The first lady of Radio 1

Four decades on and Annie Nightingale is still rocking and rolling on the nation’s favourite radio station. Her reign as the first lady of Radio 1 influenced the influx of female DJs from Janice Long, Zoe Ball to Sara Cox. Annie’s tenure kicked off in 1970 with a Sunday Evening Show progressing to a request show in the 80’s and late night chill out show in the mid to late 90’s. She was the first DJ to play in Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq war cease fire.

Annie has been at the forefront of championing independent and cutting edge music bringing unknown bands and DJs to the mainstream. Underworld, Beth Orton, Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers and Pendulum are just a few of the artists Annie has championed along with discovering new music/cultural trends. She continues to be on top of her game as the ‘queen of breaks and beats’ with a weekly show aired on Thursday/Friday mornings from 2 till 4am championing the best in breaks, grime, dnb and electronic beats. Tune into BBC Radio 1 tomorrow night (September 8^th) from 7pm for a special night of programmes to celebrate her reign as the first lady. – www.bbc.co.uk/radio1