BOB 177 is the home of New Alternative Rock on WorldSpace. We're constantly adding new music, and breaking new artists. We focus mainly on alternative rock from Europe and The United States, but we're not shy around here to anything! If it's new, and it rocks, then it's BOB. You'll hear the difference in our presenters, all of which are experts in their field. They'll keep you in the know - from music news, tours, and album releases, to exclusive interviews and performances you'll hear nowhere else!

If you’re looking for the latest music from the biggest alternative rock bands on the planet, you've got to meet BOB, The New Alternative. BOB doesn’t follow the trends – he sets them!

You'll get a healthy dose of anthems from the likes of Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Muse, Greenday, My Chemical Romance, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, System Of A Down, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Flaming Lips, and many more. If it's big and it rocks, then it's BOB.


Getting to know BOB has it's perks too! You're getting hooked up with new music from bands like Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Jet, Snow Patrol, The Kaiser Chiefs, Panic! At The Disco, Wilco, and many others. So come over and hang with BOB on Channel 177; and get to know what the buzz is all about.





Zach Overking - Program Director BOB 177 Zach was hired by WorldSpace Satellite Radio in 2001, as Assistant Program Director of UPOP, and was responsible for helping build the US version of UPOP on XM Satellite Radio. He spent nearly 7 years on the air live in the evenings for UPOP, hosting New Music Friday, and interviewing some of the most influential artists in Rock and Pop music. The UPOP team he was a part of created amazing broadcasts around some of the biggest radio events including: The Brit Awards, Live Earth, Live 8, Virgin Festival, Rock The Vote, and The UPOP Sessions @ Abbey Road. He even spent some time on-air at Washington DC’s legendary alternative station: WHFS. On the weekends he enjoys motorcycling, camping, going to shows, and collapsing in exhaustion.

Pat Ferrise – On Air Patrick is a HUGE alternative music Fan. In fact, he was music director at one of the biggest alternative stations in the US, WHFS in Washington DC. Patrick has interviewed tons of bands from Radiohead, to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has traveled the globe covering concerts and festivals from the Reading Festival to the Tibetan Freedom Concert. To top it off he was named one of the most "socially conscious programmers" by Rolling Stone. He's a huge REM, Interpol, Pumpkins, U2, Coldplay, Muse fan. (Just to name a few) Patrick takes no credit for writing the bio either!




Stacy Soul - On Air Stacy Soul started her radio career back in college, interning for WNNX in Atlanta, she found it to be fun, exciting, but also challenging. The thought of actually being on the air was never an option for her, coming from a very conservative Greek family, she could never even think about having such a career. A few years later, she decided to quit her job as a fashion buyer/boutique manager, and move to DC to pursue radio. Not long after moving to DC, she befriended someone at Worldspace who believed in her talents and threw her on air as a radio jock on BOB. Stacy left Worldspace, working at stations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and in Delaware, but couldn't stay away. She was asked to come back to BOB, and couldn't refuse. Stacy's been on BOB ever since, living happily ever after!


Angel Carpenter - On Air
Angel's radio career began here at WorldSpace Satellite radio in 2005. In just one short year she was promoted from intern to Programming Assistant, to On Air personality for various WorldSpace Channels. Most recently, the good folks here at Bob 177 realized how talented, spectacular, and simply marvelous (not to mention cute) she was, and made her a part of the family. Don't let the name fool you though, Angel is a hardcore alternative rock fan. At any given moment Linkin Park, The Kooks, or Green Day could be in rotation in her Ipod. As an aspiring musician (please don't ask). Angel is insisting that if she doesn't marry a rocker then she'll become one, so...look out for her album "How I lost My Rocker Boyfriend" - set to be released in 2069! !

Bob's Email: bob@worldspace.com

Bob's Schedule:

  • 00:00-06:00 GMT (Mon. - Sun.) - Pat Ferrise
  • 06:00-12:00 GMT (Mon. - Sun.) - Stacy Soul
  • 12:00-18:00 GMT (Mon. - Fri.) - Revenge Of Bob With Zach Overking
  • 17:00-18:00 GMT (Sat.) - Bob's Big List with Angel Carpenter
  • 17:00-18:00 GMT (Sun.) - Aural Fixation with Tim Pogo