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Post by bluetornados on Mar 3, 2023 16:41:18 GMT
Ken Bruce signs off final Radio 2 show as BBC career comes to an end..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/820/cpsprodpb/8BD1/production/_128839753_hi082785571.jpgDJ Ken Bruce paid tribute to his listeners as he signed off from BBC Radio 2 after more than three decades of hosting the mid-morning show. The Scottish presenter, 72, is leaving the network to join commercial station Greatest Hits Radio. Bruce closed Friday's programme by playing Golden Slumbers by The Beatles. Quoting the song, he told listeners: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make - and I have loved being here with you." He added: "Thank you so much, and may we meet again somewhere." Bruce hosted Radio 2's weekday mid-morning programme for more than three decades, and had been on BBC radio in some form for 46 years. He said: "Thank you to everybody who has contributed in any small way to this programme, particularly the listeners. "I really couldn't do it without the listeners, who contribute and complete the dialogue. We talk to each other on a daily basis, and I hope sometime in the future we may be able to continue doing that." After receiving well wishes throughout the programme, Bruce joked: "Thanks to all who sent any kind of messages of congratulations - or good riddance." He will be replaced by Vernon Kay in May, with Gary Davies presenting the 09:30-12:00 programme in the interim. In his final message, Bruce also thanked the BBC, commenting: "I've been here for a long time, and apart from the occasional vagary, it is still the finest broadcasting organisation in the world." His workmates paid tribute to the long-serving presenter, with Jeremy Vine describing him as "the most intelligent, generous and talented colleague" and "the presenter we all want to be like". Travel reporter Richie Anderson said he was the "kindest, warmest, friendliest person," telling him: "Working with you has been a joy." Friday's programme also included the last Radio 2 edition of his hugely popular quiz Popmaster, which Bruce is taking with him to his new station. The Glaswegian presenter left his Radio 2 show earlier than anticipated, after the BBC asked him not to complete his contract, a decision he said he was disappointed by. He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's entirely within the BBC's right to ask me to step away a little early. But for the sake of 17 days, which was all that was remaining [on my contract], it seems a shame." Bruce was originally due to complete his Radio 2 contract on 24 March, but tweeted last week that the BBC had asked him to host the last edition of his show on Friday instead. Bruce arrives at Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio at a time when the commercial station is positioning itself as an alternative to Radio 2, for older listeners who feel the BBC station no longer caters to them. Greatest Hits Radio is also home to Mark Goodier and Jackie Brambles, while Mayo hosts its drivetime programme. Kay, who has previously fronted Channel 4's youth strand T4 and ITV's All Star Family Fortunes, as well as programmes on BBC Radio 1 and Radio X, said taking over Bruce's Radio 2 show was "a dream come true". "And what an honour to follow in the footsteps of the mighty Ken Bruce," he added in a statement. "I'm absolutely over the moon to be handed the microphone."
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Post by eppinggas on Mar 4, 2023 23:26:14 GMT
Nice one BBC. The most listened to radio show is binned so that a younger presenter can take over. Vernon Kay. A man from Bolton with a large head and little personality.
Watch (or should that be listen?) to Radio 2 ratings fall off a cliff as the beeb pathetically attempts to reach out to a younger demographic.
That don't listen to traditional radio output anyway.
More champagne corks a poppin' at Greatest Hits Radio.
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Post by bluetornados on Mar 5, 2023 11:50:21 GMT
Nice one BBC. The most listened to radio show is binned so that a younger presenter can take over. Vernon Kay. A man from Bolton with a large head and little personality. Watch (or should that be listen?) to Radio 2 ratings fall off a cliff as the beeb pathetically attempts to reach out to a younger demographic. That don't listen to traditional radio output anyway. More champagne corks a poppin' at Greatest Hits Radio. ITV News viewers were left bewildered after a wrong clip was shared during the news programme's tribute to radio legend Ken Bruce. The BBC radio 2 host bid an emotional farewell to his dedicated listeners as he presented his last show yesterday, (Saturday, March 4) after 31 years working for the station. Bruce, who has been replaced with former ITV Family Fortunes presenter Vernon Kay, recently spoke out about his exit from the station, saying he was being pushed out before he was ready to leave. He wrote on Twitter: "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!" Despite this, Ken managed to leave his job on a high as he wished all the best to Vernon on his new gig. Newspapers and TV stations took the time mark his departure, including ITV News, who mistakenly showed a clip of Derek Jameson instead of the iconic host. Noticing the error, one viewer said: Hello @itvnews that isn’t Ken Bruce." Another person agreeing said: "That’s Derek Jameson (in the studio)." A third person hilariously added: "Ken Bruce morphs into Derek Jamieson!" A fourth said: "I saw this & was confused, was waiting for someone to explain why they were showing Derek Jameson." Derek Jameson was a British tabloid journalist and broadcaster. He began his career in the media in 1944 as a messenger at Reuters and worked his way up to become the editor of several British tabloid newspapers in the 1970s and 1980s. Tragically, Derek died of a heart attack on 12 September 2012 at the age of 82. |
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 3, 2023 7:54:15 GMT
Nice one BBC. The most listened to radio show is binned so that a younger presenter can take over. Vernon Kay. A man from Bolton with a large head and little personality. Watch (or should that be listen?) to Radio 2 ratings fall off a cliff as the beeb pathetically attempts to reach out to a younger demographic. That don't listen to traditional radio output anyway. More champagne corks a poppin' at Greatest Hits Radio. You said it and it has happened.... Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio..By Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter. BBC Radio 2 lost a million listeners in its first quarter without Ken Bruce, after he left the station to join Greatest Hits Radio (GHR). In his first three months, Bruce attracted just below three million listeners to his GHR mid-morning show. That is around 1.25 million more than the show's previous host Mark Goodier. However, it is a much lower audience than Bruce attracted on Radio 2, where his was the most popular radio programme in the UK. The latest figures from radio industry body Rajar reflect a difficult quarter for Radio 2, which lost more than a million listeners between April and June following Bruce's exit in March. Zoe Ball dropped by 533,000 listeners compared with the previous quarter, bringing her audience down to 6.7 million, but her programme remained the most popular breakfast show in the UK. The second quarter of the year saw Bruce's former Radio 2 mid-morning show hosted by stand-in presenter Gary Davies for several weeks, before his permanent replacement Vernon Kay took over the slot. Kay presented his first show on 15 May - which was half way through the audience measuring period for industry body Rajar. That means the radio industry will not get a true representation of Kay's figures until the next quarter - which will reflect a full three months for him in the role. |
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 3, 2023 8:07:56 GMT
Nice one BBC. The most listened to radio show is binned so that a younger presenter can take over. Vernon Kay. A man from Bolton with a large head and little personality. Watch (or should that be listen?) to Radio 2 ratings fall off a cliff as the beeb pathetically attempts to reach out to a younger demographic. That don't listen to traditional radio output anyway. More champagne corks a poppin' at Greatest Hits Radio. You said it and it has happened.... Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio..By Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter. BBC Radio 2 lost a million listeners in its first quarter without Ken Bruce, after he left the station to join Greatest Hits Radio (GHR). In his first three months, Bruce attracted just below three million listeners to his GHR mid-morning show. That is around 1.25 million more than the show's previous host Mark Goodier. However, it is a much lower audience than Bruce attracted on Radio 2, where his was the most popular radio programme in the UK. The latest figures from radio industry body Rajar reflect a difficult quarter for Radio 2, which lost more than a million listeners between April and June following Bruce's exit in March. Zoe Ball dropped by 533,000 listeners compared with the previous quarter, bringing her audience down to 6.7 million, but her programme remained the most popular breakfast show in the UK. The second quarter of the year saw Bruce's former Radio 2 mid-morning show hosted by stand-in presenter Gary Davies for several weeks, before his permanent replacement Vernon Kay took over the slot. Kay presented his first show on 15 May - which was half way through the audience measuring period for industry body Rajar. That means the radio industry will not get a true representation of Kay's figures until the next quarter - which will reflect a full three months for him in the role. To be fair, not a difficult one to foretell BT... I think Zoe Ball famously lost a million listeners a few years back, and was rewarded with a £1million pound pay rise. Tough times for Ms Ball. I guess she only gets a £533k pay rise this year. I'm not a "beeb basher" just for the sake of it - I just can't understand the management decisions that are made. So to balance my criticism... I have Radio 6 on pretty much dawn til dusk. Which is excellent. Apart from Mary Ann Hobbs. |
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 3, 2023 8:20:27 GMT
You said it and it has happened.... Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio..By Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter. BBC Radio 2 lost a million listeners in its first quarter without Ken Bruce, after he left the station to join Greatest Hits Radio (GHR). In his first three months, Bruce attracted just below three million listeners to his GHR mid-morning show. That is around 1.25 million more than the show's previous host Mark Goodier. However, it is a much lower audience than Bruce attracted on Radio 2, where his was the most popular radio programme in the UK. The latest figures from radio industry body Rajar reflect a difficult quarter for Radio 2, which lost more than a million listeners between April and June following Bruce's exit in March. Zoe Ball dropped by 533,000 listeners compared with the previous quarter, bringing her audience down to 6.7 million, but her programme remained the most popular breakfast show in the UK. The second quarter of the year saw Bruce's former Radio 2 mid-morning show hosted by stand-in presenter Gary Davies for several weeks, before his permanent replacement Vernon Kay took over the slot. Kay presented his first show on 15 May - which was half way through the audience measuring period for industry body Rajar. That means the radio industry will not get a true representation of Kay's figures until the next quarter - which will reflect a full three months for him in the role. To be fair, not a difficult one to foretell BT... I think Zoe Ball famously lost a million listeners a few years back, and was rewarded with a £1million pound pay rise. Tough times for Ms Ball. I guess she only gets a £533k pay rise this year. I'm not a "beeb basher" just for the sake of it - I just can't understand the management decisions that are made. So to balance my criticism... I have Radio 6 on pretty much dawn til dusk. Which is excellent. Apart from Mary Ann Hobbs. Agree, it was always going to happen, just before we lost Paul O'Grady, they wanted him to share with Rob Beckett, did'nt take POG long to depart that situation... I have listened to Ken Bruce for more years than i can remember, the voice, the calmness, the banter and now he's on the telly, great stuff... |
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Post by lostinspace on Aug 3, 2023 21:46:38 GMT
i have dipped into KB on GHR and find it not as good as his R2 show, incessant interruptions wanting you to subscribe to "premium" service radio..add free.... i can get that on the BBC,,, don't listen to vernon , don't like his style, 6 music is on first thing in the morning, and throughout the week while at work i tend to flip around the channels on dab
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Post by lostinspace on Oct 6, 2024 16:52:25 GMT
Johnny Walker, now 79,and suffering from Pulmonary Fibrosis, has called it a day, 58 years at the Beeb,from radio Caroline,like several of his colleagues from the early days of Radio 1, will finish later this month, his rock show position will be taken over by Sean Keaveney,who I think is a crap presenter, but hey ho....
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Post by pop up pirate on Oct 6, 2024 17:42:24 GMT
Johnny Walker, now 79,and suffering from Pulmonary Fibrosis, has called it a day, 58 years at the Beeb,from radio Caroline,like several of his colleagues from the early days of Radio 1, will finish later this month, his rock show position will be taken over by Sean Keaveney,who I think is a crap presenter, but hey ho.... I quite like Keaveney, preferred him to Craig Charles anyway. 6 has gone a bit downhill imo, but at least it's still there. I don't want to get into a BBC row on here, but I'd be gutted to lose the ad free coverage on 6, 2, Test Match Special, 5 live etc |
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 6, 2024 23:00:02 GMT
Adding to the posts above: Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker retires from BBC..by Noor Nanji, Culture reporteri.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/10/06/16/90522145-13930159-Veteran_DJ_Johnnie_Walker_has_decided_to_step_down_from_presenti-a-63_1728229291227.jpgThe BBC radio presenter Johnnie Walker has announced he's hanging up his headphones after a 58-year career because of ill health. He will step down from presenting Sounds of the 70s and The Rock Show on BBC Radio 2 at the end of this month. The 79-year-old made the announcement live on air on Sunday, telling listeners that he would make his final shows "as good as I possibly can". He will be replaced on Sounds of the 70s by Bob Harris, while Shaun Keaveny will be the new presenter of The Rock Show. Walker has pulmonary fibrosis, which is scarring of the lungs. The condition makes breathing difficult. During his show on Sunday, he read out a letter from a listener whose dad had loved the show, but had passed away in 2022 due to pulmonary fibrosis. "Now, that leads me to be making a very sad announcement," he said. "The struggles I’ve had with doing the show and trying to sort of keep up a professional standard suitable for Radio 2 has been getting more and more difficult, hence my little jokes about Puffing Billy, so I’ve had to make the decision that I need to bring my career to an end." i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/10/06/16/90522151-13930159-He_has_been_left_housebound_and_needing_round_the_clock_care_sin-a-62_1728229275294.jpgWalker began his radio career in 1966 on Swinging Radio England, an offshore pirate station, before moving to Radio Caroline. He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1969, and joined Radio 2 in 1997 where he has remained ever since. Among those paying tribute to him was Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, who called him a "broadcasting legend". "Everyone at Radio 2, and I’m sure his millions of listeners, would like to thank Johnnie for entertaining us for so many decades with his brilliantly crafted shows." she said. "He will be much missed on the airwaves and by his listeners, who have adored listening to his shows over the years." Harris, who will continue to host Radio 2's The Country Show, said he was "proud and honoured" to be taking over the helm of Sound of the 70s from Walker. He added: "I will do everything I can to maintain his legacy and curate the programme with the very best music from that incredible decade." Keaveny, who has hosted various shows on BBC Radio 6 Music and has sat in for Walker on The Rock Show before, called him one of his "ultimate radio heroes". "I am not sure how I am going to get through the week without hearing him, and his place in radio legend is assured," he said. Walker's last episode of The Rock Show will air on 25th October, and his final episode of Sounds of the 70s will air two days later.
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