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Submission declined on 6 October 2023 by Curb Safe Charmer (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Curb Safe Charmer 2 years ago.
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Comment: Comments by previous reviewer not really addressed. Draft is heavily dependent upon content by Kentish; there is little/no significant coverage about Kentish in reliable independent secondary sources (press releases and LBC announcements are primary and not independent, and the Daily Espress is considered generally unreliable - WP:DAILYEXPRESS). Paul W (talk) 11:08, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: You need to show that Kentish is notable by adding citations where other media has written in depth about Kentish. Adding references to things Kentish has written / done himself won't help. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:06, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
Ben Kentish is a British journalist and broadcaster who is currently one of the main presenters on radio station LBC. Kentish hosts the Late Nights show, from 10pm to 1am, Monday to Thursday.
Early life
[edit]Ben Kentish grew up in north London and attended a comprehensive school before studying Politics, Psychology and Sociology at the University of Cambridge.[1] While there, he also served as President of the Cambridge Union for the Lent 2013 term.[2]
Career
[edit]After graduating, Kentish held a number of roles in speechwriting and political communications.[citation needed]
In August 2016, he joined The Independent as a news reporter[citation needed] and, over the next two years, covered various major news stories including the Grenfell Tower fire, the bombing of the Manchester Arena and the Westminster Bridge terror attack and the 2017 United Kingdom General Election.[citation needed]
In January 2018, he was promoted to the role of Political Correspondent and joined the parliamentary press gallery, reporting on UK politics, including the 2019 UK general election.[citation needed] He broke a number of exclusive stories, including allegedly antisemitic comments made by a trade union leader,[3] and a plan by Conservative Party MPs to oust Theresa May.[4]
Kentish also appeared regularly as a political commentator on various media channels, including Sky News, Al Jazeera and CNN.[citation needed]
In January 2020, he joined LBC as the station's Westminster Correspondent.[5] He was one of the journalists who asked regular questions of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Health Secretary Matt Hancock and other leaders during the global Covid 19 pandemic.[6]
In September 2020 he reported on the US presidential election live from Washington DC.[7]
In March 2022, he was promoted to the role of Westminster Editor[8] and in September of the same year was awarded his own weekly LBC show, at 4pm on Sunday afternoons.[9][10]
In December 2022 a call to his Sunday show went viral and prompted international concern after the elderly caller, Philip from Tiverton, expressed fears that he was going to freeze to death in his own home because he could not afford to pay for heating.[11][12][13]
After a year of presenting the weekend show, LBC announced in September 2023 that Kentish was being promoted to replace Colin Brazier as the presenter of the station's weekday Late Nights programme, between the hours of 10pm and 1am from Monday to Thursday.[14]
In February 2025 Kentish announced on his X account that he had broken the show's previous record listening figures for the second time in a row, growing its audience by 29 per cent. He has received widespread media coverage for his political interviews,[15][16] on-air monologues[17][18] and lively debates with callers.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Kentish is a lifelong supporter of Barnet FC.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Kentish, Ben. "Iain Dale All Talk - Podcast". Global Player (Interview). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams booked for Cambridge debate". BBC News. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Kentish, Ben (2018-09-13). "Labour antisemitism row was created by Israel to distract from 'atrocities', trade union boss suggests". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Kentish, Ben (2018-07-08). "Theresa May faces leadership challenge threat from Tory Brexiteers". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Ben Kentish takes on Westminster correspondent role at LBC". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Ben Kentish grills PM over pressure on NHS amid Omicron spread". LBC. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Global Radio (30 October 2020). "LBC Announces Biggest US Election Results Programme". Global.
- ^ "UK Media Moves including LBC, Insider, GQ and more". Cision. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "LBC announces exciting new-look weekend schedule". LBC. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Weekend programme schedule changes at LBC as new voices join". RadioToday. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ LBC caller sobs during interview as he fears he'll 'freeze to death' in his own home. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2025-11-04 – via www.independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Emotional radio caller says 'he's going to freeze to death in his own home'". Metro. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ "LBC caller sobs during interview as he fears he'll 'freeze to death' in his own home - Yahoo News UK". Yahoo News. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (2023-09-04). "Colin Brazier leaves journalism after 40 years to study farming". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "'She's Done Nothing Wrong': LBC Presenter Roasts Richard Holden Over Angela Rayner Row". HuffPost UK. 2025-08-25. Archived from the original on 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Markoff, Anita (2025-05-26). "LBC's Ben Kentish gets into blistering live row with MP 'Contradicting yourself'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Editor, Kevin SchofieldPolitical (2025-08-13). "LBC Presenter Fact Checks Nigel Farage's Claim Small Boats Have Made UK More Dangerous For Women And Girls". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Editor, Kevin SchofieldPolitical (2025-10-21). "'A Shameful Day': LBC Presenter Hits Out After Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Banned From Aston Villa Game". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Phillips, Jess (2025-01-29). "LBC police row turns explosive as star 'loses it' with caller live on-air". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ "Underhill's final minutes were pure theatre". Times Series. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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