Jonathan Francis Kay (born 8 November 1969) is an English TV presenter, newsreader and journalist based in the West of England.

Kay was born on 8 November 1969 and grew up in Nantwich in Cheshire, with brother Dominic,[1] attending Abbey Gate College, an independent school in Chester.

During his studies there, he spent time in the studios of University Radio Exeter, which led to his decision to pursue a career in broadcast journalism.

After graduation with a BA degree in Politics in 1992, he joined the BBC as a trainee local reporter.

In 2014, Kay reported from Portugal on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and from Cape Town on the trial of Shrien Dewani (later exonerated for his wife's murder).