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CodeDS/UK/8725
NameHarris; Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" (1946-); English television and radio music broadcaster
AliasWhispering Bob Harris
Dates1946-
GenderMale
BiographyRobert Brinley Joseph Harris, OBE (born 11 April 1946, Northampton, England), known as "'Whispering Bob Harris", is an English music presenter known for being a host of the BBC 2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, and as a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out. Harris currently broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 two nights a week, where his programmes feature mostly American and British rock, country, and occasional folk music from the 1950s to the present. Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for over forty years and has been recognised with the Americana Music Association of America Trailblazer Award, a UK Heritage Award, and a Mojo Medal, as well as his OBE for services to broadcasting.

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