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Tributes Pour in as Broadcasting Legend Gerry Kelly Dies Aged 77
The former UTV and BBC Radio Ulster host was known for 571 episodes of Kelly and for mentoring Belfast Met students.
- Popular Northern Ireland broadcaster Gerry Kelly has died at the age of 77. A long-standing journalist and presenter, Kelly was best known for his work on UTV and later BBC Radio Ulster during a career spanning over four decades.
- He gained prominence hosting the hit chat show The Kelly Show on UTV from 1989 to 2005. The programme ran for 571 episodes and featured high-profile guests from entertainment, sport, and public life.
- Among the programme's most memorable moments was an appearance by a nine-year-old Rory McIlroy, who famously chipped a golf ball into a washing machine. The clip has since reached international audiences online.
- Tributes poured in from colleagues, with BBC broadcaster William Crawley calling Kelly a "big star" and "a gentleman." Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly remembered him as a "huge character" familiar to generations across Northern Ireland.
- Following a cancer diagnosis in 2018, Kelly continued working, later teaming up with students at Belfast Met to revive his chat show on NVTV. He dedicated his final years to mentoring the next generation of broadcasting talent.
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The “much-loved” Northern Ireland journalist broadcaster Gerry Kelly has died aged 77.
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Gerry Kelly, the celebrated Northern Ireland broadcaster originally from Ballymena, has died at the age of 77. He passed away at his home on Sunday morning.Mr Kelly's career in journalism and presenting stretched across four decades, making him one of the most recognisable figures in Northern Irish media. He was widely regarded as a "much-loved" personality in the industry. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He became a household name through his …
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The former UTV and BBC Radio Ulster once interviewed an eight-year-old Rory McIlroy
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