Terence Kelly papers

Papers written or collected and collated by Terence Kelly relating mainly to radio broadcasting, [1970s-2001], comprising press cuttings and press releases relating to individual radio stations across Great Britain. mostly articles by Terence Kelly; typed notes by Terence Kelly and draft articles by Terence Kelly; cuttings and press releases relating to BBC radio; cuttings and releases concerning independent radio stations, on subjects including advertising, case studies, clearance, rules and regulations and sponsorship, as well as reports of the Radio Advertising Bureau; material relating to radio listenership, including BBC research and surveys, research methodology, details of figures for news listenership, and research reports and statistics of the Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR); material concerning related topics such as Australians in independent radio, complaints and standards, copyright, government policy, commercial radio and news and current affairs. The collection also contains Radio Authority and Independent Broadcasting Association (IBA) reports, Radio Academy and Festival reports on the future of radio, copies of applications for independent radio contracts or licences, and published books on broadcasting, as well as material relating to independent television and TV franchises.

PARTLY CLOSED: PERSONAL AND CONTACT DETAILS OF DIRECTORS AND INVESTORS IN RADIO LICENCE APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Terence Peter Kelly (c 1931-2002) took a BA/MA in PPE at Oxford in 1949-1952 and then became a journalist at the Liverpool Daily Post, where he worked from 1949-1955. Form 1955 to 1961 he worked at BBC radio, and then televsion, as news sub-editor, writing bulletins, and later as senior sub-editor. He was current affairs radio producer at BBC External Services from 1961 to 1967, and then did freelance work for the BBC, including for the Caribbean, African and World Services.

He was a founder member and director of Radio Trent from 1973 to 1976, and director of Tristar Broadcasting, owner of Star FM from 1992 to 1994. He was also at one point a judge in the Sony Radio Awards and wrote about radio for the Press gazette and other trade pblications until 1998. He was a member of the Race Relations Committee and Chairman of the London Freelance Branch of the National Union of Journalists.

In 1970, Kelly convened a Bow Group study group which prodced a report advocating local commercial radio. In 1982, he co-authored a report making the case for a radio station to serve London's black community, which need was partially met in 1990 when Choice FM, of which Kelly was a non-executive director, opened in South London; in 2000 he saw it more completely realised when Choice FM was also granted a North London licence.

During his life significant changes to the UK broadcast industry took place. Independent radio began in 1973. Deregulation changed the map of UK independent television and radio. John Birt brought about significant changes to the BBC, and Conservative governments between 1979 and 1997 provoked substantial disputes and struggles over broadcast working practices and broadcasting policy.

At the time that this collection was made, Kelly lived at 25 Keystone Crescent in London.