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The BBC’s announcement follows a previous project led by Radio 1 DJ Jaguar, which aimed to “improve the gender balance of the music industry by giving 1,000 girls and gender minorities free training”. Adwaith AILSA Alabaster dePlume Aled Rheon Alex Cameron Alfresco Disco Amber Arcades Anna Calvi Annie Mcgrath Annie Nightingale in Conversation. Now the station’s longest serving DJ, she hosts a weekly show on Tuesday nights. When Radio 1 decided that they needed a token woman, Nightingale was there, ready and eminently qualified. The station said in a statement that it “aims to celebrate and elevate talented women and non-binary people in the electronic music scene by providing them with a national platform to showcase their taste and expertise”. Annie Nightingale became the first ever female DJ on Radio 1 when she joined the station over 50 years ago. We tend to take particular notice of the women who come first. Recipients of the scholarship will be chosen by Nightingale herself and given exposure by the BBC, with three winners each year allocated a one-hour Saturday night slot on Radio 1. “Ever since I began, I have wanted to help other young broadcasters passionate about music to achieve their dreams on the airwaves, and now we at Radio 1 are to put that on a proper footing.” National platform for fresh talent Nightingale, aged 81, said: “I was the first-ever female DJ on radio and am now the longest serving presenter of any gender. HVNLP11 ANNIE ON ONE ANNIE NIGHTINGALE Inside the Chill Out Zone: Annie Nightingale recording her show at BBC's Yalding House, Clipstone Street, W1.
The Annie Nightingale Presents Scholarship will be open to female and non-binary talents who are “historically underrepresented” in the world of electronic music, the BBC said. A BBC scholarship named in honour of its longest-serving female DJ will be open to non-binary applicants, the broadcaster has announced.Ī new programme named for Annie Nightingale, who has worked on BBC Radio 1 shows for 50 years after becoming its first female presenter, has been launched to promote up-and-coming dance music DJs.
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