| Kate Smith | |
| Birth Place: | Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation: | Television presenter, Journalist |
| Spouse: | Michael Deane |
| Children: | 1 |
Kate Smith (born in Belleek, County Fermanagh[1]) is a former television presenter and journalist from Northern Ireland.
Smith began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter.[2] She later worked as a presenter and reporter for RTÉ in 1980[1] and moved to UTV in 1983.[2]
Smith hosted her last edition of UTV Live in December 2006.[3] She was appointed a board member of Northern Ireland Screen in December 2007.[4]
Before her broadcasting career, Smith studied sociology and psychology at Queen's University, Belfast and took a postgraduate course in sociology at University College Dublin.[1] Her first journalism work was as an agony aunt for the Sunday News paper.
Smith has worked with a number of charities, including the William Keown Trust, the Prince's Trust, CLIC Sergeant Cancer Care and The Children's Cancer Unit Charity.[4] She is married to Belfast restaurateur Michael Deane[5] and they have one son, Marco.
After retiring from UTV IN December 2006, Smith She is now fully involved in running Deanes Restaurants with husband Michael Deane.