Frances Line | |
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| Born | 22 February 1940[1] Croydon, Surrey, England, U.K. |
| Died | 13 October 2021 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Broadcasting executive |
| Known for | First female Controller of BBC Radio 2 |
| Spouse |
Jim Lloyd (m. 1971) |
Frances Mary Line OBE (22 February 1940 – 13 October 2021), whose married name was Frances Lloyd, was a British radio executive. From 1990 to 1996, she was Controller of BBC Radio 2, the first woman to hold the post[2] and only the third to run a BBC Radio network after Clare Lawson Dick and Monica Sims, Controllers of Radio 4 from 1975–76 and 1978–83 respectively. Line had previously worked at the BBC as a clerk-typist, secretary, producer's assistant on BBC Television, and producer and then Head of Music on Radio 2.
- ^ "Birthdays", The Independent, 22 February 1993 and subsequent years.
- ^ Hanks, Robert; Hughes, Scott (13 May 1996). "Not so easy listening on Radio 2". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2018.