The Breakfast Club (radio show)
The Breakfast Club is an American syndicated radio show based in New York City. It is hosted by DJ Envy, Charlamagne tha God and rotating guest hosts and celebrities (such as Ray J and Eboni K. Williams).[1] The Breakfast Club's flagship station is WWPR-FM Power 105.1 and it currently airs in over 90 radio markets around the U.S., including Chicago, Houston, Atlanta and Miami.
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Genre | Talk, Hip hop, Politics |
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Running time | 4 hours (Monday - Saturday) |
Country of origin | United States |
Home station | WWPR-FM Power 105.1 (New York City) |
Syndicates | Premiere Networks |
TV adaptations | Simulcast on BET |
Starring | DJ Envy Charlamagne tha God |
Produced by | Eddie F. |
Original release | New York version: December 2010 Nationally syndicated version: August 2013 |
Opening theme | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" performed by Nirvana |
Website | BreakfastClubOnLine.com |
Common topics of discussion on the show are celebrity gossip (especially in the hip hop industry), progressive politics, and sexual and dating issues. The program is broadcast live on weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with a recorded Saturday morning version.
History
In December 2010, The Breakfast Club was established on urban contemporary station WWPR-FM as a morning drive radio show serving the New York City market.[2]
In April 2013, Premiere Networks (a subsidiary of then Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartMedia) launched a weekend version of the show, Weekends with the Breakfast Club, as a Top 20 Countdown of urban contemporary hits. Four months later, The Breakfast Club, as a weekday offering, was rolled out into syndication.[3]
Based on the show's popularity, cameras were installed in the New York studio from where the show is broadcast. From March 2014 until November 2021, The Breakfast Club was simulcast on television on Revolt.[4][5]
In January 2020, The Breakfast Club was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special).[6]
In July 2020, The Breakfast Club was nominated for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame.[7][8] Talk radio industry magazine Talkers included it in its 2020 "Heavy Hundred" list of top 100 influential talk radio shows, calling the show "appointment listening every day for people of color."[9] During the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, the Los Angeles Times called it "a radio forum for the nation’s racial reckoning."[9] As of July 2020 the show reach 8 million listeners a month according to Nielsen.[9]
In August 2020, The Breakfast Club was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.[10]
Angela Yee announced her departure from the show on August 10, 2022 on positive terms, as Premiere will give her a daily mid-day syndicated show (Way Up With Angela Yee) which will also originate from WWPR.[11]
Segments
- Front Page News
- Get It Off Your Chest
- The Rumor Report
- Donkey of the Day
- Freaky Friday (Friday)
- Positive note of the day
- Call in and Weigh in
- Interview
- Goon Toons (Friday)
- People's Choice Mix
- Shoot Your Shot (Tuesday)
- Slander the Breakfast Club
Past/recurring segments
- The Freezer
- After the Club
- New Song of the day
- The Decision (Mondays)
- Hoe Appreciation Day 2
- Ask Yee (Wednesday and Thursdays)
Affiliates
Currently there are 80 affiliated stations airing The Breakfast Club radio show.
- WWPR-FM New York City, New York (flagship station)
- KATZ-FM St. Louis, Missouri
- KBGO-HD2/K236BR/KBXT Waco, Texas
- KBZE Morgan City, Louisiana
- KIIZ-FM Killeen, Texas
- KJMH Lake Charles, Louisiana
- KKMY-HD2/K277AG Beaumont, Texas
- KMLK El Dorado, Arkansas
- KOHT Tucson, Arizona
- KOPW Omaha, Nebraska
- KPRS Kansas City, Missouri
- KQBT Houston, Texas
- KRRQ Lafayette, Louisiana
- KRVV Monroe, Louisiana
- KTCZ-HD3/K273BH Minneapolis, Minnesota
- KYMT-HD2/K280DD Las Vegas, Nevada
- KZRR-HD2/K265CA Albuquerque, New Mexico
- WAKS-HD2|W291BV Cleveland, Ohio
- WAKZ Youngstown, Ohio
- WBTP Tampa, Florida
- WCZQ Champaign, Illinois
- WDAI Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- WDAR-FM Florence, South Carolina
- WDBN Dublin, Georgia
- WDHT Dayton, Ohio
- WEBN-HD3/W272BY Cincinnati, Ohio
- WEOA/W253BF Evansville, Indiana
- WESE Tupelo, Mississippi
- WFBC-HD2/W242BX/W283CG/W299BK Greenville, South Carolina
- WFFY Fort Myers, Florida
- WFKX Jackson, Tennessee
- WFXE Columbus, Georgia
- WFZX/W256BF/W257CT Anniston, Alabama
- WGCI-FM Chicago, Illinois
- WGMY-HD2/W287CO Tallahassee, Florida
- WGOV-FM Valdosta, Georgia
- WHKF Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- WHRK Memphis, Tennessee
- WHXT/WSCZ Columbia, South Carolina
- WHYN-HD2/W247DL Springfield, Massachusetts
- WIBB-FM Macon, Georgia
- WJBT Jacksonville, Florida
- WJDX-FM Jackson, Mississippi
- WJFX-HD2/W277AK Fort Wayne, Indiana
- WJIZ Albany, Georgia
- WJLB Detroit, Michigan
- WJZD-FM Gulfport, Mississippi
- WKCI-HD2/W265DB New Haven, Connecticut
- WKKV-FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- WKTT Ocean City, Maryland
- WLKT-HD2/W280DO Lexington, Kentucky
- WMIB Miami, Florida
- WMJJ-HD2/W281AB Birmingham, Alabama
- WMNX Wilmington, North Carolina
- WOWE Flint, Michigan
- WOWI Norfolk, Virginia
- WPRW-FM Augusta, Georgia
- WQBK-HD2/W256BU Albany, New York
- WQBT Savannah, Georgia
- WQHH Lansing, Michigan
- WQUE-FM New Orleans, Louisiana
- WRDG Atlanta, Georgia
- WRGV Pensacola, Florida
- WRSV Raleigh, North Carolina
- WTFX-FM Louisville, Kentucky
- WTKS-HD2/W283AN Orlando, Florida
- WTMG Gainesville, Florida
- WUBT Nashville, Tennessee
- WUSL Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- WVKS-HD2/W235BH Toledo, Ohio
- WWWZ Charleston, South Carolina
- WYRB Rockford, Illinois
- WZCB Columbus, Ohio
- WZFX Fayetteville, North Carolina
- WZHT Montgomery, Alabama
- WZLD Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- WZRL Indianapolis, Indiana
- WJQM Madison, Wisconsin
- The Beat (online radio station, iHeartRadio)
References
- "Premiere Radio Networks". Premiere Radio.
- "New York's Power 105.1 Introduces New Morning Show". Billboard. December 3, 2010.
- "Clear Channel Begins Breakfast Club Syndication Rollout". August 22, 2013.
- "The Breakfast Club is coming to REVOLT!".
- @breakfastclubam (12 November 2021). "Sad to say this will be @breakfastclubam's last day on @revolttv. It's been real✌️🏾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "NAACP | Nominees Announced for 51st NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. January 9, 2020.
- "Radio Hall Of Fame Announces 2020 Nominees". Insideradio.com.
- "Who's Next Into the Radio Hall of Fame?". Radio World. July 9, 2020.
- Battaglio, Stephen (2020-07-15). "'The Breakfast Club' is a radio forum for the nation's racial reckoning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ""The Breakfast Club" inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame".
- Melas, Chloe (10 August 2022). "Angela Yee announces she's leaving 'The Breakfast Club' to launch solo show". CNN. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
