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Friend became the best recognised face of Sky News, and as a result of being spotted by [[Tom Cruise]] while he watched Sky News on a short visit to London,<ref name="Sky1"/> Friend had cameos in a number of 1990s films, including ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' and ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]].''<ref>{{IMDb name|id=0295514|name=Bob Friend}}</ref>
In June 2003 he was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to broadcasting in the [[British honours system|Queen's Birthday Honours List]],<ref name="BBC1"/><ref name="DMail1"/> shortly before his retirement presenting alongside Creegor on 23 October,<ref name="DMail1"/>
Friend was a guest presenter on [[LBC News 1152]] during the 2005 [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|United Kingdom general election]].
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