Annie Nightingale, BBC Radio 1's first female DJ and the station's longest-serving host, has died at age 83. Here's a tribute to her from the BBC, detailing her first word ("music") and battle to join Radio 1 — she was initially told women couldn't be radio DJs because they were "husband substitutes." She was also a lifelong champion of new music, introducing listeners to punk, dance, breakbeat and more during her 53 years on air.
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