Whatever happened to Kevo?

MrEko

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.

ronnie3585

Dustin murdered him.

My name is URL

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

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

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

pablomakaveli

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

Sarky

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

-Leelo-

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

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!

Dord

todayfm.com wrote:

Kevin O'Connell:



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...

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

Voltex

Dord wrote: »

Found this...

he looks like a junkie

Dord

Voltex wrote: »

he looks like a junkie

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

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!!

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...

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

Voltex

Dord wrote: »

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

Well this guy obviousley did his research

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!

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.

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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

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....

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

K4t

His name was Kevo...

Aidric

It was hard to understand what he was saying.

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.

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*)

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.

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.

tech77

crushproof wrote: »

there must be a youtube clip out there somewhere....

On Youtube maybe?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

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

Pretty_Pistol

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

a-k-47

He played for a **** team called spartak dymano,

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MrEko wrote: »

Does anyone remember a young lad called Kevo? He was last seen on kids tv during the early 90's on RTE 2.

Nah, I remember him hosting Stream in the late 90s/early noughties.

Xavi6

My mate worked with him in RTE up until a few months ago. Meant to be sound enough. He's still producing there at the moment.

Sir Gallagher

Kevo was a bigger child star than Shirley Temple, the boy had talent coming out of hears ears! Gay Byrne is said to have been in awe of his talents.

Gone Drinking

Xavi6 wrote: »

My mate worked with him in RTE up until a few months ago. Meant to be sound enough. He's still producing there at the moment.

Have heard the same from a friend who works in RTE..

Saying that, i still slagged him for knowing BLEEDIN RAPID

--Kaiser--

"Are ya laughing?"

Was it that fella?

NedTermo

So it turns out he's a producer at RTE then.
I'd say he appreciates the junkie label from earlier in the thread.

Jesus Wept

Hope he turns up on the toyshow.
any minute now.

masseyno9

a-k-47 wrote: »

He played for a **** team called spartak dymano,

easy tiger!! used to play for them myself! decent guy he was. I only knew he did the books on the toy show.

Nevyn

http://images.wthax.org/Boards.ie/TheGathering/kev.jpg
http://www.boards.ie/gathering/kevomagic.jpg

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43225

ascanbe

My sister saw him in Dublin Airport a few years ago; she got the impression he was working there.
The Irish soccer or rugby team were there at the same time, can't remember which; apparently Kevo was getting more attention/autograph requests than any of the players.

upncmnhistori

Kevo was on Scratch Saturday first. Then as you said he was on a quiz show with velcro - don't know the name. Then he went on to do Stream in the early 2000's which aird on The Den for a short few years were he did video game reviews. You would have a different stream subject everyday during the 5 day week Monday - i forgot what it was, tuesday - Starstream, - Wednsday -gamestream, Thursday - forgot again and Friday Sportsteam. After this show he disappeared into thin air.

kumate_champ07

Physiquiz? Was that with Mary Kingston and the guy who reviews cars/from Bull Island? There were crystals called Iotas

Turtyturd

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Physiquiz? Was that with Mary Kingston and the guy who reviews cars/from Bull Island? There were crystals called Iotas

That was The Works/ maybe Worx.

Canis Lupus

upncmnhistori wrote: »

Kevo was on Scratch Saturday first. Then as you said he was on a quiz show with velcro - don't know the name. Then he went on to do Stream in the early 2000's which aird on The Den for a short few years were he did video game reviews. You would have a different stream subject everyday during the 5 day week Monday - i forgot what it was, tuesday - Starstream, - Wednsday -gamestream, Thursday - forgot again and Friday Sportsteam. After this show he disappeared into thin air.

What were you searching for to drag this up out of the depths?

grindle

Canis Lupus wrote: »

What were you searching for to drag this up out of the depths?

He's a Kevo aficionado, leave him at it. Knowledge is power, even knowledge about Kevo.

Ellis Dee

Voltex wrote: »

he looks like a junkie

What? Drugs being abused in RTE? Wherever did you get an absurd idea like that?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Doc Ruby

Nevyn wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43225

And a thread from 2002 as well! Ten years ago when Bertie was still the boss and we didn't all own the debts of the banks, a simpler time. I love looking up the old posts of people who joined in 2000 or so, its like a snapshot into history.

Lollers

I liked Kevo, who cares if this is from a few years ago. He loved his video games and was a breath of fresh air in the D4 connected media. Whatever he doing now I hope he's doing well.

upncmnhistori

Canis Lupus and Grindle I just have a good memory was a big tv fan back in the 90's (maybe too much of one) to do with a few things on Network 2. Love nostaglia too. Network 2 used to be good they were fairly poor with tv shows for a good couple of years there in my opinion.