Ranking Miss P
The Ranking Miss P | |
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| Born | Margaret Anderson 1959 |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Children | 3 |
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| Station(s) | Dread Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Radio 1 (1985–1990), BBC London 94.9 |
Margaret Anderson, better known as The Ranking Miss P, is a British
Biography
After leaving school, Miss P studied to become a teacher, but was persuaded by her brother Leroy Anderson (DJ Lepke) to start broadcasting on his radio station
In 1983, Miss P was approached by BBC Television to compose and perform visual promotional trails and the theme song for its weekly magazine programme Ebony.[1]
On 31 March 1985, she began presenting a weekly reggae show Culture Rock on BBC Radio 1 on Sunday nights. This was Radio 1's first ever show dedicated solely to reggae music, and Miss P was one of the station's first black presenters.[3] Her entire show on 12 May 1985 was a tribute to the life and music of Bob Marley.
She left BBC Radio 1 in 1990 and went on to present a programme titled Riddim and Blues on BBC Radio London on Saturday nights, in which she played a wide variety of black music.[4]
Miss P has two sons and a daughter.
References
- ^ a b "Radio Rewind - BBC Radio 1 People - Ranking Miss P". Radio Rewind.
- ^ "Ranking Miss P Explains The Importance Of DBC, Europe's First Black-Owned Radio Station (1980)". Trench Magazine. 18 April 2019.
- ^ Emma Finamore (12 July 2018). "How women like DJ Camilla and Ranking Miss P pioneered UK pirate radio". FACTmag.
- ^ "BBC London - Radio - Miss P". BBC. 4 May 2005.
External links
- Ranking Miss P discography at Discogs
- Archived BBC page
- Portraits of Ranking Miss P at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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