Kim Lenaghan (24 December 1960 – 11 September 2022) was a Northern Irish freelance radio and television broadcaster, writer and critic who was based in

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and worked mainly in the fields of the visual and cinematic arts, music and cuisine culture. She was best known as the presenter of

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's weekend mornings. and the Sunday lunchtime radio food programme ''The Foodie''' as well as the holiday seasonal programmes ''Festive Feast'' and ''Kim's Twinkly Christmas''. She previously presented

's ''

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'', '' Arts Extra'' and the

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TV programmes, ''Country Times'' and ''Good Dog, Bad Dog''. Lenaghan's published works included ''A Little History of Golf'' and ''Irish Superstitions and Lores'' (Angus & Robertson). Lenaghan graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Literature and from

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with a Master of Arts in Marketing. Lenaghan married Andrew Jones in 2017 in

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. She lived in East Belfast. She died in 11 September 2022, at the age of 61, from complications resulting from a fall.

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