Danny Kelly: key obituary facts
Is Danny Kelly dead? Yes. Danny Kelly died on November 10, 2026, at age 69.
Cause of death: Danny Kelly's cause of death was reported as Cancer.
What was Danny Kelly known for?
He was a music journalist, sports presenter, and internet publisher.
More about Danny Kelly
Born: 23 December 1956.
Place of birth: Islington.
Gender: male.
Occupation: television presenter.
Nationality: United Kingdom.
Occupations: Music journalist, sports presenter, internet publisher.
Danny Kelly, the British journalist and radio presenter whose career included work at New Musical Express, Q and Talksport, died of throat cancer on November 10, 2026, aged 69.
Born in Islington, London, on December 23, 1956, to Irish parents, he attended Our Lady of Sacred Heart in Eden Grove and St Aloysius College in Highgate. Kelly began writing for New Musical Express around 1983 and went on to edit the music weekly from the late 1980s until 1992.
He later took the helm at Q, the British music monthly, where his work earned him the title of British Magazine Editor of the Year; he left the magazine in 1995. Alongside his music journalism, Kelly worked in sports broadcasting and launched Total Sport, a sports monthly. Across more than three decades in print and radio journalism, he also worked in partnership with fellow sports fan and broadcaster Danny Baker, another New Musical Express alumnus. Kelly’s work spanned music coverage, sports presentation and internet publishing, establishing a career across several forms of British media.