He presents shows on BBC Radio 2 ("Bob Harris Show" on Saturdays and "Bob Harris Country" on Thursdays) and he was one of the original presenters on BBC 6 Music.
Presented the award for Best Traditional Track to The Imagined Village, for Cold Haily Rainy Night, at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. (4th February 2008).
Won a Sony Award for 'Music Broadcaster of the Year'.
In 2003 he received the Radio Academy/PRS award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio'.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to Music Broadcasting. He is a radio presenter.