BBC Radio 1’s first feminine DJ Annie Nightingale dies aged 83
Annie Nightingale – Radio 1’s first feminine DJ – has died at dwelling aged 83 after a brief sickness, together with her household paying tribute to a ‘pioneer, trailblazer and inspiration to many’.
The broadcaster joined Radio 1 in 1970, the place she turned recognized for supporting new and underground music whereas serving to different girls grow to be DJs in a closely male-dominated business.
She held a Guinness World Record because the longest serving feminine broadcaster and was appointed an MBE in 2002 for providers to radio broadcasting.
A trendy presence each on and off the display, Nightingale was photographed alongside the likes of Kate Moss – who attended a celebration to mark her fortieth anniversary at Radio 1.
Her position noticed her interview a dizzying forged of celebrities, together with Sean Connery for his first position in James Bond. It can be one of many many highpoints of a profession that started as a basic reporter on her native paper, the Brighton and Hove Gazette.
14th December 1964: Nightingale reclines on her stereogram at her dwelling in Brighton
A household assertion launched immediately stated: ‘Annie Nightingale MBE handed away yesterday at her dwelling in London after a brief sickness.
‘Annie was a pioneer, trailblazer and an inspiration to many. Her impulse to share that enthusiasm with audiences stays undimmed after six many years of broadcasting on BBC TV and radio globally.
‘Never underestimate the position mannequin she turned. Breaking down doorways by refusing to bow all the way down to sexual prejudice and male concern gave encouragement to generations of your girls who, like Annie, solely wished to inform you about a tremendous tune that they had simply heard.
‘Watching Annie do that on tv within the Seventies, most famously as a presenter on the BBC music present The Old Grey Whistle Test or listening to her play the newest breakbeat techno on Radio One is testimony to somebody who by no means stopped believing within the magic of rock ‘n’ roll.
‘A celebration of her life will happen within the Spring at a memorial service. The household request privateness at the moment.
‘The household request privateness at the moment. Alex, Lucy, Ollie and Will.’
Annie Nightingale turned Radio 1’s first feminine DJ in February 1970 (pictured)
Annie Nightingale within the Nineteen Sixties. Paul McCartney as soon as known as her up on air to provide an announcement following the demise of John Lennon
Nightingale in a photoshoot throughout the Nineteen Sixties
The BBC DJ on January 15, 1976
