Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale Dies at 83

Nightingale, the first female presenter and longest-serving DJ at BBC Radio 1, was a champion of new music and a role model for women in the industry.

Annie Nightingale, the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 and the station’s longest-serving DJ, has died aged 83.
Nightingale joined Radio 1 in 1970 and remained the only female DJ on the schedule for a 12-year period.
She was a champion of new music and new artists, and was known for her passion for journalism.
Nightingale was awarded an MBE for services to radio broadcasting in 2002 and was appointed CBE in 2020.
In 2021, Radio 1 launched the Annie Nightingale Scholarship for emerging DJs, designed to champion up-and-coming women and non-binary DJs in the dance scene.