Former Radio Merseyside presenter Janice Long interviewed Paul Gambaccini, who  recommended her to Radio 1.

She stayed with Radio 1 for five years presenting the Janice Long Show, which was a mix of new music and chat.

During her time at R1, she interviewed more than 250 people from Mick Jagger to Patrick Moore. One of Janice's high points of her career was presenting Live Aid.

Janices' Radio 1 show highlighted tracks from upcoming music groups such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Primal Scream, Manic Street Preachers and the Teardrop Explodes.

She left Radio One in 1987 to have a baby; after the birth, however, she was not given her Radio 1 show back and was replaced by Simon Mayo.

She went on to promote new music after leaving Radio 1, from 2000 presenting a late night and special shows on Radio 2, as well as working for other Radio stations Radio 6 Music, XFM and her own creation Crash FM.

She broadcasting a week nightly eclectic music show on BBC Radio Wales for four years until her passing from complications from pneumonia in 2021.