Annie Nightingale, Pathbreaking British D.J., Is Dead at 83
New York Times
She was initially told there was no room for her on BBC Radio 1 because a woman’s voice lacked the authority of a man’s. Once she was on the air, she stayed there for 53 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/world/europe/annie-nightingale-dead.html