Jon Kelly

Nov 4, 2024 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jon Kelly

Longevity in Rock and Roll can come in many forms. A common narrative is a band has a couple of successful albums, disappears for 20 years then reforms riding a wave of nostalgia to play for audiences hoping to relive a part of the musical youth. And then there are artists like The Pretenders who achieve long term greatness just by being great over a very long period of time.

Nov 7, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jon Kelly

Hundreds of people attended a memorial service for BBC News presenter George Alagiah, who died in July. Colleagues and family members alike paid tribute to one of British television's best-loved figures. On 17 July 2023, three weeks before he died, George Alagiah dictated to his wife Frances the words he wanted to be read aloud at his memorial. "It is a painful yet exclusive luxury to be living with cancer because for the most part it is a story of a death foretold," he began.

May 6, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jon Kelly

May 6, 2023 | bbc.com | Jon Kelly