After BBC Radio 1’s longest-serving DJ Annie Nightingale passed away on January 11 at the age of 83, Nick Grimshaw shared one of his favourite stories about her. Grimshaw, who worked alongside her at the radio station, told fellow DJ Annie Mac about a wild story from the 2000s when Nightingale was at Shangri-La, Glastonbury Festival. According to Grimshaw, Nightingale was chatting with some guys in the back of an articulated lorry when they decided to shut the doors because it was a bit cold. Five o’clock in the morning had passed when Nightingale realized “oooh, I’d better go, it’s early hours now – 8am or 9am or something…” When the men opened the doors of the lorry, they realized they were in London and Nightingale had been tucked away in the back unnoticed for four hours.
Following the news of Nightingale’s passing, tributes and stories about her began to circulate on social media. Nightingale herself had shared in an interview that she was the first person to speak to Paul McCartney after John Lennon’s death. McCartney was reportedly grateful and wanted to say thank you on behalf of himself and Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Meanwhile, fans remember her bet with The Clash’s Joe Strummer, in which she made a bet with Strummer that the radio industry would last longer than the music industry.
Nightingale made history as the first female DJ on BBC Radio 1 and remained with the station throughout her career. Fans can view more tributes to the broadcasting legend here
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