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Bob Harris
Music Presenter
Bob Harris, popularly known as "Whispering Bob" Harris, is an English music presenter. He was a host of The Old Grey Whistle Test from 1972 to 1979, and was a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out, co-editing until the early part of 1969. He has presented The Country Show on Radio 2 on Thursday nights since April 1999, and Sounds Of The Seventies on Sunday afternoons since November 2024.
Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for 50 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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