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Robert Wentworth John "Bob" Holness (12 November 1928 – 6 January 2012) was a British radio and television presenter. He is best remembered as the presenter of the British version of ''Blockbusters''. ==Early life== Holness was born in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa. When he was seven,〔 his family moved to the UK, initially to Herne Bay, Kent where his grandfather Nathaniel was brought up, then later to Ashford, Kent. After attending Ashford Grammar School (now The Norton Knatchbull School) and briefly Eastbourne College he went on to Maidstone College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts).〔Obituary, The Times p. 78; 7 January 2012.〕 He then worked for a printing company before returning to South Africa. In 1955, he received his first job as a radio presenter. He married Mary Rose Clifford in 1955, whom he met in South Africa. In 1956 he played James Bond in a radio production of ''Moonraker''.〔〔 The couple returned to the UK in 1961. His daughter, Ros, was a member of the band Toto Coelo. Holness joined the BBC as a presenter on ''Late Night Extra'', initially on the BBC Light Programme and later on Radio 1 and Radio 2, presenting alongside Terry Wogan, Michael Parkinson and Keith Fordyce. From 1971, the show was broadcast solely on Radio 2. Between 1975 and 1985, he was co-presenter with Douglas Cameron of the award-winning breakfast-time ''AM Programme'' on London's LBC radio station. He originally joined the station as an airborne traffic reporter. He won the Variety Club Award for 'Joint Independent Radio Personality of the Year' in both 1979 and 1984. From 1985-97, he returned to Radio 2, presenting many shows including ''Bob Holness Requests the Pleasure'' and ''Bob Holness and Friends'', as well as covering various weekday shows for holidaying presenters. From the late 1960s until 1998, he also presented the request programme ''Anything Goes'' on the BBC World Service.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Holness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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