Donna stepped back further from television news in October 2017, when she officially retired. Someone from her station emailed us with the news and asked for pictures, but everything in our archive is probably public record. (We don't know if they mentioned us or not.) Perhaps the farewell included this April 2017 photo, with perfectly-cut bangs at the forehead and the rest combed back to be out of trouble. The good news for Montana Hair Fans is that Donna still fills in on a part-time basis, and is listed with the KBZK news team.
Hopefully she gives some advance notice of her appearances on-air, because her Facebook page does not. But that page does have some surprising pictures - including this "family shot" from an unknown number of years ago. The hair is a bit mussed, yet barely stays out of her eyes.
That page may be the best way to follow Kelley from now on, for new and classic photos. Our latest browse found this surprise from a 2014 year-end party. Donna's in the background.... but is her hair doing what we think it is?!?!
We have to zoom a long way in.... but GASP! It is! Donna's glasses are up, and a longer strip of bangs has dropped in her left eye! It's a shockingly weak moment, which finally brings defeat - but she still rates as a long-time "anchor hair" champion, worth being considered an Ultimate.
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2016 Update
Donna is still in Montana, but scaling back her television work a bit. She announced in July she'd change her duties to become 5:30 p.m. anchor, as opposed to 6:00 and 10:00. Donna announced it in the newsroom using "Facebook Live" - and showed bangs closer to her eyes than perhaps ever before. Only the eyelashes seemed to save hair from falling in her left eye. But it worked - and by the way, we think hair rounded at the ends works much better for her.
Earlier in the year, Donna sat down for a half-hour interview reviewing her career in broadcasting. The bangs weren't quite as long, and they refused to fall even though she never touched them with the camera on her. The interview even shows her hair bouncing a bit - not much, but a bit. The hold in Kelley's Super-Hair remains, even if only by an eyelash.
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2014 Update
Donna remains on the TV news set in Montana, but her short hair seems trimmed a bit compared with recent years. This picture from late 2013 has a style shaped to
stop at the nape of the neck, instead of her chin. Yet loosely-arranged bangs remain -- and we've heard nothing about her hair becoming so loose that it drops in her eyes.
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2012 Update
Bozeman, Montana is still blessed to have Ultimate hair in its midst. Donna clearly sees no need to change a Super-style, as her look at the anchor desk
remained unchanged. Hair Fans seeking drama have to wait for her to have a weak evening. Would this one in June qualify?
A tiny strip of hair seems to be inside her glasses. But it's still not in Donna's right eye, and blinking didn't seem to jostle it.
Yet mountain winds can test even the sturdiest styles. This photo from Donna's Facebook page shows her at a shopping center. The wind blew her Super-Hair back
a bit, but most of the bangs held tenaciously. The unbeaten streak continues!
Donna actually discussed her great hair on the air one day at CNN. A possible Hair Fan kindly posted the "revelation" to YouTube.
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2010 Update
Donna is still at the anchor desk in Bozeman, but occasionally stepping outside the studio. She did a couple of basketball moves with a Harlem Globetrotter
in March, as a light wind blew. But this is as far as her Super-Hair moved out of position. She swept almost all her bangs to the left, and seemed to round-brush them so they wouldn't drop down.
But we were surprised to find Donna's hair sometimes looks a bit messy during newscasts. This moment from 13 July shows long bangs inside her
glasses -- perhaps only one inch away from hitting the left eye, and bringing the Super-Hair down to defeat! Yet to her credit, it didn't move beyond that. From what we've seen, Donna remains
undefeated - but you can keep track, as nightly newscasts are posted at her station's website.
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2008 Update
Donna remains at "Montana's News Station" in Bozeman -- and the station has added video clips, so you see her at work on the air. We called up a Sunday
interview show and found this down-to-earth classic look. It's brushed in an old-fashioned TV screen shape around the face, with bangs split on either side. The right-side bangs appear longer and
very close to her eye....
.... long enough that when she lowers her head to check her notes, they seem to be in front of her glasses. They got around a blocking device, but are fractions
away from being long enough to fall in her right eye.
A side view of the hair shows she may tuck a little hair behind her ears for security as well. You really can't tell where the bangs "end" and longer hair
begins. She's still worth checking, after all these years - especially as trim time for those bangs approaches.
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2007 Update
A long search for Donna is over - and it ends where perhaps we should have begun in the first place. A visitor to Super-Hair informed us she's back home in Bozeman, Montana,
anchoring the evening news. An online check found Donna's lived there quietly since 2001.
We couldn't find a full picture of her on the station's web site. But this chopped version from the top of the home page indicates she has the classic helmet look we came to admire years ago -
temptingly long on the sides, but with well-cut bangs on the forehead. We thank our readers for a wonderful tip!
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2006 Update
We're sorry to say there's nothing new to say about this great head of hair. A CNN blog in late 2004 seemed to confirm Donna was working in Orlando -- but when we checked that station's web site
in April, her name was no longer listed.
Perhaps, as one web site has suggested, Donna's happy to be a housewife now. If you spot this woman, please contact us so we can provide a new look at this Super-Style.
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2004 Update
We found a "Donna Kelley" recently doing radio news in Orlando. You can guess what our question was -- but to this point, our e-mail to her has
not been returned.
If not for that possibility, Kelley remains away from TV and seemingly retired from journalism. Even former CNN anchor partner Patrick Emory has written us, asking where she might be.
Certainly we miss a style like this one, captured when she co-hosted CNN's "Week in Review" -- parted off-center, with bangs almost playfully across the forehead and long hair delicately positioned
well off the face.
In recent years Donna has taken chances with her basic helmet. Here it's a sidepart, not centered, with bangs which definitely look long enough to fall in her eyes. We still
haven't seen the hair go down, though -- mainly because her strands have good raw strength. (Don't overlook the glasses; frames can be a good, overlooked resting place of last resort for drooping
bangs.)
Donna stepped back further from television news in October 2017, when she officially retired. Someone from her station emailed us with the news and asked for pictures, but everything in our archive is probably public record. (We don't know if they mentioned us or not.) Perhaps the farewell included this April 2017 photo, with perfectly-cut bangs at the forehead and the rest combed back to be out of trouble. The good news for Montana Hair Fans is that Donna still fills in on a part-time basis, and is listed with the KBZK news team.
Hopefully she gives some advance notice of her appearances on-air, because 
That page may be the best way to follow Kelley from now on, for new and classic photos. Our latest browse found this surprise from a 2014 year-end party. Donna's in the background.... but is her hair doing what we think it is?!?!
We have to zoom a long way in.... but GASP! It is! Donna's glasses are up, and a longer strip of bangs has dropped in her left eye! It's a shockingly weak moment, which finally brings defeat - but she still rates as a long-time "anchor hair" champion, worth being considered an Ultimate.
Donna is still in Montana, but scaling back her television work a bit. She announced in July she'd change her duties to become 5:30 p.m. anchor, as opposed to 6:00 and 10:00. Donna announced it in the newsroom using "Facebook Live" - and showed bangs closer to her eyes than perhaps ever before. Only the eyelashes seemed to save hair from falling in her left eye. But it worked - and by the way, we think hair rounded at the ends works much better for her.
Earlier in the year, Donna sat down for 
Donna remains on the TV news set in Montana, but her short hair seems trimmed a bit compared with recent years. This picture from late 2013 has a style shaped to
stop at the nape of the neck, instead of her chin. Yet loosely-arranged bangs remain -- and we've heard nothing about her hair becoming so loose that it drops in her eyes.
Bozeman, Montana is still blessed to have Ultimate hair in its midst. Donna clearly sees no need to change a Super-style, as her look at the anchor desk
remained unchanged. Hair Fans seeking drama have to wait for her to have a weak evening. Would this one in June qualify?
A tiny strip of hair seems to be inside her glasses. But it's still not in Donna's right eye, and blinking didn't seem to jostle it.
Yet mountain winds can test even the sturdiest styles. This photo from Donna's Facebook page shows her at a shopping center. The wind blew her Super-Hair back
a bit, but most of the bangs held tenaciously. The unbeaten streak continues!
Donna is still at the anchor desk in Bozeman, but occasionally stepping outside the studio. She did a couple of 
But we were surprised to find Donna's hair sometimes looks a bit messy during newscasts. This moment from 13 July shows long bangs inside her
glasses -- perhaps only one inch away from hitting the left eye, and bringing the Super-Hair down to defeat! Yet to her credit, it didn't move beyond that. From what we've seen, Donna remains
undefeated - but you can keep track, as nightly newscasts are posted at 
Donna remains at 
.... long enough that when she lowers her head to check her notes, they seem to be in front of her glasses. They got around a blocking device, but are fractions
away from being long enough to fall in her right eye.
A side view of the hair shows she may tuck a little hair behind her ears for security as well. You really can't tell where the bangs "end" and longer hair
begins. She's still worth checking, after all these years - especially as trim time for those bangs approaches.
A long search for Donna is over - and it ends where perhaps we should have begun in the first place. A visitor to Super-Hair informed us she's back home in Bozeman, Montana,
anchoring the evening news. An online check found Donna's lived there quietly since 2001.
We found a "Donna Kelley" recently doing radio news in Orlando. You can guess what our question was -- but to this point, our e-mail to her has
not been returned.
In recent years Donna has taken chances with her basic helmet. Here it's a sidepart, not centered, with bangs which definitely look long enough to fall in her eyes. We still
haven't seen the hair go down, though -- mainly because her strands have good raw strength. (Don't overlook the glasses; frames can be a good, overlooked resting place of last resort for drooping
bangs.)