Steve Kelly has become a local media mainstay for almost four decades. The veteran sportscaster, though, is nearing his final days working in Champaign-Urbana as he approaches retirement. Kelly's final "SportsTalk" on the WDWS 1400-AM airwaves is slated for this Friday evening. Before Kelly signs off for the last time, sports editor MATT DANIELS caught up with Kelly to discuss Lou Henson, the Flyin' Illini, Nathan Scheelhaase and much more from his time in C-U:
Tell us about your start in Champaign.
I arrived from Dayton, Ohio, in the fall of 1981.