Bbc presenter Kaye Adams will not return to Radio Scotland's Mornings With after internal investigation
The has confirmed that presenter Kaye Adams will not be returning to her role on the Mornings With programme on Radio Scotland after an internal probe into allegations about her conduct. The development ends the broadcaster’s association with a long-serving presenter while the station keeps its current presenting rota in place.
decision on Mornings With presentation lineup
A Scotland spokesperson said the organisation will not comment on individuals or internal processes but made clear that Kaye Adams will not resume hosting Mornings With. In the immediate future Connie McLaughlin will present the programme on Mondays to Wednesdays, with Stephen Jardine covering Thursdays and Fridays.
Allegations and internal investigation
Adams, 63, was suspended from the morning show last October after an internal complaint led to an investigation into allegations she bullied co‑workers. The inquiry upheld some complaints while finding others not substantiated. Specific complaints cited included alleged use of an "abhorrent swear word" at a colleague, an incident in which a pen was thrown at a producer in frustration over an upcoming show, and an episode in which an intern was berated about their ability to do their job.
Adams has denied wrongdoing, saying her workplace "assertiveness" was mistaken for bullying and that her name had been "dragged through the mud". She also said the corporation had not given her details of the allegations.
Victoria Easton Riley and Pacific Quay meeting
Concerns about Adams’s behaviour were said to have escalated after Radio Scotland’s head of audio and events, Victoria Easton Riley, witnessed conduct she found worrying during a routine staff meeting at the broadcaster’s Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow last year. After speaking with other members of staff who worked on Adams’s programme, further complaints were raised and the presenter was suspended. Colleagues described the subsequent flow of complaints as a turning point and investigators examined behaviour stretching back over many years.
Career background and public profile
Born in Falkirk, Adams 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 ended in 2015, and subsequently fronted The Kaye Adams Show and Mornings With. She has also been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. Reports of the investigation noted that Adams’s role on Radio Scotland carried a reported salary of £155, 000 a year.
Workplace scheme and broader implications
The complaints were raised under the broadcaster’s "Call it Out" scheme, launched last year to enable staff to challenge and report poor behaviour after an independent review found a small number of high‑profile figures and managers behaved unacceptably and that leadership had sometimes failed to tackle such behaviour. The scheme was established in the wake of controversies involving MasterChef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode, and has been used to surface concerns across teams.
A source close to the matter said, "There is no way back for Kaye now, " reflecting the view among some staff that the decision to remove her from the programme is final. What makes this notable is that the action follows an internal process that both upheld and rejected discrete allegations, prompting a personnel outcome that preserves the existing schedule while avoiding public detail of the findings.
The broadcaster reiterated it does not comment on individual personnel matters but confirmed the immediate presenter rota for Mornings With. The longer‑term staffing picture was not outlined and is unclear in the provided context.
