Rob Kelvin was born on 20 September 1944 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He has been married to Betteanne Kelvin since 1966. They have one child.
Newsreader on "National Nine News" (NWS 9) from 1983. His co-anchors have been Caroline Ainslie (1983-1987), Kevin Crease (1987-February 2007), and Kelly Nestor (from October 8, 2007).