Harris is the best of the BBC - few care more about music than him

He called it ‘one of the hardest decisions of my entire life’

Broadcasting legend Bob Harris is to step down from BBC Radio 2 due to ill health, noting that it has been one of the "hardest decisions" he has ever had to make

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Legendary Radio 2 host Bob Harris has quit his shows due to ill health amid his prostate cancer battle following a 56-year broadcasting career.

Veteran broadcaster makes ‘one of hardest decisions of my entire life’ weeks after revealing spread of cancer to spine

Vernon Kay has bid an emotional farewell to a BBC Radio 2 star who has decided to leave the station following an “illustrious career”. Speaking on Thursday (4 June), the…

Harris is the best of the BBC - few care more about music than him