Gerry Kelly (broadcaster)
| Gerry Kelly | |
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| Born |
Gerald Kelly 20 September 1948 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Residence | Ardglass, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Broadcaster and journalist |
| Known for | Kelly |
| Spouse(s) | Helena |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Gerald "Gerry" Kelly (born 20 September 1948) is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist, best known for his presenting career at UTV where he presented the Friday night talk and variety show Kelly. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio Ulster.
Kelly was born in Belfast on the 20 September 1948. He is the brother of former Down GAA goalkeeper Danny Kelly. He went on to work as a teacher and a lecturer at St. Mary's College in Belfast. He also worked as a leisure development officer for Belfast City Council, before going into broadcasting and journalism.
Kelly's broadcasting career began at Ulster Television as a part-time GAA reporter, but left the station quickly after being blacklisted by the National Union of Journalists. Following a year's work experience at the Down Recorder, he returned to UTV in 1979 as a reporter, and later presenter, of its evening magazine programme, Good Evening Ulster,.
Kelly also presented the series Lifestyle, Kelly's People, Kelly on Tour, Kelly on the Road,What Next?,Get It Right Next Time and Pick of the Six for Ulster Television.
He also presented a radio show called Kelly on the Radio on Downtown Radio.
He later went on to host the popular talk and variety show, Kelly, which ran from 1989 until it ended in 2005. After the cancellation of Kelly, a new series, Gerry Meets... was launched. The series concentrated on one-to-one interviews with guests. One 2006 episode, during which Kelly interviewed the DJ Jimmy Savile, received widespread coverage in the national press six years later after the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal first broke. Particular attention was paid to comments Savile made to Kelly that were interpreted as clues to Savile's history as a predatory sex offender.
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