caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date alt image article_title name occupation
portrait 30 may 1999 glasgow oban british 19 july 1944 portrait of kenny macintyre kennymacintyreportrait.jpg kenny macintyre -lrb- born 1944 -rrb-
 kenny macintyre political journalist
kenny macintyre -lrb- born 1944 -rrb-

kenny macintyre -lrb- 19 july 1944 - 30 may 1999 -rrb- was a scottish political journalist .
born in oban , he spent most of his life on mull , and became a journalist in his 30s .
he was known for his work ethic and sense of humour .
he was political and industrial correspondent for bbc scotland for 10 years and was also a keen sportsman .
he was a son of angus macintyre , a poet and bank manager .
before he entered journalism he was a bank clerk , and ran a gift shop and a building business .
he was the father of colin macintyre , the musician , and kenny macintyre who is also a bbc journalist .
during his career as a journalist , he charmed john major into giving him an interview by telling him that if he refused , chelsea f.c. would be defeated .
he ambushed margaret thatcher by hiding in a hotel cupboard to get an interview with her .
he refused an obe .
he died of a heart attack while jogging in glasgow .
then-prime minister tony blair called him `` an institution '' .
he also received eulogies from donald dewar , charles kennedy , gordon brown , george robertson , alex salmond , michael forsyth and tam dalyell .
he was buried at taynuilt with a mobile phone .
