Long's career spanned five decades and she was the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1.
Janice Long, best known as a presenter on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Top of the Pops, has died aged 66 after a short illness at home on Christmas Day with her family, her agent has confirmed.Her career spanned five decades and she was the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1.
Long presented Top of the Pops for five years - again, the first woman to do this - and had a late-night slot on Radio 2.Long was the DJ who gave singer Amy Winehouse her first radio session and also championed the band Primal Scream.
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