The Hot Breakfast
| Genre | Sport, Comedy and Music (Breakfast) |
|---|---|
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Triple M Melbourne |
| Starring |
Eddie McGuire Luke Darcy Mick Molloy |
| Producer(s) |
Sarah Faour |
| Exec. producer(s) | Jay Mueller |
| Air dates | since 7 September 2009 |
| Website | Official site |
| Podcast | The Hot Breakfast |
The Hot Breakfast is an Australian breakfast radio show that broadcasts weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST on Triple M Melbourne. It commenced broadcasting on Monday, 7 September 2009.
The hosts are Eddie McGuire, former Western Bulldogs player Luke Darcy and comedian Mick Molloy.[1] Previous hosts included Mieke Buchan and Tony Moclair.
Format
The Hot Breakfast format is based on the Grill Team format pioneered by Triple M Melbourne in the early 1990s, merging sport, comedy and music with a more talkback style of radio.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby were the first guests on the show.
Steve Vizard filled in for McGuire for two weeks whilst McGuire was hosting the Nine Network's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Mick Molloy filled in for Luke Darcy in October 2010 while he was hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games and joined the show permanently in 2011.[2]
Regular Segments
Triple M Report with Seb Costello airs throughout the show with the latest news and traffic.
Sports Talk with Duncan McKenzie-McHarg is a daily segment where Duncan McKenzie-McHarg speaks about the big issues in sport
Finance with The Barefoot Investor is a segment where Scott Pape chats about all things Finance, each Thursday.
Crime with Adam Shand is a segment where Herald Sun journalist Adam Shand keeps his pulse on crime in Melbourne, each Wednesday.
Music News with Nui Te Koha is a segment where Herald Sun writer Nui Te Koha each week delivers news on musical artists from home and abroad, each Tuesday.
Technology with Lior Rauchberger is a segment covering the latest news on technology and gaming, appearing around once a fortnight.
Audience and ratings
In June 2013, The Hot Breakfast finished No.1 in the Melbourne FM radio ratings survey for the first time.
References
- ↑ McGuire joins Triple M - B&T Today, 3 September 2009
- ↑ Mick Molloy Joins The Hot Breakfast!