Liverpool-born radio presenter Janice Long has died at 66
The Liverpool born radio presenter Janice Long, best known for working on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Top of the Pops, has died aged 66 after a short illness.Janice Long's career spanned five decades. She presented Top of the Pops for five years, the first woman to do that. She was also the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1.
Janice Long was awarded a BASCA Gold badge of merit for her outstanding contribution to music and received an honorary doctorate from Edge Hill University in 2018. Janice was also one of the main presenters of the Live Aid concert in 1985. Tributes from across the broadcasting world are now being paid.
Janice was a wonderful, warm human being and exceptional broadcaster. She told a brilliant story and always made you roar with laughter with her sharp wit. She will leave behind her husband Paul and two children who she thought the world of.All this might not have been though..during Janice's early years, acting was her dream. She was a member of Merseyside Youth Drama and acted leading roles alongside Brookside favourites Sue Jenkins and Dean Sullivan.
She will be sadly missed, and is now re-united with her brother, fellow presenter Keith Chegwin, who died in 2017.
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