Ken Bruce Talks Leaving the BBC, PopMaster & Greatest Hits Radio 

Ken Bruce is very likeable. No huge ego or LOUD voice. Just soft tones, and charm.

Ken is so easy to listen to because he is laid back, and engaging without being intrusive.

Listening to GHR with Ken and Simon Mayo has made Radio a joy again

Ken is an absolute legend and a real broadcaster definitely Greatest Hits Radio’s gain the BBC’s loss. Like a lot of radio listeners I don’t listen to Radio 2 anymore

Ken Bruce MBE.... well deserved!

What lovely genuine guy ken is

Who will ever forget the April Fool, that heard it? Brilliant. 🙂

So nice to hear Ken on Greatest Hits Radio, I gave up radio 2 a few years ago.

Ken is a Legend of the airwaves, no mistake.

Radio 2 is now becoming Radio 1 and a half with all these new presenters.

Greatest Hits Radio, Ken in the morning, Simon and Matt late afternoon. Happy Days!

Ken is the best of the best. He's cut from the same cloth as Terry, the gift of talking to people as if they'd known them for years and making the the listeners feel included.

This was great fun, excellent interview. I've listen to Ken for decades and always loved the banter between Ken and Terry. Was forlorn when I heard he was leaving R2 but then elated when I heard he would have almost the same slot but on Greatest Hits where the music is so much better. Ironically, R2 started playing more oldies tracks after Ken left, mmm! So glad Ken got one over on R2 with his Trademarked Popmaster.

Please invite him back, Rob. I want more Ken!

Priceless, haven't listened to R2 for a while, but when hearing KB was moving to Greatest Hits, had no problem retuning. Seems many previous R1 and sometime R2 presenters have found a new home there too.

Listen to Ken on Greatest Hits a lot recently at work. His voice has travelled with me thru the years thru parents and grandparents. Warms my heart he's on the correct side of celebrity. What a great laugh and still being absolutely thoroughly brilliant in what he does. What a man thanks for this Rob

Both Rob and Ken are excellent. Thank you for doing this.

The Best one yet! I love Ken and have missed him. it was never about him in his show. Ken you always gave your guest, topic, or news story the limelight! It don't go unnoticed X Thanks KB

Great to see Ken on TV at last, it's been a long time coming.

Great chemistry in this conversation between Ken and Ken. Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you.

2 absolute legends!! Thank you for everything! You are both much loved!! XX

Great interview Ken played a blinder with the pop master interlecual property deal

Always amazes me that this channel has so few subs and such a modest audience. Every one of these interviews are a joy.

This was bloody lovely and heart warming. Love it ❤

My friends had a Ken Bruce bus in 2008 for their wedding. My almost 2 year old was being a pain in the church so I took her outside and Ken let her play on the bus. I remember him mentioning his child about the same age. I think Charles Nove was the conductor with the ticket machine.

When I was younger just thought Ken was a Terry clone then something slowly happened when moving to two and Kens voice and dry sense of humour took me over .great interview 😊 61 now

Two beautiful voices.

I remember Ken being the first person on Radio 2 to make a song by “The Stranglers” record of the week. Great interview Rob as usual.

Radio 2 not come from my speakers since Ken started at greatest hits radio 👍

Two national treasures ⭐️⭐️

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ken bruce, he's just the perfect Radio DJ🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Ken is very talented, as we all agree - but he's a canny Scot too, with the PM trade mark and merchandise. Good for him! A natural broadcaster. Witty, knows his music, appreciates his guests, always easy on the ear. Thank you, Ken. Thank you, Rob.

Brilliant

I went on Popmaster and only scraped 6 points, by guessing a bonus question... Jon the Plasterer!!!

Brilliant, brilliant little chat from two men who obviously have the greatest respect for each other and seem really close. Ken is a genius and Rob is right in saying he is so easy to listen to. I’m sure my blood pressure lowers by 20% when I hear Ken’s dulcet tones. Keep up the good work guys, you are both legends. My favourite dinner party guest would be Ken as I am sadly an old bus enthusiast. Fleetline or Atlantean? over to you Ken and I can only accept your first answer!

Always play popmaster at work love it before break time

At last a really good interview. No ego.

While watching this I suddenly remembered the first time I saw and heard Ken interact with Terry on air - I think it may have been the very first time they actually"met' on air .... a live Children in Need broadcast ( I think). Ken was a DJ with BBC Radio Scotland and therefore completely unknown to the majority of viewers while Terry was the long established star on BBC national radio and TV hosting the live show. At one point the show cut to a studio in Glasgow where for a minute or so a bearded and not yet bald Ken Bruce joked with Terry about the latter's sartorial style while Terry called Ken a " bearded wonder". It was all good natured and for me became a curious pre echo of the 000s of times listeners would hear Terry hand over to Ken at 09.30 on weekdays on BBC Radio 2.

Ken is that rare example of a 'National Treasure'. Radio 2's figures are down after he left.

2 of my favourite ever people 👏

Ken Bruce is a titan of the radio industry. Unflappable. Smooth as butter and sharp as a tack. I'm just glad we get Popmaster back.

So enjoyed this... highlights rather well the absolute loss Ken Bruce is to the BBC

Just bloody fabulous. ❤

I always think it must be odd for people that are usually the ones asking the questions, trying to keep the patter going, making the guest feel welcome, to now br the other end answering the questions. Class act.

Oh that was absolutely brilliant! Thank you gents.

It’s the interview we’ve all been waiting for. Always excellent, well chosen guests. Keep up the great work Rob

Delightful.

Brilliant show ...thanks I think you are both fantastic at what you do

Brilliant! This was excellent! Thanks guys!

That was lovely. What wonderful men.

Ken is in a league of his own. No other comes close

We need you back on Radio 2 ken

Fantastic interview from two legends.

Ken had the perfect voice for radio

I could listen to Ken Bruce all day long!! ❤

Notice how Ken was talking to the Microphone, but Rob was talking to Ken. Master of his craft

I never listened to Ken on the Beeb, I am in West Wales and have listed to GHT even from the old Swansea sound days, retired now with the radio on whilst garnering etc I now wait for 10.30 every day to listen to pop master. Its a really great show. BYT uncle Bryn, we love you to bits 😂😂

The irreplaceable Ken Bruce! Have enjoyed his shows for many years - Terry Wogan followed by Ken Bruce, radio scheduling perfection 🥰

Fantastic.

Love KB (and RB of course). He does remind me of the farmer from Shaun the Sheep when he smiles 😁and he even sounds a little like him too😂

Ken is the best, as a DJ there was no one but ken , he stuck with it & fought of the beeb,

Loved Ken's Radio 2 show and especially the April Fools show Rob did in 2011. Genuinely had me believing the impersonation for almost the entire two and a half hours!

As a boomer (and, by now & by definition, considered a ‘crusty old fart who listens to Prog rock’) I’ve always enjoyed listening to Ken. He, whispering’ Bob Harris & John Peel all have/had one of those voices that chills one out.

Have you heard that Manic Street Preachers song Journal for Plague Lovers? It has the lyric "only a God can bruise". The "can bruise' bit sounds like Ken Bruce!

Ken is simply a genious! 😀

Brilliant. Love both of them. Really enjoyable interview

This is the video of Rob presenting The Ken Bruce show in 2011. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SU7uRA4UVY4.html

Have only just found greatest hits radio and love it.

Great Chat.. Glad to see Ken of that place..

Great voice.

This series is just so brilliant 👏

he said he would never be a "wogan" but he reminds me a lot of him.

Different class ken Bruce MBE 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏

Loved that! Two legends in the house 😊

Two great talents. Ken is probably loathe to slag off the BBC but I’d love to hear his private thoughts.

Great to see Andy Jacobs looking so well

What a great chap Ken is and being interviewed by Rob too is a real treat too. I’ve now followed Ken to greatest hits radio and I love it. What a great station with finally some good music I only listen to radio 2 now for Jeremy Vine . Radio 2 is rubbish otherwise and has little personality I have Chris Evans on virgin radio, then Ken on greatest hits radio and then to Jeremy on radio 2. Then 2pm back to greatest hits

Well done to Ken on his MBE. Should have been higher though.

Loved that, Thank you so much.

For years I thought he was saying his name was Kent Bruce.

I listen to GHR at work from 7am until 3.30pm Mon to Fri and have to say that he`s the best DJ i`ve heard on British radio since I moved back to the UK 6 years ago from 33 years living in South Africa... South African radio has some excellent DJ`s, he reminds me very much of a few of them back "Home"...

Rob impersonates Ken with such ease…. A fair while ago, I listened to the April fools joke on R2 was a masterpiece!

Enjoyed this 😊

Enjoyed that. Thanks chaps.

I feel Ken was pushed out by the BBC - Ken isn't stupid, he knew the change in attitude at Radio 2, with them keen on getting younger presenters and not understanding their key listener demographic anymore it seems, and Ken knew he would be axed sooner rather than later, just look at how after he announced he planned to leave, that Radio 2 sped up his departure time.

I listen to all my podcasts on youtube premium, So I wont hear the rest. but thanks for sharing this snippet, it was great.

I'm so happy that Ken is the owner of Pop Master... sod you BBC

Ken and Lynn were just brilliant together

Brilliant 👍 👏

ken its bloody impossible to get your show in west wales

Brilliant 😄 👏👏👏

👍great

That april fools programme was brilliant

I think an interview with the legend that is Steve Wright.?

Used to love the Terry / Ken handovers, much missed.

Then it happened at 5.25 rob visually became Col. Hans Landa.

Used to love Sir Tel and thought of Ken as 2nd string but Ken eventually surpassed him in my estimation. The only criticism of his show on Greatest Hits, is that I was introduced to artistes like Nel Brydon, Lissie and myriad others by Ken on radio 2. GH is rigidly the 30 year period. Please Ken, drop in some new stuff, just once in a while.

i left radio 2 and went GH when Ken left

MBE.

Tidy job Rob. Congrats to Ken for his M.B.E.