Editing Janice Long (section)

==Early life==
Janice Chegwin was born on 5 April 1955 in [[Liverpool]], to Margaret (née Wells) and Colin Chegwin, who encouraged their three children to pursue an interest in stage performance.<ref name="mason"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/65136 |title=BFI biodata |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210659/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/65136 |archive-date=17 October 2012}}</ref> Her younger brother, [[Keith Chegwin]] (1957–2017), likewise had a career in radio and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/keith-chegwins-sister-janice-long-16923851|title=Keith Chegwin's sister Janice Long speaks out about star's final days|last1=McCoid|first1=Sophie|last2=Corner|first2=Natalie|date=16 September 2019|website=liverpoolecho|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

Her early employment included two years at [[Laker Airways]] as [[cabin crew]], and also as a shop assistant, in [[telesales]] and as an insurance clerk.<ref name=Whoonradio>{{cite book|year=1983|author=Sheila Tracy|author-link=Sheila Tracy|isbn=0-437-17600-2|title=Who's who on radio|publisher=Worlds Work Ltd}}</ref> In July 1978, Long and husband Trevor won the premiere of ''[[3-2-1]]'', a [[Yorkshire Television]] game show.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=26 December 2021|title=Janice Long, broadcaster who championed new music and was the first woman to have her own daily Radio 1 show – obituary|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/12/26/janice-long-broadcaster-championed-new-music-first-woman-have/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/12/26/janice-long-broadcaster-championed-new-music-first-woman-have/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=27 December 2021|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>