Janice Long: done suckin'
Trail-blazing radio and televisual DJ, Janice Long, has just squeezed on to the those-we-lost-in-2021 list. She was the first woman in the UK to have her own daily show on Radio 1, and the first to host Top of the Pops, paving the way for all those who followed in her footsteps.
I was never really a fan. Solely because of the damage she did to the patriarchy, by opening the door to women in music broadcasting. Either that, or because she sucked her breath in audibly over the microphone, which really got on my tits.
One or the other. (shrug)
Long apparently gave Adele an early break in her career. It's funny how this shit only comes to light when it's too late to apportion the blame.