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'''Desmond Kelly''' (born 19 February 1965) is a British journalist and broadcaster.
 
Kelly is the Chief Reporter and interviewer for British broadcaster, [[BTTNT_Sports_(United_Kingdom)|TNT SportSports]]. He is part of the live broadcast team mainly for the channel's Champions League and Premier League coverage. He was nominated as SJA Broadcast Journalist of the Year for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 - and highly commended in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards-news/media-release-winners-at-the-british-sports-journalism-awards/ |title=Media release: Winners at the British Sports Journalism awards |date=26 February 2019 |publisher=Sports Journalists' Association |accessdate=28 November 2020}}</ref>
 
Kelly presented 136 editions of ''Life's A Pitch with Des Kelly'', a live, late-night sport/entertainment show on BT Sport. It was rebranded ''Follow the Football with Des Kelly'' for the new season in 2014. Kelly was also executive producer of the programme, which originally launched on 5 August 2013 and was nominated for SJA Television Show of the Year in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.bt.com/watchnow/programmes/des-kelly-presents-lifes-a-pitch-S11374092420899|title=Des Kelly presents Life's a Pitch|publisher=}}</ref> Kelly simultaneously presented SportsHUB, BT Sport's sports news programme, from Monday to Thursday, until the show closed in 2015.