Annie Nightingale

Annie Nightingale CBE
BBC Radio 1 publicity photo
Born	Anne Avril Nightingale (1940-04-01)1 April 1940 Osterley, Middlesex, England
Died	11 January 2024(2024-01-11) (aged 83) London, England
Years active	1963–2023
Spouses	Gordon Thomas ​ (divorced)​ Binky Baker ​ (divorced)​
Children	2
Career
Style	Disc jockey
Website	Annie Nightingale presents...

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.

Nightingale specialised in championing new and underground music, she also led the movement and encouraged other women to become DJs and broadcasters. She was the longest serving broadcaster in BBC Radio 1's history and held the Guinness World Record for the longest career as a female radio presenter.