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
Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) Dennis McCarthy MBE (7 May 1933 – 10 January 1996) was a British radio presenter and an employee of BBC Radio Nottingham. Among the people he interviewed were Prime Ministers. Dennis McCarthy was a decorator, washing-machine salesman and dog-breeder before joining BBC Radio Nottingham shortly after it opened in 1968, following an interview about taking part in the Crufts dog show that caught the attention of station bosses. He broadcast five days a week with "Afternoon Special", networked to BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1980. "The Sunday Show" presented with