Danny Kelly (journalist)
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Danny Kelly is a music journalist, sports presenter and internet publisher. He is the former editor of the music weekly New Musical Express.
Danny Kelly was born in Islington
and attended Our Lady of Sacred Heart in Eden Grove and then St Aloysius College, Highgate
. Kelly has worked in print and radio journalism for over twenty years. He began writing for New Musical Express in about 1983 and was its editor from the late 1980s to 1992. After that he edited the British music monthly, Q, and was awarded the title British Magazine Editor of the Year for his work there. He also launched the sports monthly Total Sport. He often works in partnership with fellow sports fan and radio journalist Danny Baker
, who is also an NME alumnus, having broadcast in both local/national commercial and BBC radio.
In the mid-1990s Kelly hosted Under the Moon
, a live late-night television sports chat and entertainment show that often ran for three or more hours. In 1997 he founded the 365 Corporation, best known for the leading UK football
website
, Football365
.
In 2006 he helped launch Videojug, a video up/download service that seeks to demonstrate all human knowledge on film. He also launched The Times
first weekly podcast, The Game. He currently presents an award-winning radio sports show on BBC London and hosted a weekly football podcast with Danny Baker
. The football podcast ended in December 2007.
He has appeared in two films: Divorcing Jack
and The Football Factory.
Kelly spent a period of time commencing December 2007 as stand-in presenter for Hawksbee & Jacobs, Evening Kick-Off and George Galloway
on talkSPORT
radio. He joined the station to front Euro Kick-Off during Euro 2008 between 19:00-22:00 (BST
/GMT) every weekday. Kelly signed a permanent contract with Talksport
in early August to front the same slot during the regular football season. Stan Collymore
now co-hosts the Kick-Off show on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and co-commentates whenever Talksport has a live game to broadcast.
Danny Kelly referred to Rafael Benitez
as a "Nonce" live on air during a Talk Sport broadcast on 8 January 2011. OFCOM received 130 complaints about the comments. Kelly is a Tottenham Hotspur fan and appears in the June 2010 issue of Hotspurs Magazine as the celebrity fan.
Kelly is currently presenting Channel 4
's coverage of American football
over the course of the season, where he replaced Gary Imlach
.
Danny Kelly was born in Islington
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
and attended Our Lady of Sacred Heart in Eden Grove and then St Aloysius College, Highgate
Highgate
Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. It has an active conservation body, the Highgate Society, to protect its character....
. Kelly has worked in print and radio journalism for over twenty years. He began writing for New Musical Express in about 1983 and was its editor from the late 1980s to 1992. After that he edited the British music monthly, Q, and was awarded the title British Magazine Editor of the Year for his work there. He also launched the sports monthly Total Sport. He often works in partnership with fellow sports fan and radio journalist Danny Baker
Danny Baker
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Since the late 1970s, he has worked for a wide range of publications and broadcasters including NME, LWT, the BBC, and Talk Radio....
, who is also an NME alumnus, having broadcast in both local/national commercial and BBC radio.
In the mid-1990s Kelly hosted Under the Moon
Under the Moon
Under the Moon was an offbeat, late-night 1990s sports show on the UK's Channel 4. The show was originally hosted by Danny Kelly and comedian Tim Clark...
, a live late-night television sports chat and entertainment show that often ran for three or more hours. In 1997 he founded the 365 Corporation, best known for the leading UK football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
, Football365
Football365
Football365.com, or simply F365, is a website which is operated by 365 Media Group a wholly owned subsidiary of BSkyB from its base in Leeds.The website primarily covers the Premier League, as well as other European leagues and cups...
.
In 2006 he helped launch Videojug, a video up/download service that seeks to demonstrate all human knowledge on film. He also launched The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
first weekly podcast, The Game. He currently presents an award-winning radio sports show on BBC London and hosted a weekly football podcast with Danny Baker
Danny Baker
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Since the late 1970s, he has worked for a wide range of publications and broadcasters including NME, LWT, the BBC, and Talk Radio....
. The football podcast ended in December 2007.
He has appeared in two films: Divorcing Jack
Divorcing Jack (film)
Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satirical black comedy. The plot is set around the Northern Irish reporter Dan Starkey who gets entangled into a web of political intrigue and Irish sectarian violence, at the same time as Northern Ireland is set to elect a new Prime Minister...
and The Football Factory.
Kelly spent a period of time commencing December 2007 as stand-in presenter for Hawksbee & Jacobs, Evening Kick-Off and George Galloway
George Galloway
George Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year...
on talkSPORT
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
radio. He joined the station to front Euro Kick-Off during Euro 2008 between 19:00-22:00 (BST
British Summer Time
Western European Summer Time is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in the following places:* the Canary Islands* Portugal * Ireland...
/GMT) every weekday. Kelly signed a permanent contract with Talksport
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
in early August to front the same slot during the regular football season. Stan Collymore
Stan Collymore
Stanley Victor "Stan" Collymore is an English football pundit and former footballer, who played from 1990 until 2001. He held the British transfer record when he moved from Nottingham Forest to Liverpool for £8.5 million in 1995 and was capped three times at senior level by the England...
now co-hosts the Kick-Off show on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and co-commentates whenever Talksport has a live game to broadcast.
Danny Kelly referred to Rafael Benitez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
as a "Nonce" live on air during a Talk Sport broadcast on 8 January 2011. OFCOM received 130 complaints about the comments. Kelly is a Tottenham Hotspur fan and appears in the June 2010 issue of Hotspurs Magazine as the celebrity fan.
Kelly is currently presenting Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's coverage of American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
over the course of the season, where he replaced Gary Imlach
Gary Imlach
Gary Imlach is a British author, journalist and broadcaster, specialising in sport. Imlach is particularly associated with non-mainstream sports, working for many years as the face of Channel 4's coverage of American Football and the Tour de France, having transferred to ITV when the station...
.