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Kelly Cates

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Kelly Cates (born Kelly Dalglish in September 1975) is a British sports broadcaster who has worked for Sky Sports, BBC Sport and ESPN. Born in Glasgow, the daughter of the footballer and manager Kenny Dalglish, she left a mathematics degree at the University of Glasgow in 1998 to join the new Sky Sports News, where she and Mike Wedderburn were the channel's first presenters when it launched on 10 August 1998. Her later television work includes Premier League coverage for Setanta Sports and ESPN, reporting for ITV at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Football League Tonight on Channel 5 and Friday Night Football on Sky Sports. She has also presented on national radio for Talksport and BBC Radio 5 Live, and in January 2025 was confirmed as one of three co-hosts of the BBC's Match of the Day.

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is a British sports broadcaster
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  • Wikipedia article text [birth-year]
    born September 1975
  • Wikipedia article text [nationality]
    is a British sports broadcaster
  • Associated With: Television, Wikipedia article text
    Cates and Mike Wedderburn were the first-ever presenters on Sky Sports News
  • Associated With: Radio, Wikipedia article text [associated-with]
    Cates has been a regular presenter on national radio station Talksport
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