The Breakfast Club (radio show)

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The Breakfast Club
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Genre Talk, hip hop, politics
Running time4 hours (Monday–Saturday)
Country of origin United States
Home station WWPR-FM Power 105.1
(New York City)
Syndicates Premiere Networks
TV adaptationsSimulcast on BET
Starring DJ Envy
Charlamagne tha God
Jess Hilarious
Produced by Eddie F
Original releaseNew York version: December 2010
Nationally syndicated version: August 2013
Opening theme"Smells Like Teen Spirit" performed by Nirvana
Website BreakfastClubOnLine.com

The Breakfast Club is an American syndicated radio show based in New York City. It is hosted by DJ Envy, Charlamagne tha God and Jess Hilarious. [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.

Common topics of discussion on the show are celebrity gossip (especially in the hip hop industry), progressive and conservative politics, and sexual and dating issues. The program is broadcast live on weekdays from 6 to 10 am 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] [6]

In January 2020, The Breakfast Club was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special). [7]

In July 2020, The Breakfast Club was nominated for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. [8] [9] 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." [10] During the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, the Los Angeles Times called it "a radio forum for the nation’s racial reckoning." [10] As of July 2020 the show reach 8 million listeners a month according to Nielsen. [10]

In August 2020, The Breakfast Club was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. [11]

Angela Yee announced her departure from the show on August 10, 2022 to start her own radio show. [12] Way Up With Angela Yee began airing on February 6, 2023. [13] Comedian Jessica Moore aka Jess Hilarious became a permanent co-host of The Breakfast Club on February 5, 2024. [1]

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