", Speaking to the Daily Mail, Bruce explained: "I was called in at 12.30 and told that my final show would be a week today and wasn't given any real reason that I understood. Hosting the likes of PopMaster, a quiz to test music knowledge which has run for 25 years, and Tracks of My Years. This was released as a download. Bruce has been a presenter on BBC Radio 2 since 1980. . Ken Bruce has suggested he has been forced to leave the BBC earlier than he intended with his final Radio 2 show scheduled for next week rather than at the end of March. Vernon Kay has been announced as Bruce's successor. "I really must stress that this is entirely my decision. The 48-year-old, who is married to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, will start his new show in May. "However, I feel that after 45 years of full-time broadcasting on BBC Radio its time for a change. Ken began his broadcasting career 45 years ago in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland staff presenter. The comedian and impressionist Rob Brydon, who is noted for his mimicry of Bruce, sat in for him on 25 August 2008 and again as an April fool prank in 2011 when Brydon impersonated Bruce throughout. In December 2008, a crew of fishermen listeners were inadvertently relaying the show to every ship and coastguard station for miles around. "I say brand-new but there will still be PopMaster, me and my musings and all the great records you know and love from the 70s, 80s and 90s. . His autobiography was published on 4 September 2009, entitled The Tracks of My Years: The Autobiography. The BBC has lost its most popular DJ, Radio 2's Ken Bruce, as the exodus of veteran presenters continues. Lorna Clarke, the director of BBC Music, said: Ken is an extraordinary broadcaster with an exceptional career over many decades. February 20, 2023 2:39 pm. In a statement tweeted to his 150,000 followers, Bruce said: "I will be presenting my last show on Radio 2 next Friday. Let's enjoy the week ahead! The losing contestant is given a T-shirt with "One Year Out" printed across the front (a catchphrase Bruce uses in the quiz when a contestant trying to place the year a song was in the charts is out by one year). The broadcaster, 71, said "it's time for a change", announcing the news on Tuesday's show. In 2013, the audience for the Ken Bruce Show reached a record 8.17 million. He presented Radio 2 Ballroom programmes regularly from November 1980 until 1982. The BBC confirmed that Ken Bruce would be replaced by Vernon Kay with the new host taking over in May. contact the editor here. On Thursday 1 August 2019 it was announced that his show had become the most popular radio programme in the UK, with 8.49m daily listeners, following a fall in the popularity of Zoe Ball's breakfast show. A celebrity version was introduced on 20 July 2007, and continued until 18 January 2008. His wife is Kerith Coldham (m. 2000), Anne Bruce (m. 19901995). Bruce became a staff announcer for BBC Radio 4 Scotland. You wouldn't normally hear a tractor driving past or birds tweeting in the background of Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 show. [citation needed], While Bruce was on holiday in August 2007, Davina McCall sat in for him. Email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 0207 782 4220 . The radio DJ took over the 2-4pm slot from presenter Steve Wright, who stepped down from his afternoon show at the end of September after 23 years. A source told Page Six the monarch began the eviction process on January 11. On April Fools' Day 2011, Bruce's radio show was presented by comedian Rob Brydon impersonating Bruce throughout. [13][14][15] It was believed that Presley had never visited England and the claim caused considerable controversy. BBC Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce is leaving the broadcaster after 31 years. The presenter's departure adds to a long list of recent exits from BBC radio, including Paul O'Grady, Steve Wright, Vanessa Feltz and Graham Norton. BBC Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce has confirmed when he'll be leaving the station. His decision is said to have taken BBC bosses by surprise, as they had expected the DJ to remain with Radio 2 until the end of his career. Ken Bruce, who presents the country's most popular show. On February 23, 2023, The Sun revealed Vernon Kay is set to replace Ken Bruce on his legendary BBC Radio 2 show. PopMaster has run as a feature of Bruce's show since 16 February 1998. In a statement, Bruce said: "Nothing stays the same forever and I have decided the time is right for me to move on from Radio 2 when I reach the end of my current contract in March. [35][36], Bruce has four sons and two daughters. Bruce will move to Greatest Hits Radio alongside presenters Simon Mayo at Drivetime and Jackie Brambles in the early evening. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. View our online Press Pack. Wed 18 May 2022 19.01 EDT Ken Bruce has retained his title as the most listened-to radio presenter in the UK, as the Radio 2 host continues the trend of mid-morning programmes attracting more. "[28], In November 2007, he appeared on a Never Mind the Buzzcocks special for Children in Need. I'm a little surprised and disappointed. 0. Bruce became a regular presenter for Radio 2 in January 1984 when he assumed hosting duties for the Saturday late night show in addition to his continuing show on BBC Radio Scotland. "I would stress that this is entirely my decision but some new opportunities have come up and I would like to continue my career in a slightly different way in the next few years, the details of which will be revealed shortly. Radio 2 presenter Lynn Bowles said tiredness and a heavy workload contributed to her decision to quit the BBC radio show after serving as a travel reporter for 18 years. Following Wogan's death in 2016, his tenure of the show became the oldest for a presenter still living. It previously included other competitions such as Spin It to Win It and Words Don't Come Easily, although these were dropped in 2007 following the phone-in scandal. Vernon Kay who will replace Ken Bruce on his mid-morning weekday slot on BBC Radio 2 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images). He has been part of every significant occasion marked by BBC Radio 2 and we, his faithful audience and the Radio 2 all-star line-up, will miss his warm humour and wit. He joined Radio 2 more regularly in 1982 as a stand-in presenter, mainly covering for Ray Moore on the Early show. The veteran DJ is leaving his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning show on March 3 because the corporation pushed to move him on before his contract ends in late . Ken Bruce's son Murray. BBC broadcasting legend Ken Bruce is leaving Radio 2 after 31 years presenting his weekday mid-morning show. and presented the Eurovision Song Contest Previews from 19891991 on BBC1. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Bruce has presented BBC Proms in the Park for many years. [34], In February 2023, Bruce appeared with his son Murray in the first part of a BBC Two documentary series, presented by Chris Packham, titled Inside Our Autistic Minds. Mitch Benn), Bruce recorded a version of the Andy Stewart song Donald, Wheres yer Troosers? for the Bandaged CD to raise money for the charity BBC Children in Need. He began his broadcasting career with the Hospital Broadcasting Service in Glasgow. The broadcaster Ken Bruce is to leave the BBC after more than four decades 31 of those years spent presenting his morning show on Radio 2. Why Ken Bruce is leaving BBC Radio 2 early. Kenneth Robertson Bruce (born 2 February 1951) is a Scottish broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again from 1992. A Radio 2 spokesperson said: Ken decided to leave Radio 2 and its always been known hes leaving in March. Ken Bruce has become the latest veteran presenter to leave BBC Radio 2, leaving the corporation after 45 years to host a show on commercial rival, Greatest Hits Radio. Charles Nove subsequently joined the presentation rota. ", "I feel that after 45 years of full-time broadcasting on BBC Radio, it's time for a change. Lead presenter on BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire and the BBC News Channel. In 1998, he shared this role with being UK spokesman for that year's contest, reading out the points for the UK telephone vote, taking it over from Colin Berry, who then returned the following year. Returning to Wogan House for a week after a month of broadcasting the Piano Room sessions at Maida Vale provided a natural break. Such comments are read throughout the programme, generally on a theme of the day, such as a news story. The public phone-in PopMaster quiz was suspended after airing on 18 July 2007. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Veteran Radio 2 presenters have been unhappy about the stations lurch towards youth, which has involved a reduction in music from before the 1990s and an attempt to woo listeners in their 30s and early 40s. The presenter, 72, has admitted that he was "a little surprised and disappointed . He lives with his third wife Kerith near Thame, Oxfordshire. ", At the time of his original announcement, Bruce said: "I would stress that this is entirely my decision but some new opportunities have come up and I would like to continue my career in a slightly different way in the next few years.". Bruce joined the BBC in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter, took over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Terry Wogan in 1985 and became permanent mid-morning host in 1992. [33], In 2022, he was interviewed about Pennyhooks Farm and his son, 18-year-old Murray, who is one of several non-verbal people working on the care farm, in the BBC One We Are England documentary Farming England: Farming on the Spectrum - Oxfordshire. The radio DJ first joined the BBC in 1977 as a Radio Scotland presenter. In December 2008, Bruce was officially inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame. There have been times in the past when I got a little irritated, when the next bright young thing came in and all the publicity was about them, he said. He began his broadcasting career with the Hospital Broadcasting Service in Glasgow.[2]. BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter Zoe Ball, 52, admitted she was convinced Ken Bruce, 72, had nearly run her over on a bicycle as she left the studios. Brydon interviewed "Sir Terry Wogan" (impersonated by Peter Serafinowicz), and Bruce himself appeared at the end of the show as his "brother Kenn with two Ns". This attracted more than 150 complaints from listeners. It has made us have to be a little bit more creative with what we include in the programme. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. We have estimated The 71-year-old broadcaster will leave once his contract ends in March, saying, "It possibly is time to. The radio DJ, who started at the BBC in his early 30s, said he would always be proud of his association with the BBC and Radio 2, but that he wanted to continue his career in a slightly different way in the next few years. [18], In December 2008, Bruce was officially inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame. He appeared in celebrity episodes of The Chase on 4 October 2014 and 12 December 2021. In January 1985, Bruce left Radio Scotland and took over from Terry Wogan on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show, being replaced himself by Derek Jameson in April 1986. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can We do a lot more saying thank you to people who are keeping our essentials services going, and we are also giving people ideas of things to do while they are in lockdown". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. BBC broadcasting legend Ken Bruce is leaving Radio 2 after 31 years presenting his weekday mid-morning show. Ken Bruce took part in The Chase in October 2014. He has referred to the buses as "a fantastic piece of engineering and such fun to have". Ken Bruce (@RealKenBruce) February 24, 2023. He moved to mid-mornings in 1986 and, after a brief stint on late nights and early mornings, he returned to mid-mornings in January 1992. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. From and since 25 May 1998, the show was extended by 30 minutes, ending at 12:00pm. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce - Contact us Contact us Sms 88291 - text during show times only Other Travel Hotline - 03700 100 200 Standard geographic charges apply and calls may be included in. His youngest son was born in February 2008. Bruce has four sons and two daughters. Alison Hammond makes surprise visit to Birmingham cafe with This Morning co-star, The popular Brummie posed for a photo with staff at Windowbox Caf, in Sutton Coldfield, ITV I'm A Celebrity star teases signing up for BBC Strictly Come Dancing this year. I say brand-new but there will still be PopMaster, me and my musings and all the great records you know and love from the 70s, 80s and 90s. The broadcaster started working at the corporation in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter. Before becoming a presenter, Anderson was a reporter for BBC WM during their football segments on matchdays. In her previous role as an executive producer, Ms Thomas launched the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, which controversially replaced the programme hosted by Terry Wogan. The show also includes a daily quiz, PopMaster. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? So, how much is Ken Bruce worth at the age of 71 years old? In 1980, he took on the mid-morning slot and then, in 1983, he presented a daily afternoon current affairs show. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. It was rumoured that members of the public would be able to play again before Christmas 2007, however this did not happen. It previously included other competitions such as Spin It to Win It and Words Don't Come Easily, although these were dropped in 2007 over possible abuse of phone-ins (despite no allegation of impropriety against Radio 2). Paul OGrady quit after being told to share his slot with another presenter, and Vanessa Feltz joined TalkRadio. However, it appears that the corporation had taken Bruce for granted. Stand-in presenters have included Richard Allinson, Simon Mayo, Aled Jones, Zoe Ball, Michael Ball, Claudia Winkleman, Fearne Cotton, Trevor Nelson, Gary Davies, DJ Spoony and Scott Mills. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. (PA) (Image: PA) BBC Radio 2 show host Ken Bruce has broken his silence ahead of his final show next week. Keep me up to date! This was released as a download. Bruce will present a show from 10am to 1pm on Greatest Hits Radio, joining presenters including Simon Mayo at Drivetime and Jackie Brambles in the early evening. Kerith Coldham (m. 2000), Anne Bruce (m. 19901995), Verity Bruce, Kate Bruce, Douglas Bruce, Murray Bruce, Campbell Bruce, Charlie Bruce. PopMaster has run as a feature of Bruce's show since 16th February 1998. I will be presenting my last show on Radio 2 next Friday, he tweeted. I had intended fulfilling my contract until the end of March but the BBC has decided it wants me to leave earlier. Bruce was born and raised in Glasgow. From its beginning in 1992 until 15 May 1998, the show was two hours long, running from 9:30 to 11:30am. Group of youths carrying knives attack two people, Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage 24 hours after Spare. "However I feel that after 45 years of full-time broadcasting on BBC Radio it's time for a change. He will join Greatest Hits Radio in April. Bruce also told the Daily Mail newspaper: I was called in at 12.30 and told that my final show would be a week today and wasnt given any real reason that I understood. Challenged on Radio 4s Feedback programme in December by listeners who said they disliked the stations change of direction, Ms Thomas responded by saying she had received feedback from other listeners telling her how much they enjoyed it. The game returned with new dramatic, orchestral and guitar based jingles. He attended Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School, Glasgow, before training as a chartered accountant. The 55-year-old has been. Ken Bruce's Professional Life. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Bruce has also presented Radio 2s coverage of Eurovision since 1988, and has been a regular presenter of Sunday Night Is Music Night. Of his new gig, Ken said: "What better way to celebrate my forty-five years in radio than with a new adventure and a brand-new show on Greatest Hits Radio. [12], During his show on 21 April 2008, theatre producer Bill Kenwright told Bruce that Elvis Presley once visited London in 1958, and was taken on a tour of the city by Tommy Steele. [5] Bruce will present his final Radio 2 show on 3 March.[6]. He presented Radio 2 Ballroom programmes regularly from November 1980 until 1982 featuring Jim MacLeod and His Band mainly from their resident base of Dunblane Hydro Hotel. 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