Country, Music City Tonight and Nashville Now.

Setting his sites on producing and composition in the early 2000's, Charlie has garnered 4 Grammy nominations and an Emmy nomination. His EDM production of Cotton Eyed Joe for Amber Hayes was a featured song in the movie Cowgirls and Angels 2, Dakota's Summer and his songs have been recorded in Greece, Begium, Australia and Spain as well as the US. Charlie also wrote the theme music for the popular GAC Shortcuts and Heart Of Country series' that helped launch the careers of Taylor Swift, King Billy, Danielle Peck and Gretchen Wilson. He went on to compose theme music and cues for the Great American Country interview series, On Deck and the travel show, Authentic America, for the Circle Network, the latter of which he was also the show's producer and co-host.

Adding voice over to his body of work, Charlie has voiced hundreds of spots for the In The Kitchen, On The Road and Great American Minute campaigns with many brands including, Bass Pro, Home Depot, General Insurance, Quaker State, Infinity and Progressive Insurance among many others.