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Janet Quigley was born on 1902 in Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, is a British radio broadcaster. Discover Janet Quigley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation BBC broadcaster
Age 85 years old
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Born 1902
Birthday 1902
Birthplace Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of death 1987
Died Place John Radcliffe Hospital, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1902

Janet Muriel Alexander Quigley MBE (1902–1987) was a British radio broadcaster associated with the Today programme and Woman's Hour.

Quigley was born in Belfast in 1902, in the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

She went to college in Oxford, England, at Lady Margaret Hall.

1923

She was the fourth woman in this role since the first women's talk in 1923.

1926

The first was Ella FitzGerald who continued until 1926 when Elise Sprott MBE took over.

1930

Quigley joined the BBC in 1930 and she was responsible for "talks" aimed at women.

There was an overlap with Margery Wace OBE in 1930-31 and Quigley took over the role in 1936.

Quigley was given an MBE for her work organising talks on the radio during the war.

She contacted Clemence Dane and asked her to contribute to her Sunday morning series, which she did, and later Quigley invited her on Woman's Hour.

She contacted Donald Winnicott who had worked with Clare Britton, a psychiatric social worker treating children who had become evacuees.

1938

However, memos involving Quigley show that she did lead a campaign against the popular children's author, Enid Blyton, talking on Woman's Hour despite requests to appear from her and BBC listeners since 1938.

Quigley resisted requests from her own producers and asked the BBC Schools department to review her policy.

1943

His first series of talks in 1943 was titled "Happy Children", Quigley offered him total control over the content of his talks but this soon became more consultative as Quigley advised him on the correct pitch.

1945

Quigley left the BBC in 1945 to marry Kevin Fitzgerald who gave talks for the BBC as well as being an Irish businessman and thriller writer.

He and Quigley went to live in Ireland where she became a step mother to her husband's daughter.

1946

The BBC flagship radio programme Woman's Hour had been created by Norman Collins and was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme.

1950

Despite this, Quigley has been credited with "virtually creating" the programme even though she did not become its editor until 1950.

Quigley believed that "hush-hush" subjects should be discussed openly as an example to the "less educated" to show that they were not taboo.

1956

Quigley joined BBC management in 1956 and she and Isa Benzie played a key role in the launch of Today on BBC Radio 4.

Quigley also took a key role in launching the world's first national radio programme for blind people which was named In Touch.

1962

Quigley retired from the BBC in 1962 but she continued to do work for Woman's Hour.

In time, the programme broadcast twenty books that she had edited so that they could be serialised.

1987

Quigley died at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital in 1987.

She was survived by her husband.