Joe Kelly (born 1954) is an American author known primarily for books on fathering.
Career Kelly was born in northern New Jersey, and grew up in Ohio and South Jersey. He attended LeMoyne College and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Superior. Before working on girls’ and fathering issues, Kelly was a reporter, producer, and regional news director for Minnesota Public Radio.
In 1993, he helped his wife Nancy Gruver to found New Moon magazine, edited by girls 8 to 14 years old.
In 1999, he was co-founder, with Michael Kieschnick, of a national advocacy nonprofit for fathers and daughters in the United States, Dads and Daughters (DADs), In 2004, Dads and Daughters successfully lobbied Verizon Communications to remove an advertisement depicting a computer-illiterate father being reproved by his precocious daughter and scolding wife. DADs operated until 2008. Some Dads and Daughters materials can be found at Kelly's website The Dad Man.
Books Kelly is the author of several books on fathering.
Personal Kelly and his wife have twin daughters, who were born in 1980.
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