Broadcaster Danny Kelly dies aged 69

TalkSPORT announced on November 11 that broadcaster and journalist Danny Kelly had died at 69. The broadcaster said Kelly was a cherished colleague whose work brought football, music and humour to its programmes. The announcement was repeated in a statement attributed to talkSPORT; the reports do not provide further independently established details about his death.

Kelly stepped back from his broadcasting duties in March after being diagnosed with cancer. Reports describe the diagnosis as either throat or oesophageal cancer, and do not clarify whether those terms refer to the same condition. He had worked with talkSPORT since 2007, hosting programmes including Trans Europe Express and appearing on Hawksbee and Jacobs.

Kelly also worked in music journalism, including as an editor of NME and Q magazine. He presented The View From The Lane, The Athletic’s Tottenham Hotspur podcast, and was a lifelong supporter of the club. Tottenham said it mourned the loss of “one of our own” and offered condolences to his family and friends.

Danny Baker, Kelly’s friend and fellow broadcaster, said Kelly died the previous afternoon. Baker remembered him as “the funniest man I ever knew” and wrote...