Ken Bruce to leave BBC for new radio show

Broadcaster presented morning show on Radio 2 and joins Bauer station's Greatest Hits Radio

The broadcaster Ken Bruce is to leave the BBC after more than four decades - 31 of those years spent presenting his morning show on Radio 2.

Bruce will join the Bauer station Greatest Hits Radio in April, where he will present a new mid-morning show in the 10am to 1pm slot. The broadcaster revealed the news himself on his BBC show on Tuesday morning.