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,
Don McNeill (radio presenter) Don McNeill (radio presenter) Donald T. McNeill (December 23, 1907 – May 7, 1996) was an American radio personality, best known as the creator and host of "The Breakfast Club", which ran for more than 35 years. McNeill was born in Galena, Illinois, son of Harry T. McNeill and Luella R. Weinberger. The family soon moved to Wisconsin, where McNeill graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee. He was reputedly a first cousin of United States Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger as McNeill's mother was the elder sister of Weinberger's father. McNeill began his radio career in Milwaukee in 1928, first