Names on the buses

 16 Annie Nightingale

Connections with Brighton and Hove : Annie Nightingale (1940–2024) was the first female presenter on BBC Radio One and its longest-serving DJ, starting in 1970. Born in Osterley, Middlesex, she moved to Brighton in the 1960s. A trailblazer in journalism, she worked at the Brighton & Hove Gazette and the Evening Argus, where she was the only female journalist in the newsroom at the time. Known for her vibrant social circle, she entertained iconic musicians such as Keith Moon of The Who, Jimmy Paige of Led Zeppelin and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds at her Kemp Town home. She became a prominent figure in the music world after joining the BBC in 1970 after the ban on female presenters had been lifted and continued her career well into her eighties. Nightingale was awarded an OBE in 2002 and a CBE in 2020 for her contributions to broadcasting.

16 Dennis Dart carried name since September 1999 as part of the launch of the Walk of Fame at Brighton Marina, on METRO Line 7 until April 2004 when bus was sold. Name reappeared on ADL Enviro400 740 in April 2024.