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
Matt Williams (radio presenter) Matt Williams (radio presenter) Matthew "Matt" Williams (born 1971) is a British sports presenter and reporter on BBC Radio 2. Born in Southport, Lancashire, Williams grew up in Formby near Liverpool and was educated at Holy Family High School in Thornton before studying French and Spanish at Bradford University. He started at BBC Radio Cumbria working as a reporter and in 1991 joined BBC Radio 1 on the "Newsbeat" programme. Starting with 5 Live sport in 2001 he has worked on the 5 Live "Breakfast" programme from 2003 to 2008, before moving to 5 Live's "Drive" programme. He then moved