{"id":1080,"date":"2025-02-26T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:39:55","slug":"going-for-gold-and-game-for-a-laugh-presenter-henry-kelly-dies-aged-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/going-for-gold-and-game-for-a-laugh-presenter-henry-kelly-dies-aged-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for Gold and Game for a Laugh presenter Henry Kelly dies aged 78"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Henry Kelly’s death has been announced (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Henry Kelly, the Irish television host and broadcaster has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n

Kelly\u2019s family confirmed in a statement that he ‘died peacefully’ on Tuesday ‘after a period of ill health<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their statement said: ‘Henry will be sorely missed by his friends and family, including his partner Karolyn Shindler, their son Alexander, Henry\u2019s daughter Siobhan and her mother Marjorie.’<\/p>\n

Kelly was a well-respected journalist in Ireland until he had a career change at the age of 34 and began presenting light entertainment shows.<\/p>\n

He co-hosted Game for a Laugh from 1981 until 1983 and became a household name across the UK.<\/p>\n

In June 1983, Kelly became the host of the Saturday edition of Good Morning Britain with Toni Arthur, also working on Summer Sunday.<\/p>\n

From 1987 until 1996 he presented Going for Gold, a lunchtime television quiz game show on BBC1. <\/p>\n

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Tributes have begun to pour out to the late broadcaster (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While he was best known as a television presenter, Kelly also appeared on radio as a host on LBC and Classic FM. <\/p>\n

In his later life in 2005 he took over the mid-morning show on BBC Radio Berkshire, he also presented a Saturday mid-morning show for the station until 2015.<\/p>\n

Kelly is also a published author, releasing his book How Stormont Fell in 1972, about his time working as a journalist in Belfast during the troubles. <\/p>\n

The broadcaster was born in Athlone, in County Westmeath, Ireland and lived for much of his life in the UK.<\/p>\n

He lived with his journalist wife Karolyn Shindler in Hampstead with their two children.<\/p>\n

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The television presenter was known for his role as co-host of light entertainment series Game For A Laugh (Picture: Richard McLaren\/TV Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fans have paid tribute to the late broadcaster with a messages pouring out across social media.<\/p>\n

Mark Dolan, the host of The Mark Dolan Show said in tribute: ‘The amazing Henry Kelly has died. I met him as a child, when I got my first glimpse of live radio, whilst he was at LBC in Gough Square. He was generous, funny, clever & wise.<\/p>\n

‘And very strict about how his Guinness was poured! RIP total legend \ud83d\ude4f’<\/p>\n

‘Ah RIP Henry Kelly Loved Going For Gold on the the BBC whenever I wanted a sick day from school Prime lunch time TV viewing,’ said Hauzinho13 on X.<\/p>\n

‘RIP Henry Kelly. You didn\u2019t just go for gold, you were gold.’ said Doris_from.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s heartbreaking to hear of the passing of the Going for Gold presenter HenryKelly he was a lovely man sending condolences to his family and friends RIP Henry,’ added Mofoman360.<\/p>\n

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