Breakfasters

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]

Breakfasters
GenreBreakfast radio
Running time180 minutes (6:00 am–9:00 am)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station3RRR
Hosted bySarah Smith
Geraldine Hickey
Daniel Burt
Original release1984 (1984) – present
Audio formatStereophonic sound
Opening theme"People Everywhere (Still Alive)" by Khruangbin
Websitewww.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters
Podcastwww.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/breakfasters

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

2010–present
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 1 year, 268 days [1]

An 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
  1. "Jeff Sparrow Bids the Breakfasters Farewell". 3RRR. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. Phillips, Mark (2006). Radio City: The First 30 Years of 3RRR. Carlton North: Vulgar Press. ISBN 9780977504718.
  3. "Breakfasters Are Back". 3RRR. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Eliezer, Christie. "Jacinta Parsons Joins Triple R's Breakfasters". The Beat. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "Josh Earl joins Breakfasters". Triple R. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. "The Triple R Breakfasters start next week". Radioinfo.com.au. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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