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Breakfast in Hollywood

Description

Breakfast in Hollywood is Tom Breneman's audience-participation morning radio show, broadcast from 1941 to 1948 across several networks.

Breakfast in Hollywood is a morning radio show created and hosted by Tom Breneman broadcast from 1941 to 1948 on three different radio networks: NBC, ABC and Mutual. These unscripted shows were spontaneous and involved much audience participation. Breneman's many guests included such stars as Jimmy Durante, Andy Devine and Orson Welles.

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Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 1945–194811:00 AM ET
    Blue/ABC / WJZ New York · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

C
Carl Pierce
Announcer
J
Jack McCoy
Announcer
J
John Nelson
Announcer
J
John Masterson
Cast
A
Arch Presby
Host
Garry Moore
Host (1948)
G
Gaylord Carter
Organist
J
Jack McElroy
Vocalist and Emcee(48-49)
J
Johnny Montgall
Regular
Tom Breneman
Cast
J
Jack Turner
Writer
V
Vance Colvig
Writer

Audio Clips

Audio Clip 10m13s

References

“The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.”, n.d.
Hickerson, Jay. The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.

Broadcasts