If the listener fails, they are awarded a set of Bluetooth headphones (replacing the previous consolation prizes of a Bluetooth speaker, and before that an MP3 player). The radio legend has shared his thoughts on leaving the BBC early. [26], He occasionally makes appearances in "Dictionary Corner" on Channel 4's Countdown, the most recent stint being during the week of 11 February 2013. In December 2008, Bruce was officially inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. He said: "What better way to celebrate my 45 years in radio than with a new adventure and a brand-new show on Greatest Hits Radio. Ken Bruce (Kenneth Robertson Bruce) was born on 2 February, 1951 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This 'prize' replaced a CD wallet as of 27 February 2012. His Radio 2 show is famous for a number of segments including PopMaster, a quiz to test music knowledge which has run for 25 years, Tracks of My Years, where a famous person chooses their favourite records, and more recently, The Piano Room, featuring live music from a range of artists. 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. This was released as a download. Particularly working from home, I sympathise with that, because there are lots of people I'm not seeing. [5] Bruce will present his final Radio 2 show on 3 March.[6]. PopMaster returned in early 2008, although the other competitions did not. with National Highways traffic officers also providing assistance with . 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. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. John Motson, legendary BBC football commentator, dies aged 77, BBC India offices raided by tax officials in New Delhi and Mumbai, BBC chairman Richard Sharp retains support of Rishi Sunak despite Boris Johnson loan row, "I will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2 in particular and I'd like to thank everyone who has helped to make the mid-morning show a success. Vernon Kay will replace Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, the BBC has confirmed. The show also includes a daily quiz, PopMaster. The public phone-in PopMaster quiz was suspended after airing on 18 July 2007. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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 . Let's enjoy the week ahead! Soon after, while duetting with Steve Wright's 'Ask Elvis' (a.k.a. Ken Bruce, who presents the country's most popular show. Kay, who is celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary to Strictly Come Dancing . Bruce was born and raised in Glasgow. . Congratulations on a brilliant career.". The broadcaster started working at the corporation in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter. Kate Bottley, Ken Bruce, Rylan, Fearne Cotton, Sara Cox, Jamie Cullum, Gary Davies, Paul. Sally made the admission on Monday's programme. [1] In January 2023, Bruce announced that he would be leaving Radio 2 to join Greatest Hits Radio. For other inquiries, Contact Us. BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent makes 'disappointing' bedroom confession as Carol Kirkwood giggles. ", Ken Bruce to leave BBC Radio 2 after 31 years on mid-morning show. Read more. At 71 years old, Ken Bruce height not available right now. The 71-year-old, whose PopMaster quiz is a show staple, announced he'd be quitting after 31 years in January. In a statement tweeted to his 150,000 followers, Bruce said: "I will be presenting my last show on Radio 2 next Friday. On Tuesday the much-lovedScottish DJ announced he had quithis mid-morning show. On the show he is known for his popular PopMaster quiz. But fans were left in shock when the Scottish DJ announced he had quit his popular show. But he has now revealed he will be departing the show in March 2023. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The actress reportedly rumbled Buchan and Farzard after they allegedly became close during the filming of the BBC thriller. The 71-year-old has. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He began his broadcasting career with the Hospital Broadcasting Service in Glasgow.[2]. The well-known TV presenter will take over in May following the announcement last month that Scottish broadcasting veteran Bruce would be stepping down from presenting his mid-morning show on the station after 31 years. Bruce also presented shows for Radio Scotland from London. BBC broadcasting legend Ken Bruce is leaving Radio 2 after 31 years presenting his weekday mid-morning show. Bruce will move to Greatest Hits Radio alongside presenters Simon Mayo at Drivetime and Jackie Brambles in the early evening. We will update Ken Bruce's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In a statement Ken 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. . Competitions are usually music-based, with a love song and dedications feature at 10:15am. [37][38] One of his sons, Murray, is autistic[39] and Bruce is an active campaigner for autism charities. Please report any comments that break our rules. The broadcaster, 71, said "it's time for a change", announcing the news on Tuesday's show. Ken Bruce took part in The Chase in October 2014. The 48-year-old TV presenter and radio DJ is said to have put pen to paper on a two-year deal to take over from . He is a regular presenter of the long-running Friday Night is Music Night. 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. Let's enjoy the week ahead! Bruce announced he was leaving the BBC in January before confirming he would be moving to Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio in April to present a new mid-morning show from 10am to 1pm. He will join Greatest Hits Radio in April. It has made us have to be a little bit more creative with what we include in the programme. An earlier consolation prize, a 'Space' radio, has been known to appear on eBay, to Bruce's amusement. He occasionally makes appearances in the "Dictionary Corner" on Channel 4's Countdown, the latest during the week of 11 April 2011. Bruce, 71, said "the time is right" for him to leave, announcing the news on Tuesday's show. Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, was imprisoned for six years while Alun Titford, 45, was told he would spend seven years and six months behind bars. Bruce's first job was washing cars. 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. In 2014, Bruce narrated the BBC One game show Reflex. It was rumoured that members of the public would be able to play again before Christmas 2007 but this did not happen. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. It was believed that Presley had never visited England and the claim caused considerable controversy. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 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. "I will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2 in particular and Id like to thank everyone who has helped to make the mid-morning show a success.. Ken Bruce is leaving the BBC after 30 years of broadcasting. Lets enjoy the week ahead!. Ken Bruce. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. "I really must stress that this is entirely my decision. The 55-year-old has been. View our online Press Pack. Existing Radio 2 presenters Rylan and Zoe Ball are also in the running as well as Gary Davies. "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. Returning to Wogan House for a week after a month of broadcasting the Piano Room sessions at Maida Vale provided a natural break. A celebrity version was introduced on 20 July 2007, and continued until 18 January 2008. It's reported that the former Family Fortunes star has signed a lucrative two year deal. Vernon Kay shares how he was scouted on drunken night out in Birmingham, Stacey Solomon fans warn they 'may unfollow her' after Belle and Rose snap. He then hosted the early show throughout 1991, and on 6 January 1992 he returned to the mid-morning slot,[4] where he remains today. It has been a tremendously happy time for me here, Ive made so many friends, Ive worked with many, many wonderful colleagues, but I feel that after 45 years of full-time broadcasting on BBC radio of some sort or another, it is time for a change, he said. Before becoming a presenter, Anderson was a reporter for BBC WM during their football segments on matchdays. 0. So, how much is Ken Bruce worth at the age of 71 years old? 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. However, it appears that the corporation had taken Bruce for granted. Although the programme's playlist is almost exclusively rock, pop and soul from the 1960s onwards, until early 2008 its Radio Data System flag identified it as programme type 12, "M.O.R." BBC Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce is leaving the broadcaster after 31 years. ITV The Chase contestant dubbed 'best player ever' as Paul Sinha announces show first. Bruce announced he was leaving the BBC in January before confirming he would be moving to Bauers Greatest Hits Radio in April to present a new mid-morning show from 10am to 1pm. [13][14][15] It was believed that Presley had never visited England and the claim caused considerable controversy. B&M closing stores across UK as full list of locations announced. With questions set by music expert Phil Swern, it offers a smart speaker for successfully completing the Three-in-Ten bonus round. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The public phone-in PopMaster quiz was suspended after airing on 18 July 2007. He later moved to mid-mornings in 1986 and after a brief stint on late nights and early mornings, returned to mid-mornings in January 1992. 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. On 30 December 2012, Bruce won an edition of Celebrity Mastermind, with his specialist subject being the Jeeves novels of P.G. [22][23], Bruce presented BBC Proms in the Park for many years. He lives with his third wife Kerith in Oxfordshire. He has referred to the buses as "a fantastic piece of engineering and such fun to have". The Radio 2 Ballroom broadcasts are not mentioned by Ken Bruce much if at all and don't feature in his autobiography either. Ben Cooper, chief content and music officer at Bauer Audio UK which owns Greatest Hits Radio, said: "Ken Bruce is a broadcasting legend, with the biggest radio show in the UK, so as well as today being an exciting announcement for Greatest Hits Radio and its growing audience, it is a hugely significant moment for the industry. One of his sons is autistic and Bruce is an active charity campaigner for autism. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Following Wogan's death in 2016, his tenure of the show became the oldest for a presenter still living. In 1980, he took on the mid-morning slot and then, in 1983, he presented a daily afternoon entertainment show. ", 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. and presented the Eurovision Song Contest Previews from 19891991 on BBC1. He presented Radio 2 Ballroom programmes regularly from November 1980 until 1982. Congratulations on a brilliant career.. contact the editor here. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 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We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He was supposed to keep hosting his mid-morning show until the end of March, but the DJ is set to depart far earlier than was originally announced. He then began his first stint on the mid-morning show which lasted until the end of March 1990, when he took over the late show until the end of that year. Bruce first joined the corporation in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter and his first regular slot on Radio 2 was the Saturday Late Show in 1984. I had intended fulfilling my contract until the end of March but the BBC has decided it wants me to leave earlier. Hosting the likes of PopMaster, a quiz to test music knowledge which has run for 25 years, and Tracks of My Years. Bruce has also presented Radio 2s coverage of Eurovision since 1988, and has been a regular presenter of Sunday Night is Music Night. The 71-year-old announced on Tuesday that he was keen for a new adventure and felt that the time is right for me to move on from Radio 2. Bruce maintains a bantering relationship with the traffic presenter (Richie Anderson since May 2018, previously Lynn Bowles), whereby the two tease each other and respond to listeners' comments. He has spoken about remote work to the BBC website, saying: "We get a lot more people just asking for a simple hello or a mention for relatives just because they are not seeing them as much as they could. 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