Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a Scottish broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again from 1992 to 2023. He made his debut on the commercial station Greatest Hits Radio on 3 April 2023.
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Bruce was born and raised in Glasgow. He attended Hutchesons’ Boys’ Grammar School, Glasgow, before training as a chartered accountant. Bruce’s first job was washing cars. He began his broadcasting career with the Hospital Broadcasting Service in Glasgow.
Bruce became a staff announcer for BBC Radio 4 Scotland. Following the launch of BBC Radio Scotland in November 1978, he became one of the original presenters of Nightbeat, alongside Iain Purdon. Charles Nove subsequently joined the presentation rota. He also presented a Saturday morning show.
In 1980, Bruce took on the mid-morning slot, and then, in 1983, he presented a daily afternoon entertainment show. He hosted his mid-morning show on the BBC World Service in the late 1980s.
He lives with his third wife Kerith near Thame, Oxfordshire.
Ken Bruce Wife: Meet Kerith Coldham
Ken is married to his third wife, Kerith Coldham, who’s 12 years his junior.
The pair tied the knot in 2000.
Kerith is a former radio researcher.
Ken calls her the third and the “final” wife.
He said on his radio show: “It was the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Birmingham.
“She was working on the program as a broadcast assistant.”
“We found we had a lot in common and started seeing each other.
“Here we are 15 years and three children later.”
Bruce has four sons and two daughters – Verity, Murray, Campbell, Douglas, Charlie, and Kate.
His son, Murray, is autistic.
Ken was first married to Fiona Fraser from 1976-1988.
He then wed Anne Gilchrist from 1990-1995.
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