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Legendary broadcaster Ken Bruce has announced that he is set to leave BBC Radio 2 in March after more than 30 years at the station.<\/p>\n
The 71-year-old \u2013 who has presented the 9:30am to midday weekday slot since 1992 \u2013 revealed the news live on air, explaining that \u201cthe time is right for [him] to move on\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added that it had been \u201ca tremendously happy time\u201d for him but that \u201cafter 45 years of full-time broadcasting on BBC Radio it\u2019s time for a change\u201d, while he also stressed that it was \u201centirely [his] decision\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome new opportunities have come up and I would like to continue my career in a slightly different way in the next few years, the details of which will be revealed shortly,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2 in particular and I\u2019d like to thank everyone who has helped to make the mid-morning show a success.\u201d<\/p>
Lorna Clarke \u2013 the director of BBC Music \u2013 paid tribute to Bruce\u2019s long tenure on the station, calling him \u201can extraordinary broadcaster with an exceptional career over many decades\u201d.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cHe has been part of every significant occasion marked by BBC Radio 2 and we, his faithful audience and the Radio 2 all-star line-up will miss his warm humour and wit. Congratulations on a brilliant career.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bruce first joined the BBC back in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland staff presenter, before he began regularly presenting on BBC Radio 2 in 1984 \u2013 initially on the Saturday Late Show before moving to the Breakfast Show a year later and then to mid-mornings in 1986.<\/p>\n
He then had a brief spell on late nights and early mornings before taking up his long-standing slot in 1992.<\/p>