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Tributes have started flooding in following the death of Annie Nightingale, the first-ever female presenter on BBC Radio 1. Zoe Ball and Jeremy Vine are among the stars to pay tribute
Her cast-iron determination - and a recommendation from Derek Taylor, then press officer for The Beatles - secured her a coveted slot on the station in 1967 as its first female presenter.
Following news of her death, revisit Annie Nightingale's final shows for BBC Radio 1. Check them out here.
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.
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.