Ken Bruce has criticised the BBC over a âlack of supportâ following his shock radio exit.
The presenter, 72, hosted his show on Radio 2 for more than 30 years when he alleged that the broadcaster asked him to step down in January 2023.
Now, Ken has claimed his programme didnât get a mention or any form of promotion when it became the biggest show on air.
He told The Telegraph: âI didnât want any hoo-ha, so when my show became the biggest show on radio, I didnât want to say anything about it but I kind of thought the BBC should.
âI wasnât expecting to be carried on a litter with people strewing palms in front of me, but I thought, surely thatâs worth a mention? As far as Iâm aware, it wasnât mentioned by the BBC at all. Ever â.
Radio legend Ken Bruce has blasted the BBC over a âlack of supportâ following shock exit as he claims that the broadcaster âdidnât even mentionâ his show
Radio legend Ken Bruce has blasted the BBC over a âlack of supportâ following shock exit as he claims that the broadcaster âdidnât even mentionâ his show
But Ken admitted that he needed âa little change in lifeâ and insisted that all is âso far, so goodâ in his new role at Greatest Hits radio as paid tribute to his fellow radio star Steve Wright.
The DJ had hosted Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2 had also hosted his own show for a number of years but it was axed in 2022 and he was found dead last month at the age of 66.
Ken said: âAbove all, Steve was a realist. Nobody likes to be taken off a show⊠but itâs something we all have as a possibility at the back of our minds.
âNothing is foreverâ.
Just weeks ago, it was revealed that the pair had plans to get together to celebrate Steveâs recent MBE award.
Ken told his fans that after decades with the BBC, he wanted to continue his career âin a slightly different way in the next few yearsâ
Ken told his fans that after decades with the BBC, he wanted to continue his career âin a slightly different way in the next few yearsâ
Steve Wright, who died on February 12, 2024, was stripped of his Radio 2 afternoon show in 2022
In a statement shared on X â formerly known as Twitter â Ken wrote: âTotally shocked to hear the news about the great Steve Wright.
We were planning lunch to celebrate the award of his richly deserved MBE.
An outstanding and innovative broadcaster whose listeners loved him. What a loss to the world of radio.â
Previously, the presenter said he left the BBC after three decades in the same slot because it was âtime for a changeâ and it felt âlike the natural culmination of some planning Iâve been doingâ.
âThere was a point of saying that I canât enthuse over all the new music Iâm having to play as much as I could over the old music.
âAnd I didnât want to get to the stage where I was badmouthing some of the music [or] pretending to like it.â
The father of six elaborated: âI certainly did think Iâve got a bit more to offer. I didnât want to be declining over the next three or four years and still doing the same show, but everybody around me getting younger and thinking, âAm I the old bloke in the corner here?â