Ranking Miss P
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Ranking Miss P is a British radio presenter, born in London to Jamaican parents.
After leaving school, Miss P was studying to become a teacher, but instead was persuaded by her brother DJ Lepke
to start broadcasting on his community radio station, Dread Broadcasting Corporation
(DBC), the first black station in Europe.
In 1983, Miss P was approached by BBC Television
to compose and perform visual promotional trails and the theme song for their weekly magazine programme Ebony.
On 31 March 1985 she began presenting a weekly reggae
show on BBC Radio 1
on Sunday nights. It was Radio 1's first ever show dedicated solely to reggae music, and Miss P was one of the station's first black presenters.
She went on to present a programme called Riddim and Blues on BBC London 94.9
on Saturday nights, in which she played a wide variety of black music. She has two sons and a daughter.
Both DJ Lepke
(real name Leroy Anderson) and Ranking Miss P are the younger siblings of Bob Marley
's wife Rita Marley
.
After leaving school, Miss P was studying to become a teacher, but instead was persuaded by her brother DJ Lepke
DJ Lepke
DJ Lepke, born Leroy Anderson Lepke, is the co-founder of the Dread Broadcasting Corporation .DJ Lepke, together with his sister Ranking Miss P and Mike 'the Bike', formed DBC in 1980 as pirate radio station broadcasting a wide range of black music...
to start broadcasting on his community radio station, Dread Broadcasting Corporation
Dread Broadcasting Corporation
Dread Broadcasting Corporation was a west London pirate radio station established in 1981.DBC has been credited as Britain's first black music radio station, and eventually featured DJs like Neneh Cherry, and Ranking Miss P. Joe Strummer of The Clash even made a guest appearance on the station,...
(DBC), the first black station in Europe.
In 1983, Miss P was approached by BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
to compose and perform visual promotional trails and the theme song for their weekly magazine programme Ebony.
On 31 March 1985 she began presenting a weekly reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
show on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
on Sunday nights. It was Radio 1's first ever show dedicated solely to reggae music, and Miss P was one of the station's first black presenters.
She went on to present a programme called Riddim and Blues on BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
on Saturday nights, in which she played a wide variety of black music. She has two sons and a daughter.
Both DJ Lepke
DJ Lepke
DJ Lepke, born Leroy Anderson Lepke, is the co-founder of the Dread Broadcasting Corporation .DJ Lepke, together with his sister Ranking Miss P and Mike 'the Bike', formed DBC in 1980 as pirate radio station broadcasting a wide range of black music...
(real name Leroy Anderson) and Ranking Miss P are the younger siblings of Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
's wife Rita Marley
Rita Marley
Alpharita Constantia Anderson , better known as Rita Marley, and sometimes called "Nana Rita", is the widow of reggae legend/musician Bob Marley, and a member of the trio the I Threes, Bob Marley's backup singers.-Biography:...
.