Ken Bruce has been showered with support from fans after saying the BBC wanted him to leave early. Ken took to Twitter with a statement to say his last BBC Radio 2 show will air next Friday, rather than the end of March as he had intended.
The legendary broadcaster, who has presented his mid-afternoon show at the station for 31 years, said yesterday evening: "I will be presenting my last show on Radio 2 next Friday. I had intended fulfilling my contract until the end of March but the BBC has decided it wants me to leave earlier. Let’s enjoy the week ahead!"
It was announced in January that Ken, 72, whose show is the most listened-to on British radio, is moving to Bauer’s Greatest Hits Radio to present a brand new mid-morning show from 10am to 1pm from Monday April 3. The Scottish radio DJ 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."
