BBC legend left more than £1,000,000 in will after shock death this year

It’s been revealed that the precocious Annie Nightingale near much than £1million for her children successful her will, pursuing her decease earlier this year.

The legendary BBC radio DJ, who was the archetypal pistillate presenter connected Radio 1, died astatine her location successful London successful January, aged 83, aft suffering with a abbreviated illness.

At the clip of her death, a tribute read: ‘Annie was a pioneer, trailblazer, and an inspiration to many.

‘Her impulse to stock that enthusiasm with audiences remained undimmed aft six decades of broadcasting connected BBC TV and vigor globally.’

A vigor and TV presenter for the broadcasting corp for much than 50 years, Nightingale was the longest-serving big successful Radio 1’s history.

Now it’s been revealed successful recently released probate records that she near much than £1 cardinal to her 2 children, Alex and Lucy, whom she shared with her archetypal husband, writer Gordon Thomas.

According to The Sun, Alex and Lucy person besides been tasked with spreading and distributing Nightingale’s possessions amongst her friends and family.

Her property is reported to beryllium worthy a sum of £1,061,543 successful full aft a stellar career, which saw her go synonymous with the popular euphony of the 1970s and 1980s.

Nightingale archetypal came to the BBC successful 1963 erstwhile she appeared arsenic a panelist connected Juke Box Jury, which saw presenters and guests critiquing popular euphony of the day.

When Radio 1 launched successful 1967, it was decreed that nary women would present, and Nightingale’s archetypal exertion to beryllium a presenter was thoroughly rejected.

Thanks to a favour from The Beatles, she was yet fixed a proceedings tally of six broadcasts successful 1970 which resulted successful a relationship with presenter John Peel and further opportunities.

Throughout the 1970s and aboriginal 1980s, Nightingale remained the sole pistillate presenter connected Radio 1 until Janice Long joined the line-up successful 1982.

She continued moving successful BBC vigor done the 1990s and 2000s, with her play amusement yet moving for a full of 52 years – she yet moved to Radio 2 and Radio 4.

On TV, she became the big of The Old Grey Whistle Test successful 1978, taking implicit from main big Whispering Bob Harris. She ushered successful caller styles of euphony connected the programme until her departure successful 1982.

Among the artists she introduced to BBC TV were the likes of The Ramones, Talking Heads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gang of Four, Blondie, X-Ray Spex, The Specials, Madness, and U2.

On Radio 2, she hosted Eternal Jukebox done the 2010s and produced respective vigor documentaries too. Her last quality connected Radio 1 was successful December 2023, conscionable a period earlier her death, erstwhile she hosted a Best of 2023 reappraisal show.

Nightingale was joined doubly successful her beingness – archetypal to writer Gordon Thomas, whom she divorced successful 1968 aft having 2 children with him, and past to Anthony ‘Binky’ Baker, whom she aboriginal divorced.

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