Bob Harris (writer)
Bob Harris is an American radio commentator, writer, stand-up comedian, and five-time Jeopardy! winner.
From 1998-2002, his daily political commentaries aired on an average of 75 radio stations across the U.S., winning awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and the Associated Press. He was also the morning drive-time host on the Working Assets attempt at explicitly liberal talk radio, RadioForChange.com, and wrote online political columns for Mother Jones magazine.
Harris has variously written for the TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, appeared frequently as a debunker of urban legends on the TLC Network program Almost True Stories, done voiceover work on an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, contributed to several comic book projects published by Dark Horse Comics, and narrated an audiobook on Kosovo by Noam Chomsky. He has also contributed to National Lampoon, the Chicago Tribune, Paul Krassner's magazine The Realist, and numerous other publications.
Early in his career, Harris was a stand-up comedian who appeared in numerous comedy clubs. His increasing political activism led to a series of guest speaking engagements at over 200 colleges.
His game show appearances include at least one win in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions, an upset of Frank Spangenberg in the first round of the Jeopardy! Masters Tournament, participation in a million-dollar-winning team on Greed, and a successful $250,000 phone-a-friend answer for a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Until recently, he contributed only to the weblog This Modern World by cartoonist Tom Tomorrow.
He is also the voice of Sparky the penguin in the animated cartoons.
His current weblog is BobHarris.com, although he continues to post at This Modern World.