About Ken Reid
Lived 1955 – 2024 (aged 69). Ken Reid was a British journalist.
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.
Career Reid was born in Belfast on 23 June 1955. His career as a journalist began at News Letter in 1977, where he remained for seven years. Reid blogged on UTV's website on political affairs in Northern Ireland from May 2008.
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.
Reid died aged 69, on 19 November 2024.
Honours Reid received the honour of News Broadcaster of the Year at the CIPR Press and Broadcast Awards in 2005 and 2006.
In January 2024, he was awarded a Queen's University Belfast Chancellor's Medal alongside Stephen Grimason.
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British journalist
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Ken Reid was born on 23 June 1955 in Belfast.
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