Kaye Adams loses long-running radio role while denying misconduct claims
Kaye Adams has been removed from her long-running radio phone-in programme and will not return after three misconduct complaints were upheld. kaye adams denies the accusations, rejecting claims she used a misogynistic slur, berated an intern, or threw a pencil, while a former researcher’s account and a sponsor’s withdrawal offer conflicting pieces of the record.
Kaye Adams: removal from the radio show and her public denials
Confirmed: the presenter was taken off air in October and will not be returning to the long-running phone-in she fronted since 2010, after three misconduct complaints were upheld. Documented: she has publicly denied wrongdoing, saying her “assertiveness” could have been mistaken for bullying and categorically denying use of a misogynistic slur alleged to have occurred 14 years ago. Documented: she also denied claims that she berated an intern and that she threw a pencil while alone in an empty studio. In her public statement she said she had tried to keep a dignified silence but felt compelled to respond as attacks on her character had become persistent, and said she was heart-broken that 15 years of work had been reduced to this.
Codie Bullen: a former researcher’s workplace observations
Documented: Codie Bullen described working for six months as a researcher on the presenter’s show after doing work experience the previous year and then being offered paid freelance shifts at the Glasgow offices. She set out routine duties that included checking facts, drafting scripts, managing logistics, booking guests and preparing questions. Documented: Bullen said she felt welcomed by producers and colleagues and that she saw a softer side to kaye adams who made time for junior staff. Documented: she said she was shocked by the presenter’s removal and did not recognise the image painted by complainants of a foul-mouthed, aggressive bully; her recollection presents a workplace dynamic that contrasts with the complaints that were upheld.
The Alzheimer’s Society: sponsorship withdrawal and the podcast How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams
Confirmed: a charity sponsor ceased advertising on the presenter’s podcast How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams. Documented: Alex Hyde-Smith, the charity’s chief marketing officer, said the charity had taken the decision to stop advertising on that particular podcast and noted it advertises across a range of podcasts to reach different audiences. Documented: the withdrawal of that advertiser came after the broadcaster removed the presenter from her radio show and amid the public controversy she has described as brutal. That commercial change reduced immediate sponsor support for her audio projects while she has also said she is trying to process the situation and focus on personal recovery.
Open question: the context does not confirm how the upheld complaints map to the specific allegations now denied, nor does it confirm whether additional sponsors or commercial partners have taken similar steps. What remains unclear is the detailed evidence that led to the upheld findings and how those findings reconcile with workplace recollections such as Bullen’s.
If the corporation releases the full findings of its investigation, it would establish which specific incidents led to the upheld complaints and clarify whether the denials and the researcher’s account align with the documented evidence.
