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Whatever happened to Kevo?

  • 17-11-2009 10:05PM
    #1
    MrEko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭


    Does anyone remember a young lad called Kevo? He was last seen on kids tv during the early 90's on RTE 2. Legend goes that he was found outside the doors of the main RTE building and was adopted by the kitchen staff. He was rised and taught by the staff and visitors of our beloved televison station and rose to fame by presenting a quiz game that involved a lot of velcro on Saturday mornings. After this he just went away.

    So I put it to the inmates of After Hours, do you remember Kevo? If you do, can somebody please tell me what he is doing these days? I am not above admitting that this question has been bugging me.


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  • #2
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Dustin murdered him.


  • #3
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,589 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Gerry Ryan ate him years ago, he was in the canteen and mistook the kid for a fish finger


  • #4
    barakus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭barakus


    Kevo was on ray darcys show last year sometime in some kind of where are they now slot. (so youre not the only one who was wondering about him:))

    He was known as 'Kevo the knacker' according to himself:D


  • #5
    Jaeger 90
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Jaeger 90


    locked up in the joy, got heavy into the gear - sad story really. his sister is a brazzer - works down canal banks near croke park, jenny is her name I thnk.

    all this is actually true, I know the family well! whats left of them anyway


  • #6
    pablomakaveli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,752 ✭✭✭pablomakaveli


    I vaguely remember that guy. Was'nt he in a Playstation 1 ad when it first came out in Ireland.


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  • #7
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Kevo was bleed'n rapeh. Someone else can find the Gathering cards, I'm lazy.


  • #8
    -Leelo-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭-Leelo-


    He used to live down the road from me. Dunno where he ended up.


  • #9
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    Jaeger 90 wrote: »
    locked up in the joy, got heavy into the gear - sad story really. his sister is a brazzer - works down canal banks near croke park, jenny is her name I thnk.

    all this is actually true, I know the family well! whats left of them anyway

    Really?? that's awful. When I began reading your post I thought you were making it up!


  • #10
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    todayfm.com wrote:
    Kevin O'Connell:

    kevo.sflb

    Remember Kevin O' Connell? You might know him better as Kevo or some might remember him as “that little b****%”!

    Kevo started his career at the age of 12 on Jo Maxi and then went on to do Late Late Toy Shows with Pat Kenny, Scratch Saturday, and a regular rant in front of a wall at Windmill Lane on ‘The Grip’ with Ryle Nugent.

    We managed to track him down – now 31, he is an assistant producer in the RTE sports dept!

    Found this...


  • #11
    Jaeger 90
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Jaeger 90


    smiley girl wrote: »
    Really?? that's awful. When I began reading your post I thought you were making it up!

    ye he was in trouble for a few things I think, not just drugs - I dont think much was in the media just local rags, I suppose rte wanted to distance themselves from it - plus he wasnt massive famous either I suppose


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  • #12
    Voltex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Voltex


    Dord wrote: »
    Found this...
    he looks like a junkie


  • #13
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Voltex wrote: »
    he looks like a junkie

    Ah sure he can probably afford it with the wages at RTE! :pac:


  • #14
    Warfi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 633 ✭✭✭Warfi


    Voltex wrote: »
    he looks like a junkie
    Dord wrote: »
    Ah sure he can probably afford it with the wages at RTE! :pac:

    Ah come on, Ray D'Arcy doesn't look that bad!!


  • #15
    MrEko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭MrEko


    Dord wrote: »
    Found this...

    Thats him alright, look at the head on him, hasnt changed a bit. Doesnt look like much of a junkie though...


  • #16
    CliffHuxtabel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭CliffHuxtabel


    MrEko wrote: »
    Thats him alright, look at the head on him, hasnt changed a bit. Doesnt look like much of a junkie though...

    he does look like his sister though...oops :o


  • #17
    Voltex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Voltex


    Dord wrote: »
    Ah sure he can probably afford it with the wages at RTE! :pac:



    Well this guy obviousley did his research


  • #18
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Jaysus yeah. I remember this dude. He had some Saturday morning gameshow where he had this big 7ft tall spinning box. One side of it had crooks for throwin rings at, the other side had a hole for throwin frisbees into. He'd then go over and stick his arm in the hole and pull out each frisbee, sometimes buildin the tension by pretendin there was no more in there, before pullin out another one!

    He was a case that fella!


  • #19
    dubtom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭dubtom


    Jaeger 90 wrote: »
    locked up in the joy, got heavy into the gear - sad story really. his sister is a brazzer - works down canal banks near croke park, jenny is her name I thnk.

    all this is actually true, I know the family well! whats left of them anyway
    Hows he managing to produce sports for RTE from his prison cell then.


  • #20
    30txsbzmcu2k9w
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭30txsbzmcu2k9w


    Agricola wrote: »
    Jaysus yeah. I remember this dude. He had some Saturday morning gameshow where he had this big 7ft tall spinning box. One side of it had crooks for throwin rings at, the other side had a hole for throwin frisbees into. He'd then go over and stick his arm in the hole and pull out each frisbee, sometimes buildin the tension by pretendin there was no more in there, before pullin out another one!

    He was a case that fella!

    physiquiz


  • #21
    crushproof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭crushproof


    Haha, no way!!!! always wondered where he ended up, what a character! that game show on the saturday morning was great!
    there must be a youtube clip out there somewhere....


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  • #22
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Malani Rough Publisher wrote: »
    physiquiz

    got there before me, did that show have the iotas with mary kingston or was that another one? and the guy from bull island was in physiquiz

    kevo used to review the books on the toy show


  • #23
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    His name was Kevo...


  • #24
    Aidric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,593 ✭✭✭✭Aidric


    It was hard to understand what he was saying.


  • #25
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Agricola wrote: »
    Jaysus yeah. I remember this dude. He had some Saturday morning gameshow where he had this big 7ft tall spinning box. One side of it had crooks for throwin rings at, the other side had a hole for throwin frisbees into. He'd then go over and stick his arm in the hole and pull out each frisbee, sometimes buildin the tension by pretendin there was no more in there, before pullin out another one!

    He was a case that fella!
    Malani Rough Publisher wrote: »
    physiquiz

    I was meant to go on that show but had to go on family holiday to Holland. I was gutted! :(

    I think he went to Blanchardstown IT at some stage as well.


  • #26
    Ollchailin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭Ollchailin


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    did that show have the iotas with mary kingston or was that another one?

    "Are ya laughin'?"

    "I'M LAUGHIN'" (*Thumbs Up*)


  • #27
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Sarky wrote: »
    Kevo was bleed'n rapeh. Someone else can find the Gathering cards, I'm lazy.

    http://www.boards.ie/gathering/kevomagic.jpg
    Ollchailin wrote: »
    "Are ya laughin'?"

    "I'M LAUGHIN'" (*Thumbs Up*)

    The Works. A friend of mine was on it learning about lorries.


  • #28
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/gathering/kevomagic.jpg



    The Works    . A friend of mine was on it learning about lorries.

    A lad i know was on it aswell learning about cooking, gimp.


  • #29
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    crushproof wrote: »
    there must be a youtube clip out there somewhere....

    On Youtube maybe?


  • #30
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,555 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    http://images.wthax.org/Boards.ie/TheGathering/kev.jpg


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  • #31
    Pretty_Pistol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭Pretty_Pistol


    Jesus from that Today Fm photo it looks like he's even smaller than Ray Darcy. Now that's small! :eek:


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