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Kenneth Reid
Born(1955-06-23)23 June 1955
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died19 November 2024(2024-11-19) (aged 69)
Alma materMethodist College Belfast
University of Hull
OccupationJournalist
Years active1977–2021

Kenneth Reid (23 June 1955[1] – 19 November 2024) was a Northern Irish journalist. He retired from his position as political editor at UTV on 31 March 2021. He was succeeded by Tracey Magee.[2][3]

Career

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Born in Belfast,[4] Reid's career as a journalist began at News Letter in 1977, where he remained for seven years.[2] This was followed by stints as the sports editor, and later editor, of the Sunday News from 1984 to 1987, and reporting for the Cork Examiner from 1987 to 1994.[2]

Reid joined UTV in 1994.[2] He was one of two journalists at the station believed to have not been considered for a voluntary redundancy package at the station in late 2008.[5] Reid blogged on UTV's website on political affairs in Northern Ireland from May 2008.[6]

Honours

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Reid received the honour of News Broadcaster of the Year at the CIPR Press and Broadcast Awards in 2005[7] and 2006.[8]

In January 2024, he was awarded a Queen's University Belfast Chancellor's Medal alongside Stephen Grimason.[9]

Personal life and death

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Reid studied at Methodist College Belfast and the University of Hull, becoming involved with the student newspaper at the latter institution.[2] He was married and had three children.[2]

Reid was a fan of Cliftonville, Everton and Ballymena.

In 2017, he revealed he had been diagnosed with a form of leukaemia.[10]

Reid died on 19 November 2024, aged 69.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ken Reid's profile on u.tv". Archived from the original on 18 November 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Accessed 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Belfast Telegraph: "Secrets and Lies: UTV Political Editor Ken Reid". 20 August 2005. Accessed 6 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Ken Reid: During the Troubles I saw a lot of terrible things... but I'm a great believer that politics can work". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ken Reid's profile on u.tv". Archived from the original on 18 November 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Accessed 5 April 2009.
  5. ^ Belfast Telegraph: "UTV stars fear for jobs as bosses swing axe". 17 October 2008. Accessed 6 February 2009.
  6. ^ u.tv: Blogs - Ken Reid. Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Hold the Front Page: "Northern Ireland prize winners celebrate". Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine. 20 April 2005. Accessed 11 January 2008.
  8. ^ Hold the Front Page: "Irish journalists make their mark as awards are handed out". Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine. 5 April 2006. Accessed 11 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Journalists Stephen Grimason and Ken Reid awarded QUB medals". BBC News. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Ken Reid: Former UTV political editor dies". BBC News. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  11. ^ Breslin, John (20 November 2024). "Tributes flow following passing of veteran journalist Ken Reid". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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