Ross Kelly (presenter)
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{{Infobox presenter
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| show = This Morning
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| style = Reporter, newsreader
| country = Scotland
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Ross Kelly (born 21 July 1961) is a Scottish TV presenter,{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb267bdf5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810151316/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb267bdf5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2016 |title=Ross Kelly |publisher=BFI |date=2015-07-02 |accessdate=2016-05-15}} who appeared on Lookaround, GMTV (1993–2000) and The Heaven and Earth Show. Kelly was born in Galashiels, Scotland{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/people/ross-kelly/biography/ |title=Ross Kelly Biography |publisher=TV.com |date=1962-07-21 |accessdate=2016-05-15}} and studied at the University of Edinburgh in language and literature.{{cite web|author=Hello |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/journalist-game-show-host-didn-t-he-do-well-1-959997#ixzz48elUzwdf |title=Journalist, game show host - didn't he do well? |publisher=The Scotsman |date=2005-01-27 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}
In 1984, having originally wanted to work for The Scotsman or the Edinburgh Evening News, Kelly joined Central Television on their trainee scheme, going on to become a full-time reporter. In 1987, Kelly joined Lookaround and became a reporter and presenter. In 1990, Kelly joined This Morning.{{cite web|author=Hello |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/journalist-game-show-host-didn-t-he-do-well-1-959997#ixzz48epf50Bz |title=Journalist, game show host - didn't he do well? |publisher=The Scotsman |date=2005-01-27 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}
In 1993, Kelly joined GMTV as a producer, but quickly became a relief presenter and reporter. In 1999, he was quiz master for BBC2's Whose House.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Whose_House%3F |title=Whose House? |publisher=UKGameshows |date= |accessdate=2016-05-15}}
In July 2000, Kelly left GMTV{{cite web|url=http://www.hola.com/hello/hellonet/2000/he0619s2.htm |title=HELLO! Contents 2 |accessdate=May 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520150734/http://www.hola.com/hello/hellonet/2000/he0619s2.htm |archivedate=May 20, 2009 }} and went on to present The Heaven and Earth Show and Burn Your Bills, a Scottish Television gameshow{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Burn_Your_Bills |title=Burn Your Bills |publisher=UKGameshows |date= |accessdate=2016-05-15}} and again helped out on This Morning. He appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank in 2001.{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|network=ITV|airdate=6 May 2001}}{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|network=ITV|airdate=17 June 2001}}