BBC Radio 1 with the best station award. A new evening schedule was introduced in September 2006, dividing the week by genre. Monday was mainly pop-funkrock-oriented, Tuesday was R&B and hip-hop, Thursdays and Fridays were primarily dance, with specialist R&B and reggae shows. Following the death of John Peel in October 2004, Annie Nightingale is now the longest serving presenter, having worked there since 1970. The licence-fee funding of Radio 1, alongside Radio 2, is often criticised by the commercial sector. In the first quarter of 2011 Radio 1 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers. His role, according to
Pete Brady (presenter) to show jumping rider Judith Humble since 1966 and currently lives in London. Pete Brady (presenter) Pete Brady (born 1942) is a Canadian radio and television presenter, who has been working in the United Kingdom for over 50 years. He was one of the original lineup of BBC Radio 1 and one of the original presenters of "Magpie". He retired early from broadcasting and is now CEO of Crystal Clear Film & Video Ltd. Brady was born in Montreal and was heavily involved in radio during his teen years. He first joined Radio Jamaica as a stand-in presenter. In 1964,