Weekend Breakfast was an Australian radio station breakfast show on the Hit Network. The show aired from 7 am to 9 am on weekend mornings with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. News, sport, weather and traffic updates were presented throughout the show.
| Genre | Radio show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 2 hours |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Fox FM |
| Syndicates | Hit Network |
| Recording studio | Melbourne |
| Original release | 17 February 2018 – December 2021 |
| Website | Weekend Breakfast |
History
editIn September 2013, Southern Cross Austereo announced Sophie Monk and Dave Thornton as hosts of Weekend Breakfast with Michael Christian as anchor.[1] Monk and Thornton finished on Weekend Breakfast in December 2013 both moving to new roles on the network. Dave Thornton hosted Fifi & Dave on Fox FM in Melbourne and Sophie Monk hosted Breakfast on 2Day FM in 2014 but left the station to make way for The Dan & Maz Show in 2015.
In January 2014, Southern Cross Austereo announced that the show would be returning with new hosts, former Fox FM breakfast co-host Jo Stanley, former SAFM breakfast co-host Michael Beveridge and Fox FM morning announcer Byron Cooke.[2]
In December 2014, Byron Cooke was appointed Sea FM Central Coast breakfast host and as a result left the show.[3]
In October 2015, Southern Cross Austereo announced that The Dan & Maz Show would replace Weekend Breakfast from 2016.
In February 2018, Weekend Breakfast returned to the Hit Network with new hosts former Hit104.7 breakfast presenter Tanya Hennessy and Danny Lakey.[4]
In November 2018, Angus O'Loughlin replaced Danny Lakey and in January 2019, Dylan Alcott joined the show.[5][6]
In December 2019, Tanya Hennessy resigned from the show to pursue a career away from radio.
In January 2021, Juelz Jarry joined the show, previously she hosted Xavier, Juelz & Pete on 92.9 in Perth.[7] In October 2021, Alcott resigned from the show. In December 2021, O'Loughlin resigned from the show to pursue a career outside of radio.
References
edit- ^ "Sophie Monk to co-host Weekend Breakfast with Dave Thornton". Mumbrella. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Summer Breakfast". Fox. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Sea FM's new breakfast team calls on a familiar voice". 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Hit Network announces Tanya Hennessy for Weekend Breakfast". Radio Today. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Angus O'Loughlin joins Tanya Hennessy for Hit Weekend Breakfast". Radio Today. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Former triple j presenter Dylan Alcott joins Hit Network Weekend Breakfast". Radio Today. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Juelz Jarry joins Hit Network's Weekend Breakfast". Radio Today. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.