Annie Nightingale: First female DJ on BBC Radio 1 and broadcasting trailblazer
The radio station’s longest-serving presenter supported waves of popular music genres.
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The radio station’s longest-serving presenter supported waves of popular music genres.
She became the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 when she joined the station in 1970.
Nightingale was the station's first female presenter and stayed on air for more than 50 years.
The pioneering Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale has died at the age of 83 - as fellow stars paid tribute, calling her the "original trailblazer" for women in radio.
Trailblazing broadcaster Annie Nightingale, who was the first woman to present on BBC Radio, has died aged 83 following a short illness, her family confirmed.