Janice Long

Janice Long (born Janice Chegwin on 5 April 1955) is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Monday to Thursday mornings from midnight to 03:00am. She is the elder sister of TV and radio personality Keith Chegwin.

Early career

Following two years employed by Laker Airways as cabin crew and work as a shop assistant, in telesales and as an insurance clerk, Long became a station assistant at BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool. She started presenting shows for the station shortly thereafter. After interviewing Paul Gambaccini, the latter recommended her to Radio 1. In 1978 she and her husband Trevor were the first winners on Yorkshire Television's show 3-2-1, presented by Ted Rogers. The couple won a sterling silver tea service, after rejecting the car.

BBC Radio 1 and television

Long joined Radio 1 in December 1982 with her own Saturday evening show from 7:30pm to 10.00pm. From 1984 to 1987 she presented the Monday – Thursday Janice Long Show from 7.30pm-10.00pm, a mix of new music and current affairs, and record review programme Singled Out on Friday evenings from 5.45pm-7.00pm. On television, Long was a regular presenter of the BBC One chart show Top of the Pops between December 1982 and August 1988, and she returned to co-present its final show in July 2006.