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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.
After Harris's departure Annie Nightingale took over as host. In December 1980 Nightingale presented a special edition immediately after the murder of John Lennon (who had appeared on the show in 1975). This particular episode consisted almost entirely of interviews with various people about Lennon's life and career.
For this reason, the 30 September 1982 show celebrating Radio 1's fifteenth birthday affords Annie Nightingale, in her one and only appearance and as one of nineteen presenters that day, the honour of being the first female presenter of Top of the Pops, beating Janice Long – who would go on to present TOTP regularly for nearly six years ...
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. Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83 Skip to main content
Mark Holiday (born June 5, 1987), also known by his stage name DJ Trendsetter or Trendsetter, is an EDM and Hip-Hop DJ and record producer, discovered on BBC Radio 1 by Annie Nightingale in 2013, and having his guest mix on BBC Radio 1 in 2014.
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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.