Capital Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan
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In April of 2004 Johnny Vaughan became Chris Tarrant’s successor on the Capital Radio London Breakfast Show. The show broadcasts from 6am till 10am (as of July 9 2007) Monday to Friday on 95.8 FM London.
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[edit] The Gang
- Johnny: The show’s presenter.
- Denise van Outen:The shows co-presenter as of 4/2/08
- Welshy: Real name Justin, Welshie is the show’s sound man
- Gareth Roberts: Gareth is the show’s executive producer.
- Rich Steel: Little Rich, as he is referred to as on the show, is assistant mproducer and manages the show's phone calls.
- Matthew Schofield: Matthew is Capital's news editor and the Newsreader for Breakfast
- Hugh Broom: Hugh is the show's travel presenter
[edit] Former Members of the Gang
- Becky Jago: Former co-host; previously co-host with Chris Tarrant
- Zoe Hanson: Former co-host
- Louise (Lou) Pepper: Former co-host and travel reader (moved to drivetime as of Feb 4 2008)
- Paddy Bunce: Paddy is the show’s fall guy.
- Claire Miller: Previous Breakfast Newsreader, now Drivtime Newsreader
[edit] Regular Features
[edit] Welshy Calling
Around the time of the Capital Radio Tune-Up, a new feature called ‘London Calling’ was formed for the Breakfast Show. This involved a caller to the show keeping a foreigner on the phone for thirty seconds while speaking nonsense. This then became a member of the team calling someone and talking nonsense while the caller guessed how long they would stay on the line for. Johnny effectively tells the caller which is the correct answer by raising his voice on either “MORE” or “LESS”. If answered correctly the caller receives an alarm clock.
On 17 November 2006, the Welshie Calling feature was pulled midway through its broadcast, this was followed by a few seconds of silence after which Johnny Vaughn appologised and the broadcast went straight to adverts. Later on a formal apology was made for the broadcast and Welshies part of the capitalFM website has been pulled. At this moment in time it is not known what happened, but complaints from the public were made. This was suspected to be a publicity stunt to boost falling ratings.
Welshie calling has rarely been done lately.
[edit] Paper Review
Every morning Johnny comments on the newspapers.
[edit] Who Are You
Early in the show a caller will be given a secret identity, and then the gang will ask them questions to try and deduce who they ‘are’. If the gang cannot guess correctly, then the caller wins an alarm clock and other listeners can text in their answers.
[edit] Guests and Podcast
Johnny has had many guests on his morning show, including Gordon Ramsay, Pierce Brosnan, George Michael and The Pussycat Dolls. Most of Johnny’s interviews are put on his podcast.
