Ken Bruce to join Greatest Hits Radio

In brief

BBC Radio 2 host Ken Bruce is leaving the station after 31 years to join Bauer Media’s Greatest Hits Radio.

Beginning 3 April, Bruce will host a new mid-morning commercial radio show from 10:00am-1:00pm. Bruce will remain at BBC Radio 2 until his contract expires in March.

Bruce has hosted BBC Radio 2’s 9:30am-midday weekday show since 1992. BBC Radio 2’s weekly audience of 14.46 million was the UK’s largest in Q3 2022.

📻 After 31 years presenting the 9.30am–midday weekday show @BBCRadio2, Ken Bruce has announced he has decided to leave in March. https://t.co/jj8uPq0rsz pic.twitter.com/glY5Q7lRyB

— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) January 17, 2023

The move follows last week’s announcement that Greatest Hits Radio will become Scotland’s first national commercial radio station.

Bruce said of the change: “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.”