McCartney Times

Sir Paul McCartney will join other figures from the world of music in a radio special to pay tribute to Liverpool-born presenter Janice Long.

The BBC has announced plans to celebrate Long with a tribute programme hosted by Zoe Ball and featuring a number of artists, including the former Beatle.

Long, who was born in Liverpool in 1955, became the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1 and the first regular female presenter on Top Of The Pops.

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She died at home on Christmas Day at the age of 66, following a short illness.

‘A Life In Music’ will broadcast on Radio 2 on January 23 and feature family, friends and the musicians she helped during her 40-year career in broadcasting.

Sir Paul will discuss his “old Liverpool mate” who was always “a pleasure to meet” and voice his sadness “at the loss of a great Scouse girl”.

Actor David Morrissey will remember visiting her while she was live on air shortly after he joined the Liverpool Everyman theatre, while fellow broadcaster Jane Garvey will recall how she would shut herself away from her family to listen to Long present her Streetlife music show.

Source: Paul McCartney returns to radio to pay tribute to ‘old Liverpool mate’ – Liverpool Echo