The Guardian

Danny Kelly, football broadcaster and renowned editor, dies aged 69

Danny Baker pays tribute to the ‘funniest man I knew’
Kelly was former editor of the NME and Q magazines

The journalist and broadcaster Danny Kelly, who helped define coverage of music and football in the UK for a generation, has died at the age of 69.

Kelly edited the NME and Q Magazine and launched the Football 365 website before going on to be a presenter and pundit on the BBC and TalkSport. He had been receiving treatment for oesophageal cancer.