RIP Annie Nightingale

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RIP Annie. It is hard to remember what it was like when young female voices on the radio were rarer than hens teeth, but that’s how it was. You broke the mould Annie.

I just saw the news, she was such a groundbreaking person. RIP.

She was fabulous. RIP

Oh that's so sad.
I used to love her Sunday Night Requests show.
I had a couple of tracks played.

It felt a bit like being in a secret club

I was shocked. I thought she was much younger.

Ah this is very sad, what an icon.

The Fish Head song!

And the one about salad that got a remix.

Night Owl of Croydon writing in every week.

So sad! A real pioneer who paved the way for so many others. I hadn't realised she was in her eighties.

Ground breaking and a role model for women like me growing up at a time when it was all men on the radio. I thought she was so cool. May she RIP.

I was also shocked at her age, real trailblazer!

Happy trails to you Annie, you were a legend.x

Brilliant DJ and loved her Sunday night show. Discovered Bjork on her show although she was in the Sugar Cubes then.
Can't believe she was 83, RIP you fabulous woman.

^ this

Oh, I'm so sad to hear this, she was my favourite DJ. I loved her Sunday night show - many of my favourite songs were ones I heard for the first time on there.

An absolute legend.

R.I.P. Annie, and thank you. Off to Spotify to play some tunes in your honour.

No way!

RIP Annie, thank you for a lifetime of music.💐

Loved fish heads! This had made me quite sad actually! She was awesome

Loved Annie. She was a trail blazer for women in that industry. What a sad day.

Very sad news. She was wonderful and indeed a legend. RIP Annie

This is very sad. Loved her radio programme. Truly one of a kind. RIP Annie

She was wonderful. RIP

I'm glad to see that people remember the Fish Heads song ("I took a fish head out to see a movie, didn't have to pay to get it in")!
Used to love Annie on Sunday afternoons when I was in my teens.

Wonderful woman. Loved her radio show. She sometimes compered at Reading as well before it turned into a children's crèche. Rest in power , Annie x

She was 83!
How to make me feel old.

The Sunday evening show was legend. Started listening to this in mid 1980s I think. Found so many musicians - Sinead, Bjork, Michelle Shocked to name but a few. Real wide range of styles, from different musical eras - wonderful. Loved the Compared and Contrast bit. And thanks for reminding me of Night Owl from Croydon!

Love you Annie - you will be missed ❤

Broadcast icon Annie Nightingale - Radio 1's first female DJ - has died, the BBC has said.

Nightingale, who was 83, started presenting on Radio 1 in 1970 and became its longest-serving broadcaster, hosting her show Annie Nightingale presents... until late last year.

She was awarded an MBE in 2002 and a CBE in 2020. In 2004, she became the first female DJ from Radio 1 to be inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.

So sad R.I.P Annie.🌺