Kelli began her career as a sports pundit after graduating in 2002. She began her career as a freelance sports writer for a few years. Kelli then began her broadcasting career as a sports anchor at NBC affiliate KKCO in Colorado. She worked as a pit reporter for sports news outlets such as Speed and ESPN, where she covered numerous racing events. She also covered the Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series (now united as IMSA), Stadium Super Truck series, and Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing series.
Kelli began covering NASCAR as a pit reporter for NBC in 2015. She was one of four pit reporters for NBC’s coverage of NASCAR and the Xfinity series, and she joined the broadcast crew alongside Dave Burns and Mike Massaro. She covered diving at the 2016 Rio Olympics and freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea while working for NBC.
