For those that can remember, the contract, which named Boeing as a prime contractor to build a security fence on the US- Mexico border, was terminated in 2011, because it was considered to be too expensive and ineffective.

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Hart replaces Elmbridge in Surrey, which has been named as the top location for the past three years.

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He previously anchored the network's drivetime show John Inverdale Nationwide for which he was named as Sony Broadcaster of the Year in 1997.

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