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Veteran broadcaster Annie Nightingale has died at the age of 83, the BBC has said. She became the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 when she joined the station in 1970, and went on to become ...
Annie Avril Nightingale CBE (1 April 1940 – 11 January 2024) was an English radio and television broadcaster. She was the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1970 and the first female presenter for BBC Television's The Old Grey Whistle Test where she stayed for four years.
Nightingale was the station's first female presenter and stayed on air for more than 50 years. Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83 Skip to main content
Female DJs and presenters were among those to praise the radio host for paving the way after the news that she died on Thursday at her London home.
Elayne Smith was an underground club DJ and compere who started hosting Channel 4 late-night variety show The 291 Club just a few weeks before the revamp. Smith left after just two episodes to concentrate on The 291 Club and was replaced in March 1992 by Femi Oke who was working at BBC Radio 5 , whilst 17-year-old Mark Franklin was picked from ...
8 February – DJ Annie Nightingale presents her first show on BBC Radio 1; she will still be broadcasting on the channel until shortly before her death in 2024.; 11 February – "Pirate" radio station Radio North Sea International begins regular broadcasts to the UK from MV Mebo II off the Dutch coast.
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Annie Nightingale's request show leaves the airwaves for a while. 29 January – BBC Radio 1 begins its delayed weeknight mid-evening programme with Andy Peebles joining the station to host the new it. It had originally been scheduled to launch on 13 November 1978, but was delayed as a result of trade union disputes.