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Breakfast Club . . .
For many of KQV's years in top 40, they would break away from the format for 1 hour of programming at 9 am. After the Breakfast Club, KQV would return to music. For a short time, starting on Feb 22, 1954 - The Breakfast Club program, was simulcast on TV. The telecast of the show was a bomb, but the radio program went on to break records as the longest - running program on the air. |
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McNeill's Breakfast Club began on June 23, 1933. The show was broadcast
nationwide from Chicago. In 1933, "The Pepper Pot" radio program
welcomed a new host. Don McNeill took over the show and renamed it "The
Breakfast Club". The show, a huge success for the NBC - Blue Network and
later, ABC Radio, became one of the longest - running radio programs in
history. The show aired with McNeill as host until December 27, 1968. "The
Breakfast Club" was a morning show that had its share of corny jokes, visiting
celebrities and lots of audience participation.
(from Dave Tanny's Today In All Kinds of History Datebook) 
Final taping of the Breakfast Club from December 27, 1968 |
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For the full size images, click on the above pictures |
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with Sid Ellstrom and Fran Allison (picture from Rich Samuels web site) |
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Breakfast Club Theme from 1954 in Real Audio 3.0 or above |