Annie Nightingale DEAD

[rhythmbandit]

Annie Nightingale, BBC Radio 1's first female presenter, dies aged 83

Pioneering DJ Annie Nightingale, who was the first female presenter to appear on BBC Radio 1, has died at the age of 83.

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[GinAg (39)]

Oh that's sad. The only woman on Radio 1's payroll for YEARS. Was she still working?

 

[rhythmbandit]

Oh that's sad. The only woman on Radio 1's payroll for YEARS. Was she still working?

I believe so, her most recent programme aired on the 9th January.

Edit: not hosted by her, it was a guest DJ

 

[Ellie]

I had no idea she was that old. I thought maybe 70.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Not Radio 1 announcing it over a rather too jaunty bed.

 

[BoysForSeles]

Aww that’s sad. I met her once when she was giving a talk about her career and signing her book. She was decent craic based on that evening.

 

[octophone]

That's a sad one. The request show on Sunday night after the charts was essential listening. The internet rendered it obsolete because people can now hear a song any time they like but it was an amazing show for discovering things. A weird novelty requested once could have legs for months (i.e. Fishheads by Barnes and Barnes) and you could hear an older song by an artist that otherwise wouldn't touch the airwaves.

She was great presenting the Old Grey Whistle Test too.

 

[Halli]

I didn't think she was as old as that either

 

[Funky]

I got mixed up with Annie Mac for a second a got a fright

 

[Vicky the Vole]

Very sad. I didn't realise she was that old though.

 

[lolly]

 

[straightorbroken]

Just seen it on FB and assumed it was clickbait. Can only echo the age comments.

 

[lolly]

The age thing didn't particularly surprise me at all. I certainly would have guessed she was 80+. But I guess when you're older and have more memory of her being around in your (distant) childhood, perhaps you get more of a sense of it.