Simon Mayo Breakfast Show
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| Genre | Music, Talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Hosted by | Simon Mayo |
| Produced by | Ric Blaxill |
| Original release | 23 May 1988 – 3 September 1993 |
| Audio format | 97-99 FM, 1053, 1089 MW |
The Simon Mayo Breakfast Show is the weekday breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 23 May 1988[1] and 3 September 1993.[2] The programme was broadcast on weekdays, apart from on bank holidays and between Christmas and new year, and had three broadcast slots. Originally on air between 7 am and 9.30 am, it gained an extra 30 minutes on 3 April 1989 to coincide with an earlier start to Radio 1’s day.[3] Finally, when Radio 1 began 24-hour transmissions on 1 May 1991, the programme was broadcast between 6 am and 9 am.[4] The programme ended as part of the major shake-up of the BBC Radio 1 schedule by Matthew Bannister, which saw Mayo move to the station’s mid-morning slot.[5]
The programme, which was based on a "zoo" format, saw Mayo being joined by The Breakfast Crew consisting of news anchor Rod McKenzie and a weather/travel presenter, of which there were four regular presenters throughout the show's run - Carol Dooley (1988), Sybil Ruscoe (1988–89), Jakki Brambles (8 Jan - 14 Sep 1990)[6] and Dianne Oxberry (October 1990[7] until the programme ended three years later). Weather and travel presenter stand-ins included Lynn Parsons, Caron Keating and Philippa Forrester.
News headlines were broadcast every 20 minutes. 30-second headline bulletins aired at 10 to and 10 past, alongside the full bulletin at half past the hour. The weather forecast was broadcast at 5 and 35 past, travel news at 25 and 55 past which, from 1990, saw split travel bulletins aired so that the London area received a separate bulletin from the rest of the country. One was broadcast live, the other recorded during the preceding record. And a brief sports update, read by Mayo, aired at around 20 past.