Keely Shaye Smith
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Keely Shaye Smith also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, and television host/correspondent. She is married to Pierce Brosnan
.
from 1994 through 1997. She was an environmental correspondent for six years for ABC's The Home Show, which earned her two Genesis Awards, a Special Achievement Award at the 1991 Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association
(EMA). Women in Film, The Natural Resources Defense Council, EMA, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Oceana, Senator Barbara Boxer, Malibu Times, and Organic Style Magazine have all honored Smith for her ongoing commitment to the environment. She served as a gardening expert and correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America
and Mike and Maty, as well as an entertainment correspondent for NBC's Today Show, CBS's Entertainment Tonight
, and HBO's World Entertainment Report. Additionally, she hosted Great Bears, a series for the Outdoor Life Network. As a producer, Smith-Brosnan created and hosted and eco-friendly home and garden how-to show called Home Green Home for PBS. Smith appeared as Valerie Freeman for one season on General Hospital
(1989) and as Huey Lewis
' gal pal in the classic MTV music video "Stuck with You
" which spent three weeks at number one spot on Billboards Hot 100 list from September 20-October 10, 1986. Smith has had one article published in Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
From 1995 to 2000, Smith and her future husband Pierce worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council and International Fund for Animal Welfare to stop a proposed salt factory from being built at Laguna San Ignacio. The couple is committed to environmental educational in the classroom for grades K-12 and currently sponsor long-time friend Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots youth and humanitarian program as featured in In Style
and People
magazines. In Spring 2007, the couple also successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Oxnard
and Malibu; the State Lands Commission eventually denied the lease to build the terminal. In May 2007, the Brosnans donated $100,000 to help replace a playground on the Hawaiian island of Kauai
. The Brosnans remain committed to marine mammal protection and recently visited the White House in 2009 to help introduce new legislation written by Congressman Delahunt and Congressman Faleomavaega designed to close loopholes on commercial and scientific whaling worldwide. In May 2009, both Keely and her husband Pierce testified in Washington D.C. before the Environmental Protection Agency in support of the new Climate Change Bill (known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act).
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
.
Career
Smith served as co-host for NBC's primetime hit show Unsolved MysteriesUnsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack, from 1987 until 2002, and later by Dennis Farina, starting in 2008...
from 1994 through 1997. She was an environmental correspondent for six years for ABC's The Home Show, which earned her two Genesis Awards, a Special Achievement Award at the 1991 Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association
Environmental Media Association
The Environmental Media Association is a non-profit organization which was founded in 1989 by Cindy and Alan Horn and Lyn and Norman Lear. EMA works with the entertainment industry to encourage green production and raise the public's environmental awareness. The group provides a "Green Seal" to...
(EMA). Women in Film, The Natural Resources Defense Council, EMA, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Oceana, Senator Barbara Boxer, Malibu Times, and Organic Style Magazine have all honored Smith for her ongoing commitment to the environment. She served as a gardening expert and correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and Mike and Maty, as well as an entertainment correspondent for NBC's Today Show, CBS's Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, and HBO's World Entertainment Report. Additionally, she hosted Great Bears, a series for the Outdoor Life Network. As a producer, Smith-Brosnan created and hosted and eco-friendly home and garden how-to show called Home Green Home for PBS. Smith appeared as Valerie Freeman for one season on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(1989) and as Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
' gal pal in the classic MTV music video "Stuck with You
Stuck with You
"Stuck with You" is the title of a hit single by Huey Lewis and the News, written by guitarist Chris Hayes and lead singer Huey Lewis, from 1986. It was the first single from the band's fourth album, Fore!. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 20, 1986,...
" which spent three weeks at number one spot on Billboards Hot 100 list from September 20-October 10, 1986. Smith has had one article published in Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
Personal life
Smith met Pierce Brosnan on a beach in Mexico on April 8, 1994 and they were married on August 4, 2001. Together they have two children, Dylan Thomas Brosnan (birth: 13 January 1997) and Paris Beckett Brosnan (birth: 27 February 2001).From 1995 to 2000, Smith and her future husband Pierce worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council and International Fund for Animal Welfare to stop a proposed salt factory from being built at Laguna San Ignacio. The couple is committed to environmental educational in the classroom for grades K-12 and currently sponsor long-time friend Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots youth and humanitarian program as featured in In Style
In Style
InStyle is a monthly women’s fashion magazine published in the United States by Time Inc. Along with advertising, the magazine offers articles about beauty, fashion, home, entertaining, charitable endeavors and celebrity lifestyles. Launched in 1993 , InStyle currently has a circulation of 1.7...
and People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazines. In Spring 2007, the couple also successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Oxnard
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
and Malibu; the State Lands Commission eventually denied the lease to build the terminal. In May 2007, the Brosnans donated $100,000 to help replace a playground on the Hawaiian island of Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
. The Brosnans remain committed to marine mammal protection and recently visited the White House in 2009 to help introduce new legislation written by Congressman Delahunt and Congressman Faleomavaega designed to close loopholes on commercial and scientific whaling worldwide. In May 2009, both Keely and her husband Pierce testified in Washington D.C. before the Environmental Protection Agency in support of the new Climate Change Bill (known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act).