Veteran broadcaster Bob Harris is stepping down from BBC Radio 2 following health issues related to cancer. Reports say Harris, known for decades on air and for programmes including The Country Show and Sounds of the 70s, makes the decision to focus on treatment and recovery. Multiple outlets report that he has been receiving care for cancer and has said the illness has spread, including to his spine. BBC News and other publications describe his announcement as one of the hardest decisions of his life. Coverage also notes his long tenure at Radio 2, with one report stating he has spent 56 years on air. After confirming his departure, Harris also thanks listeners and describes the response to his decision as significant. The accounts present a consistent picture: Harris is leaving because of declining health and to prioritize getting well, after publicly sharing details of his cancer earlier in the process.
Bob Harris steps down from BBC Radio 2 after health worsens amid cancer treatment
Veteran broadcaster Bob Harris is stepping down from BBC Radio 2 following health issues related to cancer. Reports say Harris, known for decades on air and for programmes including The Country Show a...
- Bob Harris is stepping down from BBC Radio 2 due to ill health.
- His decision follows cancer treatment and reports that the cancer has spread to his spine.
- Harris says stepping down is one of the hardest decisions of his life.
- He has hosted programmes on Radio 2 for decades, with one report describing 56 years on air.
- Harris publicly thanks listeners for support after announcing his exit.
He said the response has led to ‘incredible moment’
14 hours agoVeteran broadcaster Bob Harris, who stepped down from his position at BBC Radio 2 after more than 50 years on air due to ill health, has thanked fans for their support
1 day agoVeteran broadcaster makes ‘one of hardest decisions of my entire life’ weeks after revealing spread of cancer to spineThe veteran broadcaster Bob Harris has announced he is stepping down from BBC Radio 2 after 30 years so he can focus on “getting well again”, six weeks after revealing his prostate cancer had spread into his upper spine.The 80-year-old host of The Country Show and Sounds of the 70s, known as “Whispering” Bob Harris, said his health problems were forcing him to step down and that it had been “one of the hardest decisions of my entire life”. Continue reading...
5 days ago“I have put everything I have into every show I’ve ever done, and it’s all been because of you,” he told fans The post ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris to step down from BBC Radio 2 after 56 years due to “ill health”: “This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life” appeared first on NME.
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