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
Ian Collins (radio presenter) release on 11 April 2017. He is a friend of Danny Wallace, and appears in his books "Are You Dave Gorman?", "Join Me", "Yes Man", and "Friends Like These". From 5th November 2018, Ian joins BBC Radio Kent as joint presenter of the Breakfast Show with Anna Cookson, replacing John Warnett who moves to the Drive Time Show. Ian Collins (radio presenter) Ian Collins (born 24 October) is a British radio and television presenter and journalist and author. Most recently, he hosted "Late Nights" on LBC - the UK's most listened to current affairs/topical debate programme. He left LBC in