Janice Long (born April 5, 1955) is a Liverpudlian radio broadcaster in the UK, the sister of TV personality Keith Chegwin. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in England. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Keith Cheggers Chegwin Keith Chegwin (born 17 January 1957) is a British television presenter and former sitcom actor. ...

Early career

Having tried out a career in the airline business and then living in Amsterdam for almost a year in a tent, Janice found her spiritual home in radio as a station assistant at BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool. BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. ...

She then started presenting shows for the station shortly after and became known for her live "Streetlife" sessions. This show was lucky enough to coincide with a revival in the Liverpool music scene with many local new wave artists such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Pete Wylie, Hambi and the Dance, Afraid of Mice, The Icicle Works and China Crisis. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... Pete Wylie (born on 22 March 1958) is a Liverpool-based singer/songwriter, best known as the leader of a group that was variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, The 5,000 Names of Wah! or even The Mighty Wah!. Active from 1979, they garnered critical acclaim for the single... Named after a novel, Icicle Works joined Liverpools early 1980s Neo-Psychedelia wave, which also propelled Echo And The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom. ... China Crisis is an British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. ...

Radio 1

After being interviewed by Paul Gambaccini, Janice joined Radio 1 in 1982, presenting a Saturday evening show between 7:30 - 10pm. For several years (1984-87) she presented the Monday - Thursday evening show from 7.30-10pm & Singled Out on Friday evenings from 5.45-7pm. Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949, New York) is a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Evening show is a precursor of the later shows of Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe, playing a wide range of music (especially of the indie-rock and dance genre) and including a number of features including a weekly "diary" by John Walters, who at the time was John Peel's producer. She was the only female DJ allowed to host Top of the Pops or do Roadshows. Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965), sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or The Cat (Due to his high goalkeeping ability), is a British disc jockey who has been broadcasting for several years on the popular BBC radio station Radio 1. ... Zane Lowe as seen in a promo for his BBC Radio 1 show. ... Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. ... John Walters (May 16, 1938 – July 30, 2001) was a British radio producer and presenter and musician. ... Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

At the end of 1987, Janice was allegedly fired from Radio One for being pregnant and unwed to her now partner of 19 years. However then Radio One controller Johnny Beerling claimed she was offered a weekend show on return from maternity leave, which she refused. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Beerling (born 1937) had a long association with BBC Radio 1, culminating in his eight years as controller, from 1985 to 1993. ...

GLR and Radio 5

In 1989 she joined London station BBC GLR, taking over from Nick Abbot on the Breakfast show. At the time, GLR was being run by future Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister and future Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann. In 1991, she left the Breakfast show of her own volition but continued to work for the station, where she took over a Weekend show. In addition to this, she was heard presenting and producing occasional shows on the old BBC Radio 5. Janice became involved with XFM in London, when it had a restricted service licence and became a crucial part for its bid for a permanent licence. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC London 94. ... Nick Abbot is a British radio presenter. ... GLR can refer to: BBC London 94. ... Matthew Bannister is a British radio administrator and broadcaster. ... Trevor Dann is a British writer and broadcaster who has been associated with some of the influential UK radio and television pop music programmes and events of the last 30 years. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Crash FM

In 1995, Janice moved back up to Liverpool, where she set up her own Radio station, Crash FM. With support from Bob Geldof, Boy George, and Primal Scream amongst others, she put together an RSL and a successful bid for a permanent licence. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crash FM was a station in Liverpool. ...

Radio 2

In 1999 she started appearing on the rejuvenated BBC Radio 2, presenting a Saturday afternoon show from 3pm to 6pm. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ...

Since 2000, she has been a weekday presenter and hosts a show between midnight and 3am Sunday to Thursday from the BBC's studios in Birmingham, the city where she now lives with her family. Live music has included includes sessions from The Stranglers, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Moby, Dandy Warhols, Stereophonics, Aslan , and a significant number of new and unsigned bands. You can send demos to her show at Janice Long, Radio 2, BBC, The Mailbox, B1 1RF This article is about the year 2000. ... For a one-room apartment, see Apartment. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The Stranglers are an English rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is a singer and songwriter from Manchester, England. ... Moby (born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York, and raised in Darien, Connecticut) is an American singer and electronic musician. ... The Dandy Warhols is a psychedelic power pop band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born Taylor) (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Leow (born Holmstrom) (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums). ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with original members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Stuart Cable, who grew up together in Cwmaman in the South Wales valleys. ... Aslan are an Irish rock band from Dublin, well-known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ...

As well as a daily show on Radio 2, Janice can also be heard on BBC WM on Saturday mornings from 9am-12pm. Janice also had a spell presenting The Dream Ticket on BBC 6Music, which ran from 9pm to midnight - Janice would present both shows from the same studio. The Mailbox, home to BBC WMs studios in Birmingham BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands and South Staffordshire, and Warwickshire operated by BBC Birmingham. ... BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. ...

Other Work

Janice has also presented shows on BBC 6 Music from the station's inception. She has recently appeared on the X Factor, Countdown, The Biography Channel and is about to be the voice on Desperate Midwives on BBC 3 TV. BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digital television. ... The X Factor is a British popular TV music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on ITV1, with spin-off behind-the-scenes shows The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2. ... The Biography Channel is an American digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. ... BBC Three, the replacement for BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. ...

External links

• Janice Long on BBC Radio 2