The 49-year-old takes over the mid-morning slot from Ken Bruce, who hosted it for more than 30 years.
"Welcome Vern, I cannot wait for our handovers - smash it baby," Zoe said in an audio message on his first show.
Vernon Kay has fronted various TV shows including ITV's All Star Family Fortunes, Just The Two of Us and Beat the Star. Speaking ahead of his first show on Monday morning, he told BBC Breakfast: "I'm very, very excited. The BBC Radio 2 audience are very faithful and nothing has changed apart from the voice behind the microphone."
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