Kaye Adams not returning to BBC Scotland radio role after internal investigation

Kaye Adams will not return to her Mornings With programme on Radio Scotland after an internal investigation upheld some complaints about her conduct while rejecting others. The decision follows a suspension in October and leaves the show’s schedule in the hands of interim presenters.

Kaye Adams suspension and investigation

The 63-year-old presenter was taken off air in October after an internal complaint led to a formal inquiry into allegations that she bullied co‑workers. The probe concluded that some complaints were upheld and some were not substantiated. Adams, who earns £155, 000 a year from the role named in internal paperwork, denied wrongdoing and said her workplace “assertiveness” had been mistaken for bullying; she also said in October that her name had been "dragged through the mud" and that the corporation had not provided details of the allegations against her.

Specific accusations examined by investigators included claims that Adams shouted and swore at colleagues, used an "abhorrent swear word" at a colleague, threw a pen at a producer in frustration over an upcoming show, and berated an intern about their ability to do their job. The investigation looked at behaviour alleged to have occurred over many years rather than a single incident.

Victoria Easton Riley and Pacific Quay meeting

Concerns were first raised after Radio Scotland’s head of audio and events, Victoria Easton Riley, witnessed Adams’s conduct during a routine staff meeting at the broadcaster’s Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow. After witnessing the behaviour first‑hand, Victoria Easton Riley spoke with other members of staff on the programme, and a wave of complaints followed that led to the presenter’s suspension and the subsequent inquiry.

An insider involved in the unfolding of events said the matter was not isolated to one episode and that the investigation therefore examined a pattern of behaviour across multiple years.

Mornings With line-up and response

With Adams not returning to the role, Radio Scotland has confirmed a permanent short‑term presenter arrangement for Mornings With: Connie McLaughlin will present on Mondays to Wednesdays, and Stephen Jardine will cover Thursdays and Fridays. The corporation declined to comment on individual personnel matters but stated the presenter line‑up would remain the same "in the immediate future. " A Scotland spokesperson emphasised that the broadcaster does not comment on individuals while making clear the current rota has been set.

The complaints were raised under the ’s Call it Out scheme, which was launched last year to enable staff to challenge and report poor behaviour. That scheme was established in the wake of an independent report into workplace culture which found a small number of stars and managers "behave unacceptably" and that leaders had sometimes failed to address misconduct. The Call it Out initiative was also introduced after high‑profile controversies involving MasterChef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode, and it provided the formal mechanism through which the complaints about Adams were submitted.

Career background and broader implications

Adams, who was born in Falkirk, has worked as a journalist and presenter for nearly 40 years. She joined Scotland in 2010 to host the daily phone‑in programme Call Kaye, which ran until 2015, and later fronted The Kaye Adams Show and Mornings With. She has also been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. Her removal from the Mornings With presenter role ends a longstanding association with Radio Scotland.

What makes this notable is the intersection of a formal complaints mechanism, an internal investigation finding mixed outcomes, and a decisive personnel change at a high salary band, highlighting how internal culture reviews and new reporting channels can produce swift operational consequences for prominent presenters.

The has said it will not return Adams to the Mornings With role and that the current presenter line‑up will continue in the immediate future.