Exact date Vernon Kay will take over Ken Bruce’s BBC Radio 2 show revealed

DJ Vernon Kay will take over Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 mid-morning show from May 15, the BBC announced yesterday.

Ken, 72, helmed the programme for 31 years before leaving in March.

Vernon Kay will begin on Radio 2 from May 15 with the schedule now mapped outCredit: Getty

Gary Davies has since stood in from 9.30am to 12pm on weekdays.

Vernon, 49, will bring “big tunes, big names and big laughs”.

Quiz Ten To The Top, a replacement for Ken’s PopMaster, carries on.

There will be Piano Room sessions from Def Leppard on May 18, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on June 1.

Vernon Kay poses with rarely seen daughter, 18- and she looks just like Tess

Vernon Kay sobs on air talking about replacing Ken Bruce on Radio 2 show

Vernon has previously filled in for Radio 2’s Zoe Ball and Steve Wright.

He said: “To be hosting the new show is a privilege.

“It’s going to be an unforgettable start to what promises to be an amazing journey.”

Ken is now on Greatest Hits Radio, run by Bauer.

Vernon is no stranger to radio, and previously presented his own Radio 1 show between 2004 and 2012.

From 2015 until 2017 he fronted a show on Radio X.

He has fronted many big named TV shows, including Family Fortunes.

Ken Bruce has left BBC Radio 2 and is now on Greatest Hits RadioCredit: Rex

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