Janice Long

Janice Long (born April 5 1955) is a Liverpudlian radio broadcaster in the UK, the sister of former TV personality Keith Chegwin.

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April 5 - 1955 - Liverpudlian - Radio - UK - TV - Keith Chegwin

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Having begun her career on BBC Radio Merseyside, she joined Radio 1 in 1982, presenting a Saturday evening show between 7-30 & 10pm. For several years (1984-87) she presented a mid-evening show, a precursor of the later shows of Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe, playing a wide range of music (especially of the indie-rock genre) and including a number of features including a weekly "diary" by John Walters, who at the time was John Peel's producer. She was the only female DJ allowed to host Top of the Pops or do Roadshows, and she was not entirely popular in a male-dominated environment; notably, controller Johnny Beerling claimed that her shoes made her look like "a lesbian". At around this time, she had a highly public relationship with fellow DJ Peter Powell.

Related Topics:
BBC Radio Merseyside - Radio 1 - 1982 - 1984 - 87 - Steve Lamacq - Zane Lowe - Indie-rock - John Walters - John Peel - DJ - Top of the Pops - Johnny Beerling - Lesbian - Peter Powell

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After returning from maternity leave, she resigned from Radio 1 acrimoniously in 1988 when told that her old weekday show was being abolished and that to stay on the station she would have to host a weekend breakfast show, which she thought was incompatible with the changes in her life forced by the birth of her baby. Later radio work would include a stint as breakfast host on GLR in London - ironically run at the time by future Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister and future senior Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann, before moving to a Saturday morning show from 6-9am. At the same time, she became a stand-in presenter on the old BBC Radio 5. Following on from this, she presented shows on XFM, when it had a restricted service licence in London, followed by a close association with the now-defunct Liverpool indie station Crash FM.

Related Topics:
Maternity leave - 1988 - Breakfast show - GLR - London - Matthew Bannister - Trevor Dann - BBC Radio 5 - XFM - Restricted service licence - Liverpool - Crash FM

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In 1999 she started appearing on the rejuvenated Radio 2, presenting a Saturday afternoon show 3.30-5.30pm. She has been the weekday overnight presenter since 2000 & hosts the show from the BBC's studios in Birmingham.

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1999 - Radio 2 - 2000 - Studio - Birmingham

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Janice has also presented shows on BBC 6 Music starting with its inception in 2002.

Related Topics:
BBC 6 Music - 2002

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