'What the listeners didn’t know at the time was that Janice and I were working in a culture that was still incredibly sexist – a culture whose origins could be traced all the way back to the founding of Radio 1 in 1967.' | Writes aanightingale
Rarely in my life have I been so happy to welcome a new member of the team to Radio 1 as I was to welcome Janice Long when she joined the station at the end of 1982. Finally, after 12 years, I was no longer the only female DJ.
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