Early Life and Career
Bruce was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He attended Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow, before training as a chartered accountant. He began his broadcasting career with the Hospital Broadcasting Service in Glasgow.
Bruce became a staff announcer for BBC Radio 4 Scotland and then BBC Radio Scotland before it went on the air in 1978. He also presented a Saturday morning show.
In 1980, he took on the mid-morning slot and then, in 1983, he presented a daily afternoon current affairs show. He hosted the Ken Bruce Show on the BBC World Service in the late 1980s.
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