Ken Bruce and Kerith Coldham have been together for many years and have a large family with six children. Ken is a Scottish broadcaster.
Ken was born in Glasgow Scotland in 1951. He started hosting radio in Hospital Radio in Glasgow and then relocated to London later on.
He has already had a fairly good deal of shows on BBC Radio 2 in the past. He was selected for the program Radio 2 Ballroom. He hosted the ‘Ken Bruce Show’ for two years from 1980. His career took leaps and bounds as he replaced Terry Wogan for the breakfast program.
Nonetheless, he was dismissed from the position as Derek Jameson took it.
Ken Bruce Family Is Huge
Ken Bruce is the father of six children named Murray, Verity, Campbell, Douglas, and Kate Bruce.
His previous marriages did not survive for long. He met his current wife Kerith at Eurovision in 1998 and tied the knot in 2000.
Bruce has three kids from his current wife Kerith Coldham, and his other child is from his ex-wife Anne Gilchrist, with whom he married in 1981 and divorced in 1995. Lastly, he has two kids from his ex-wife Fiona. All of them are grown up now.
Murray Bruce is the first son of Bruce, while the other is a girl named Verity Bruce. Not only that, he has four more children, and they are Campbell, Charlie, Douglas, and Kate Bruce.
Ken said that he enjoys being a chauffeur for his sons and daughters, and to them he is just like other fathers, waiting for their kids at the school gate. It does not matter whether he is a BBC broadcaster or any average person. He mentioned that his kids mean a lot to him at a myriad of times.
Ken Bruce Son Murray Bruce Suffering From Autism
Ken Bruce and his son Murray Bruce appeared in BBC Two documentary series named ‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’.
Moreover, Murray is suffering from autism. Ken is a helpless father who wants to see his children grow healthily without worrying about anything.
Ken surmised that had every family had a child with a special ability or disorder, the world would be better. Ken added that diagnosis could take ages. Autism is difficult to pin down as so much of the behavior seems normal.
He further exclaimed that many kids enjoy repetitive games, as an example. In Ken’s eyes, Murray is a bundle of joy as he hugs him and his family and always gives a beautiful smile. As Murray speaks less than others.
He is used to taking the initiative in taking hands and leading them to do as per his heart’s content.
After meeting with the father and son duo, Chris Packham asked Murray to devise script notions for his movie. Packham who is suffering from Asperger Syndrome choked up with tears after taking a look at the letter written by Murray during the shooting of Springwatch.
Packham reads further, stating that he asked if Murray had all the world stage to speak for non-speaking autistic people, what would he say?
Packham would often wonder if that day would ever come in his life. He was frustrated and pinning for acknowledgment that he had thoughts, opinions, and worries, and no one could hear him. This sentence makes you imagine the whole scenario.
Where Is Ken Bruce Going From Radio 2?
Ken Bruce is likely to take the role of DJ slot or host a new program for Bauer’s station Greatest Hits Radio along with his iconic PopMaster game.
His shows continue from 9:30 am to 12 pm every morning on weekdays. However, he disclosed that he will be leaving the show in March 2023.
Bruce further added that nothing stays the same forever, and he has decided the time is right for him to move on from Radio 2 when it is almost the end of his current contract.
It’s been an excessively happy moment for him as Ken has made many friends and worked with many wonderful colleagues.
The host of Radio 2 on Saturdays, Ryan Clark, shared a post on Twitter, saying that Bruce is Going to be missed on the air. Still, Ryan will miss having been in a foreign country discussing anything and everything whilst at Eurovision.
Ken Bruce Is A Host Of BBC Radio 2
Bruce shows comprise daily quizzes and PopMaster.
His radio shows are mostly related to music with various live performances parallel with Richard Allison, Simon Mayo, Aled Jones, Zoe Ball, Michael Ball, and Claudia Winkleman.
Apart from that, he is a frequent Commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. He has hosted Eurovision Song Contest Previews, and Friday Night is Music Night.
That’s not the only thing he has done in his career. He also occasionally appeared on Channel 4’s Countdown and Mind the Buzzcocks. He participated on BBC Two in Ready, Steady, Cook on 3rd March 2008.
He also narrated the BBC One game show Relex in 2014. Besides that, he and Bowles recorded ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ for charity, Bruce also took part in ‘The Chase’ in 2014.