Early life
Born on 11 April 1946 in Northampton,Career
Early career
He began at''The Old Grey Whistle Test''
Harris also presented ''1980s
1981 saw Harris move toReturn to BBC Radio 1
Harris rejoinedMove to BBC Radio London
Harris left BBC Radio 1 in October 1993 as he, along with many other Radio 1 DJs, was felt not to fit in with the changes being made by new controllerReturn to national radio
In spring 1997, Harris returned to the national airwaves, this time on BBC Radio 2, where he took up an 11 pm1 am Saturday night slot. He still continued to present on GLR, but at this stage he quit the Monday to Wednesday evening shows and presented a Saturday afternoon show from 2 to 6 pm. Harris eventually quit GLR in late 1998 as he took over another show for Radio 2, ''Bob Harris Country'', (previously David Allan's ''Country Club'') on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8pm, from 8 April 1999, and his Saturday night show then went out from 10pm to 1am. From April 2006, his Saturday show moved to an 11pm2am slot, and moved back another hour from 4 April 2010, meaning it aired early Sunday mornings from midnight to 3am. From October 2014 till January 2017, the show was on from 3 am to 6 am on Sundays. In February 2017, his Sunday show moved back to midnight to 3am. However, on 26 March 2017, Harris presented his last weekend Sunday early morning show on Radio 2 due to major changes to the weekend schedule. The final song played was ''When You Come To The End Of A Lollipop'' byOther work
In addition to his Radio 2 programmes, in 2002 Harris became an original presenter on the newly launched digital stationPersonal life
Harris has eight children and six granddaughters. Harris married Trudie Myerscough who is also his manager, in 1991. She is the mother of his three youngest children. Harris lives in Steventon, Oxfordshire. In 2007, Harris was diagnosed with prostate cancer, for which he was treated with hormone therapy and radiotherapy. In May 2019 it was announced that Harris would take a break from his BBC Radio 2 presenting for a while, after suffering anAwards
*Honorary Fellowship from the School of the Arts,Books
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