Breakfasters is a long-running Australian breakfast radio show broadcast on 3RRR in Melbourne. First broadcast in 1984, the current presenting line-up of Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey and Daniel Burt commenced on 13 May 2019.[1]
| Genre | Breakfast radio |
|---|---|
| Running time | 180 minutes (6:00 am – 9:00 am) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 3RRR |
| Hosted by | Sarah Smith Geraldine Hickey Daniel Burt |
| Original release | 1984 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Opening theme | "People Everywhere (Still Alive)" by Khruangbin |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | www |
At launch, the program was presented by volunteers Chris Hatzis and Stratos Pavlis. In a departure from the station's usual freeform radio style, the program was more tightly presented and aimed at a broader audience than 3RRR's specialised music programming.[2] Today, it is the station's flagship weekday program.
Notable presenters
edit- Stratos Pavlis
- Chris Hatzis
- Denise Hylands
- Santo Cilauro
- Richard Neil
- Kate Langbroek
- Leaping Larry L
- James (The Hound Dog) Young
- John Safran
- Mark (Crackman) O'Toole
- Kate Paton
- Dave O'Neil
- Julian Schiller
- Tony Moclair
- Chris Venville
- Marieke Hardy (Holly C)
- Angus Sampson
- Michaela Boland
- Stephen Downes
- Tony Wilson
- Sam Pang
- Michael Williams
- Stuart Round
- Fee B-Squared
- Steve Wide
2010–present
edit| No | Presenters | From | To | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fee B-Squared, Tim Shiel & Ben Birchall | 1 February 2010 | 10 September 2010 | 221 days | [3] |
| 2 | Fee B-Squared, Ben Birchall & Jess McGuire | 24 January 2011 | 7 December 2012 | 1 year, 318 days | [4] |
| 3 | Fee B-Squared, Lorin Clarke & Stew Farrell | 4 March 2013 | 13 December 2013 | 284 days | |
| 4 | Jacinta Parsons, Lorin Clarke & Stew Farrell | 3 February 2014 | 7 November 2014 | 277 days | [5] |
| 5 | Steve Wide, Alicia Sometimes & Declan Fay | 9 February 2015 | 11 May 2015 | 91 days | [6] |
| 6 | Steve Wide, Alicia Sometimes & Josh Earl | 6 June 2015 | 11 December 2015 | 188 days | [7] |
| 7 | Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey & Jeff Sparrow | 22 February 2016 | 10 May 2019 | 3 years, 77 days | [8] |
| 8 | Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey & Daniel Burt | 13 May 2019 | present | 5 years, 173 days | [1] |
In popular culture
editAn excerpt from a May 1986 interview between Breakfasters hosts Chris Hatzis and Stratos Pavlis and Countdown presenter Molly Meldrum is featured in the song "Volare" by TISM.
References
edit- ^ a b "Jeff Sparrow Bids the Breakfasters Farewell". 3RRR. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Mark (2006). Radio City: The First 30 Years of 3RRR. Carlton North: Vulgar Press. ISBN 9780977504718.
- ^ "Breakfasters Are Back". 3RRR. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Breakfasters 3RRR [@breakfasters] (23 January 2011). "Hell yeah! @feebsquared, @benbirchall & @jessmcguire back on air tomorrow. Apart from that whole early alarm thing, we can't wait" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Eliezer, Christie. "Jacinta Parsons Joins Triple R's Breakfasters". The Beat. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Breakfasters 3RRR [@breakfasters] (9 February 2015). "It begins. Our first morning of the Breakfasters with @declanf, @SteveWide and @aliciasometimes with her fart pants" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Josh Earl joins Breakfasters". Triple R. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "The Triple R Breakfasters start next week". Radioinfo.com.au. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.