Bob B Boilen (born April 10, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American musician and media personality.

In 1978, Bob Boilen played synthesizers in the Washington, D.C. band Tiny Desk Unit.

[2] He joined NPR in 1988 and "was hired to work on the flagship news program All Things Considered on a temporary basis.

[3][4] Since August 2021, he has hosted a weekly morning show on WOWD-LP, a low-power FM station in Takoma Park, Maryland.

[2] He voiced himself in "Gal of Constant Sorrow", a Season 27 episode of the animated television series The Simpsons.