Kelly Cates (née Dalglish) is a Scottish presenter, currently working for

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, and

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Early life

Born in

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, Kelly is the eldest of four children of former

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and

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player and manager Sir Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina and grew up in

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. Her brother

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also had a professional football career. She also has two younger sisters, Lynsey and Lauren.

Career

Television

Cates presented the news on The Biggest Breakfast Ever, the 8-hour Millennium special of

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. She was a presenter on

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, and was part of the presenter line up for

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's new portal. She interviewed managers and footballers as part of Setanta's

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coverage in 2007, and was a presenter on

Setanta Sports News Setanta Sports News was a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007.

. In the 2009–10 football season, she was part of the

team for their

coverage and co-presented ''Talk of the Terrace'' alongside Mark Chapman and for Series 2,

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. In May 2010 she presented the sports news on

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in the absence of regular host

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. Cates then worked as a reporter for

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at the

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in South Africa as well as for the 2011–2012 UEFA Champions League. In 2012 she presented the sports news on '' Daybreak'' in the absence of Gavin Ramjaun. She was part of the UK

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presenting team for the

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Paralympics. In the Autumn of 2012, Cates presented the six-part Scottish television series ''Coached Off the Couch'' for STV. From the 2015/16 football season, Cates hosted ''

Football League Tonight ''Football League Tonight'' was a football highlights programme on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The show covered the English Football League and its cup competitions; the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. It was replaced for the 2018–19 season ...

'' on Channel 5 with George Riley presenting weekly highlights from

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. On 3 August 2016, Sky Sports announced that Cates had rejoined them to present their live coverage of the Sky Bet English Football League. From August 2017, Cates has switched from the EFL to become the host of Premier League matches notably Friday Night Football (FNF) and also on Saturday mornings (Premier League Live) on Sky Sports. Cates returned part time to

to cover

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Radio

Cates was a regular presenter for national radio station talkSPORT, and hosted the Monday evening talk show between 7pm and 10pm alongside

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. Cates has presented ''

Fighting Talk ''Fighting Talk'' is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. The show is broadcast on Saturday mornings for an hour between 1100 and 1200 and is based on a similar format to the ESPN show '' Around ...

'' on

, standing in for

Colin Murray Colin Murray (born Luke Wright on 10 March 1977) is a Northern Irish radio and television presenter. In 2010, he became host of BBC Television's ''Match of the Day 2'' on BBC Two, while still anchoring shows on BBC Radio 5 Live, including '' 5 ...

, and then presented on the station in Summer 2009 and since August 2013 presents the ''

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'' show most Sundays alongside pundit

Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English television and radio personality and former professional footballer. He works as a pundit for BBC Sport and ITV Sport. Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal ...

. She also presents the midweek sports show, 5 Live Sport.

Personal life

Cates married Tom Cates in Glasgow in 2007; they separated in 2021. The couple have two daughters.

References

External links

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