Frances Line

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Frances Mary Line OBE (22 February 1940 – 13 October 2021), whose married name was Frances Lloyd, was a British broadcasting executive. From 1990 to 1996, she was Controller of BBC Radio 2, the first woman to hold the job[1] and only the third to run a BBC Radio network. She was born in Croydon, Surrey, England.

Line died on 13 October 2021, aged 81.[2]

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  1. Hanks, Robert; Hughes, Scott (13 May 1996). "Not so easy listening on Radio 2". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "LLOYD Frances Mary (Nee Line) OBE". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-20.