BBC Radio 1 Show' was voted 'Best Radio Show' five years running by readers of a national music publication, and was then axed by controller Derek Chinnery. Annie Nightingale, who joined in 1970, was Britain's first female DJ and is now the longest serving presenter, having constantly evolved her musical tastes with the times. On Thursday 23 November 1978 the station moved to two new medium wave frequencies (275m and 285m) which allowed a major increase in transmitter powers and improved coverage of the UK. 247 metres was passed to Radio 3. The station was on medium wave only until the early 80s,
John Dunn (radio presenter) Dunn's regular closing theme music for his afternoon-early evening Radio 2 programme was 'Imogene' by Les Reed. In 1998, John Dunn was awarded a Gold Sony Radio Award for the best drivetime music programme. He was married with two daughters, and lived in Croydon, Surrey, where he died, aged 70, after a long-suffering battle with cancer. John Dunn (radio presenter) John Churchill Dunn (4 March 1934 – 27 November 2004), professionally known simply as "John Dunn", was a British disc jockey and radio presenter who worked for many years on BBC Radio. He was also known as "Long John" Dunn