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Sam Cook

Why is Ken Bruce leaving Radio 2, age, new job and what will happen to PopMaster?

On Tuesday, January 17, radio fans across the country were left heartbroken as popular presenter and DJ Ken Bruce announced that he'd be leaving BBC Radio 2. He has hosted the current iteration of his show since 1992 and prior to that, had worked at the BBC since 1978.

Ken's Radio 2 show currently includes daily quiz, PopMaster, which is very popular with listeners. Prior to this, it included other competitions such as Spin It to Win It and Words Don't Come Easily, although these were dropped in 2007 following a phone-in scandal. PopMaster returned in early 2008.

While Ken's replacement has yet to be announced, his future as already been decided and he is set to move to a rival station in April. But why has he decided to leave, how old is Ken, what is his new job and will PopMaster leave with him? Here's everything you need to know.

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