A family support charity has confirmed that broadcaster Kaye Adams is no longer its ambassador after a recent BBC investigation upheld some complaints from former colleagues about her conduct.
Adams, who has disputed claims made against her, was suspended from her morning show on BBC Radio Scotland last year and is not due to return as a presenter.
The Times reported last month that the BBC’s investigation into allegations that Adams had bullied coworkers upheld some complaints about her, while others were not substantiated.
Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire has now confirmed that Adams is no longer its ambassador, an unpaid role she held for 12 years.
“During that time, she was a great supporter of the charity, helping to raise both funds and the profile of the organisation locally and nationally,” a spokesperson said.
“Her passion, enthusiasm and understanding of our work was always evident.
“We are grateful for the contribution she made to supporting families and volunteers across our communities.”
The charity would not tell Civil Society when Adams left the role but the Times reported that a decision was taken at a board meeting held last Wednesday evening.
Charity pulls adverts
Meanwhile, the Alzheimer’s Society recently pulled its advertisements from Kaye’s How to be 60 podcast.
Alex Hyde-Smith, chief marketing officer for the charity, said: “Alzheimer’s Society advertises on a range of podcasts to help us reach different audiences with information about dementia.
“Following recent developments, we have taken the decision to stop advertising on this particular podcast.”
In a social media post last week, Adams said she was “aware of malicious stories about the reasons for my departure from BBC Scotland”.
She disputed some of the allegations reported and said she was “heartbroken that 15 years of hard work and dedication to BBC Scotland is being reduced to this”.
