Caron Keating
Caron Keating | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 April 2004 | (aged 41)
Occupation | Television presenter |
Known for | Blue Peter presenter |
Spouse |
Russ Lindsay (m. 1991) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Gloria Hunniford Don Keating |
Website | caronkeating |
Caron Louisa Keating (5 October 1962 – 13 April 2004) was a British television presenter.
Early life and education
Keating was born on 5 October 1962 in
Broadcasting career
Keating's television career began in Northern Ireland where she presented The Video Picture Show, Channel One and the music programme Greenrock, but her big break came when she was selected to join the team of Blue Peter from 13 November 1986.
Keating appeared on the programme with
After four years, Keating left Blue Peter on 22 January 1990. Keating joined
Personal life, illness and death
Keating married Russ Lindsay in
Keating was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. After undergoing conventional and alternative treatments, and spending a period away from her family on the Gold Coast, Australia, and at a hospice care in Switzerland, she died at the age of 41, on 13 April 2004, at her mother's house in Sevenoaks, Kent.[8]
The Caron Keating Foundation
Set up in Keating's memory, The Caron Keating Foundation is a fund-raising partnership set up to raise money to offer financial support to professional carers, complementary healing practitioners, and support groups dealing with cancer patients, as well as individuals and families who are affected by the disease. It will also financially help a number of cancer charities with their ongoing quest for prevention, early detection and hopefully an ultimate cure. It was set up by her mother, TV presenter Gloria Hunniford, and her two brothers Michael and Paul Keating.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Caron Keating". The Independent. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Gloria Hunniford: Mum cried for an entire day because she wasn't at my wedding". Belfasttelegraph.
- ^ Daily Express "Gloria Hunniford had no idea she was 'at risk of heart disease'"
- ^ McGahan, Claire (3 February 1997). "TV stars pay tribute to Don Keating". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Baxter, Biddy (14 April 2004). "Caron Keating Obituary". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2004.
- ISBN 1-84794-602-X.
- ^ "Caron Keating". The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media Limited. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2004.
- ^ Lesley White (12 September 2004). "A daughter's farewell". The Times.
- ^ "The Caron Keating Foundation homepage". The Keating family. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
External links
- Caron Keating at IMDb
- The Caron Keating Foundation official site
- Caron Keating presenter biography
- Blue Peter's Caron Keating dies – BBC obituary
- Caron Keating – The Times obituary
- 'Blue Peter' presenter Caron Keating dies of breast cancer, aged 41 – The Independent obituary
- Interview with mother Gloria re Caron and the Foundation[permanent dead link]