Janice Long Janice Long Janice Long (née Chegwin; born 5 April 1955) is an English radio broadcaster best known for her work with BBC Radio. During her career she has presented shows on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Wales. On Radio 2 she presented a weekday night time show from 2000 to 2017, which aired at midnight. Long was presented with a BASCA Gold Badge award on 3 October 2016 for her unique contribution to music. Long grew up in Liverpool, the older sister of Keith Chegwin who also had a career in radio and television. Following two
Geoffrey Smith (radio presenter) Geoffrey Smith (radio presenter) Geoffrey Smith (born 1943, Michigan) is a British-based American radio presenter, author and former jazz percussionist. Smith was the regular presenter of BBC Radio 3's "Jazz Record Requests" for over twenty years and has also presented other programmes on the network. Smith's father was a pianist who also played banjo in his local dance-band in Detroit. Smith's own active jazz career ended in 1969, discouraged by the rise of rock music. In 1973 he came to Britain to complete a PhD, where he began a new career as a freelance journalist and lecturer, contributing articles and