CP24 Breakfast
| CP24 Breakfast | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Breakfast television |
| Starring | Melissa Grelo, Steve Anthony (weekdays)/Gurdeep Ahulwalia, Pooja Handa (weekends) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Toronto |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CP24 |
| Picture format | 480i |
| Original airing | March 26, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Breakfast Television |
| Related shows | Live at 5, Live at 5:30 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
CP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
There is also an early weekday edition of CP24 Breakfast titled Before Breakfast that airs from 5:00 - 5:30 a.m.
History
CP24 Breakfast first aired on March 26, 2009, displacing the simulcast of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television, which is now owned by Rogers Media. On the same day, CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media) relaunched its Toronto-based oldies music radio station, 1050 CHUM, as an all-news radio station CP24 Radio 1050. The station operated primarily as a simulcast of CP24's television counterpart, which was later reverted to an all-sports radio format as TSN Radio 1050 as of April 2011. Prior to the launch of CP24 Breakfast, from February 2009, until March 25, 2009, CP24 had its own news inserts during commercial breaks on BT known as More On CP24 in which CP24 anchors would do extended morning news updates. Unofficially Citytv hosts had constantly referred to Breakfast Television being "only on Citytv, Cable 7" several months before CP24 launched its own new morning show.
On March 19, 2011, CP24 extended its morning show with the launch of CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition becoming the first station in Toronto to serve a morning show seven days a week. The program is hosted by Gurdeep Ahulwalia and Pooja Handa.[1][2]
In August 2011, CP24 once again extended its breakfast show to include Before Breakfast, hosted by Lindsey Deluce, which airs weekdays from 5:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.[3][4]
Bill Coulter who previously served as a meteorologist for Global Toronto left the latter station and joined Bell Media as the new weekday morning meteorologist during CP24 Breakfast as of December 5, 2011, he would be the temporary successor to Nalini Sharma as she would be on manternity leave as of January 2012.[5]
Set
The CP24 studio is on the second floor of 299 Queen Street West. Large north-facing windows look out towards Queen Street. The set and newsroom is home to CP24 Breakfast and most of the other CP24-produced programming.
Presenters
Weekdays
- Hosts: Melissa Grelo (also news anchor), Steve Anthony
- Business (provided by BNN): Michael Kane
- Weather: Bill Coulter (meteorologist)
- Remote Host: Jamie Gutfreund (Wednesday-Friday)
- Traffic: Bob Summers
- TTC: Jessica Martin
- GO Transit: Jennifer Singh
- Transit: Mika Midolo
- Reporter: Cam Woolley
- eTalk: ?
- Senior Assignment Editor/Breaking News Reporter: Andrea Hartling
Weekends
- Hosts: Gurdeep Ahulwalia , Pooja Handa
- Weather: Jamie Gutfreund
- Reporter/Remote Host: Jackie Crandles
References
- ↑ CP24 BREAKFAST Served Fresh Seven Days A Week CTVglobemedia press release, published March 14, 2011.
- ↑ Daily dose of CP24 Breakfast starts this weekend www.cp24.com, published March 17, 2011,
- ↑ CP24 Breakfast show page which includes Before Breakfast
- ↑ CP24 BREAKFAST Begins Broadcasting at 5 a.m. as Toronto’s First Morning News Show Bell Media press release, retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ↑ Meteorologist Bill Coulter Joins CP24 Bell Media press release, November 18, 2011,
External links
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