Ken Reid (journalist)
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23 June 1955
Ken Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth Reid 23 June 1955 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 19 November 2024 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Methodist College Belfast University of Hull |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1977–2021 |
Kenneth Reid (23 June 1955 – 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.[1][2]
Reid was born in Belfast on 23 June 1955.[3] His career as a journalist began at News Letter in 1977, where he remained for seven years.[1] 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.[1]
Reid joined UTV in 1994.[1] 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.[4] Reid blogged on UTV's website on political affairs in Northern Ireland from May 2008.[5]
Personal life and death
Reid studied at Methodist College Belfast and the University of Hull, becoming involved with the student newspaper at the latter institution.[1] He was married and had three children.[1]
Reid was a fan of Cliftonville, Everton and Ballymena.
In 2017, he revealed he had been diagnosed with a form of leukaemia.[6]
Reid died aged 69, on 19 November 2024.[7]
