Kevin Nelson
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Kevin Nelson was born in Pennsylvania in the United States. When Kevin's father, Jay Nelson, accepted the morning show position at 1050 CHUM the family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] Early years
[edit] 1050 CHUM
Kevin's father, known to many as national radio legend Jungle Jay Nelson, worked at 1050 CHUM for 20 years. In the 1960s, Kevin listened in to the sounds of any radio station that he could and by high school he was following in his father's footsteps, getting his first radio show. He created a humorous style at various Ontario radio stations before moving to Calgary and working there for 10 years.
[edit] Majic 100
In 1991 he returned to Ontario to help launch Majic 100 and has since been the station's only morning man. Kevin and co-host Bill Parker have maintained consistent listenership ratings.
[edit] Television
Kevin is no stranger to television, having guest starred as a weather announcer on CBOT-TV and hosted the Majic 100 Top 20 on A-Channel's Workvideo Countdown.
[edit] Charities
Kevin is the MC for hundreds of charity events every year and professes to enjoy what he does.
