108: Ken Bruce - BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 2
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The Glasgow car-washer who became BBC Radio 2\\u2019s longest serving mid-morning presenter \\u2013 and a national treasure.
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\\nIn this hour of \'Radio Moments \\u2013 Conversations\', Ken Bruce tells of his Glasgow childhood and his foray into accountancy before alighting on the career which was to dominate his life. After hospital radio, he joined the BBC in Scotland where he appeared on the first day of its dedicated Radio Scotland in 1978.
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\\nHaving then dipped his toe in BBC UK network radio from Scotland, he ventured south for relief work on Radio 2, before being offered a range of regular programmes including, briefly, the breakfast show when he assumed Wogan\\u2019s crown after his first departure in 1984. After a short spell on mid mornings before being juggled around, he returned in 1992 \\u2013 and remains there to this day.
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\\nKen talks too about Eurovision, PopMaster, his key influences \\u2013 and BBC management.
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\\nIn his own words, this is the Ken Bruce story.
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\\nHear the whole \\u2018Radio Moments Conversations\\u2019 series here \\u2013 and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant.\\xa0
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\\nIn this hour of \'Radio Moments \\u2013 Conversations\', Ken Bruce tells of his Glasgow childhood and his foray into accountancy before alighting on the career which was to dominate his life. After hospital radio, he joined the BBC in Scotland where he appeared on the first day of its dedicated Radio Scotland in 1978.
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\\nHaving then dipped his toe in BBC UK network radio from Scotland, he ventured south for relief work on Radio 2, before being offered a range of regular programmes including, briefly, the breakfast show when he assumed Wogan\\u2019s crown after his first departure in 1984. After a short spell on mid mornings before being juggled around, he returned in 1992 \\u2013 and remains there to this day.
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\\nKen talks too about Eurovision, PopMaster, his key influences \\u2013 and BBC management.
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\\nIn his own words, this is the Ken Bruce story.
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\\nHear the whole \\u2018Radio Moments Conversations\\u2019 series here \\u2013 and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant.\\xa0
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