The Early Bird Show

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The Early Bird Show name has been used as a number of television and radio show titles.

[edit] Television

The Early Bird Show originally began on ATV0 and ran from 1977 to 1980. It featured hosts Mike McCarthy (from ATV0's Fredd Bear's Breakfast-a-Go-Go) and Marie Van Maaren. Later co-hosts include Denise Drysdale and Marty Monster. The show was replaced in 1981 by Good Morning Australia.

Early Birds was a morning television show for children broadcast by SAS10 in Adelaide in the early 1970s. The show was hosted by Veronica Overton and Fat Cat and was a mix of cartoons, competitions and music clips. During one telecast, Overton resigned on camera, saying "Goodbye children. Fat Cat will be back on Monday, but I won't". Occasional stand-in DiDi James took over the show for a short while and later Jane Reilly became host.

The Early Bird Show was a TV show aired on Network 10 in Australia from 1985 until 1989. The show regularly featured Australian rock singer Darryl Cotton as host, along with Marie Van Maaren and Marty The Monster. The show was so popular a magazine about it was published in 1989^{[citation needed]}. It ran for five hours every Saturday morning, and was considered to be a kids variety show. In 1989, the show was shortened to two hours and renamed Club 10, it lasted ten weeks before being canceled.

[edit] Radio

The Early Bird Show was also a radio show broadcast on the Community Radio Network every Monday morning originating from 2RDJ in Sydney. The show ran from 1997 to 2000 and but still ran locally on 2RDJ until 2001. The show featured music that was popular with school children, a wrap of the weekend sporting results with updates of major events in the USA and CD giveaways. References to The Early Bird Show can still be heard on 2RDJ particularly during the Monday Drive and School Of The Month programmes where "The Early Bird Show" email address is still used.