[Music] Oh no, Ken Bruce quits Radio 2!

[Is it PotG?]

Only 3 in 10 of his remaining contract then.

 

[lawros left foot]

The decision to move Ken Bruce on early, seemingly at the same time as Vernon Kaye is announced as his successor, seems to me, orchestrated to give Kaye a run up to maybe persuading the present Ken Bruce audience to stick with Radio 2 rather than decamp en masse to GHR.
Personally, I’ve already left, more through Radio 2s music playlist now, than any of the personalities. I don’t like a lot , probably the majority of the music they play now.
Also, I’m not convinced the present policy of chasing younger listeners at the expense of older listeners will pay off. My kids, all in the new audience target age range, don’t listen to the radio, except my eldest, who only listens to Radio X or Radio 6, if he listens at all.

 

[Solid at the back]

Hate the way the BBC do this, force younger presenters on us, that are just no good. They're started to do it a few years ago on 5 Live with Nick Bright, he's terrible.

Vernon May as a replacement for KB is embarrassing. Smart tactic from the beeb though, like someone else said, KB won't be starting GHR until the end of March, so effectively placing him on gardening leave and hope that the listeners will stay.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

The decision to move Ken Bruce on early, seemingly at the same time as Vernon Kaye is announced as his successor, seems to me, orchestrated to give Kaye a run up to maybe persuading the present Ken Bruce audience to stick with Radio 2 rather than decamp en masse to GHR.
Personally, I’ve already left, more through Radio 2s music playlist now, than any of the personalities. I don’t like a lot , probably the majority of the music they play now.
Also, I’m not convinced the present policy of chasing younger listeners at the expense of older listeners will pay off. My kids, all in the new audience target age range, don’t listen to the radio, except my eldest, who only listens to Radio X or Radio 6, if he listens at all.

I don’t know when Ken’s new show starts but Kaye isn’t starting until April apparently, Gary Davies is covering the slot in the meantime.

 

[vegster]

I may be completely wrong but I THINK as most DJ's are freelance, they can take 'their' show to a station.

I know many hugely dislike him but I listen to Moyles on Radio X each morning. He took/often references a lot of concepts/features that were present/similar on his old R1 show.

I'm pretty sure Chris Evans' show on Virgin has many many similarities to his R2 show.

I suppose a " Star " name DJ always pulls a few listeners along no matter where they decant to. However,I would not know where to find Evans and Moyle on my car stereo and I'm not going to start looking.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Will continue as always....6 Music first thing, over to Popmaster at 1029 'til whenever and wherever, then straight back to 6.

Happy Days

 

[dadams2k11]

Radio 2 will be an older clone of Radio one soon. Just need Chris Moyles, Dave and Chappers, and it's the full house..

 

[Triggaaar]

The decision to move Ken Bruce on early, seemingly at the same time as Vernon Kaye is announced as his successor, seems to me, orchestrated to give Kaye a run up to maybe persuading the present Ken Bruce audience to stick with Radio 2 rather than decamp en masse to GHR.

Obviously they had to do it.

Could GHR just go ahead and start Ken a week Monday? The BBC don't want him, so I don't think they've got much cause to argue him working elsewhere. Obviously he wouldn't be paid by the BBC for that time, but it would be a good move for GHR.

 

[Triggaaar]

Hate the way the BBC do this, force younger presenters on us, that are just no good.

Vernon is 48, he's not that young.

Vernon May as a replacement for KB is embarrassing.

So what master DJ would you have replaced Ken with?

 

[zefarelly]

Noel Edmunds may need a pension top up. He's R2 in clubs.

Mike Read is busy . . . The holes not deep enough to drop him just yet.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Obviously they had to do it.

Could GHR just go ahead and start Ken a week Monday? The BBC don't want him, so I don't think they've got much cause to argue him working elsewhere. Obviously he wouldn't be paid by the BBC for that time, but it would be a good move for

The decision to move Ken Bruce on early, seemingly at the same time as Vernon Kaye is announced as his successor, seems to me, orchestrated to give Kaye a run up to maybe persuading the present Ken Bruce audience to stick with Radio 2 rather than decamp en masse to GHR.
Personally, I’ve already left, more through Radio 2s music playlist now, than any of the personalities. I don’t like a lot , probably the majority of the music they play now.
Also, I’m not convinced the present policy of chasing younger listeners at the expense of older listeners will pay off. My kids, all in the new audience target age range, don’t listen to the radio, except my eldest, who only listens to Radio X or Radio 6, if he listens at all.

But the Beeb doesn't want the Ken Bruce audience to stay. It wants them to bugger off and make room for a new younger audience. Personally, I prefer a presenter who appears to know music, rather than a name from some other field of entertainment - yes Rylan, I mean you !

 

[A1X]

Hate the way the BBC do this, force younger presenters on us, that are just no good. They're started to do it a few years ago on 5 Live with Nick Bright, he's terrible.

Vernon May as a replacement for KB is embarrassing. Smart tactic from the beeb though, like someone else said, KB won't be starting GHR until the end of March, so effectively placing him on gardening leave and hope that the listeners will stay.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Radio 2 will be an older clone of Radio one soon. Just need Chris Moyles, Dave and Chappers, and it's the full house..

That full house will never happen. Moyles and Comedy Dave had a huge falling out and haven’t spoken since.

 

[Wozza]

The decision to move Ken Bruce on early, seemingly at the same time as Vernon Kaye is announced as his successor, seems to me, orchestrated to give Kaye a run up to maybe persuading the present Ken Bruce audience to stick with Radio 2 rather than decamp en masse to GHR.

More to do with the fact that Ken Bruce's "name, image and voice" are all over Greatest Hits radio, according to this thread.



Have to say, if I was employing Bruce and his voice appeared on a rival station, I would have put him on gardening leave immediately.

 

[Bob!]

I don’t know when Ken’s new show starts but Kaye isn’t starting until April apparently, Gary Davies is covering the slot in the meantime.

I read today that Mr Tess won't be starting at Radio 2 until May (Daily Mirror I think)

 

[Live by the sea]

Wish Gary Davies would get the gig permanently.

 

[Wozza]

Wish Gary Davies would get the gig permanently.

Yeah, we get it. You just want everything back from the 80s.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Yeah, we get it. You just want everything back from the 80s.

Back when hair meant HAIR.

 

[Wozza]

REAL music.

 

[Icy Gull]

Wish Gary Davies would get the gig permanently.

Beige, not for me Clive