''The Hot Breakfast'' was an Australian breakfast radio show on

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hosted by

Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph McGuire AM (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television presenter, journalist and Australian Football League commentator. He is also an occasional '' Herald Sun'' newspaper columnist. He hosts Channel Nine’s Millionai ...

and

Luke Darcy Luke Darcy (born 12 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) and now works for the Seven Network and Triple M covering the AFL and the Olympics. Early life L ...

. The show began on Monday, 7 September 2009. Former SBS sports broadcaster

Mieke Buchan Mieke Buchan (pronounced ''me-ka'') is an Australian television and radio presenter, writer and producer, born in Brisbane (Australia). She has covered major events including: The Olympics, the US Open Tennis, 5 Super Bowls, Formula One, the Re ...

and comedian

Tony Moclair Tony Moclair (born 4 September 1969 in Cork, Ireland) is an Australian comedy actor, writer, performer and radio broadcaster. He has worked on various Australian radio networks, often appearing in character rather than as himself. Radio Mocl ...

were part of the inaugural team. The show aired from 6am to 9am on weekday mornings and merged sport, comedy and music with a more talkback style of radio. The show finished on 27 November 2020.

Format

''The Hot Breakfast'' format is based on the ''

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'' format pioneered by

in the early 1990s, merging sport, comedy and music with a more talkback style of radio. AFL football is often a popular topic on the show given that the show is based in Melbourne and that the hosts are all involved with clubs or as AFL broadcaster – McGuire is Collingwood president and an analyst and commentator, while Darcy not only played for the

Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...

but is an AFL broadcaster for Triple M and

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. Former

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and Victorian Premier

John Brumby John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953) is the current Chancellor of La Trobe University and former Victorian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became leader of the Victorian Labor Party and premier ...

were the first guests on the show.

Steve Vizard Stephen William Vizard AM (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide. Vizard has written for and ...

filled in for McGuire for two weeks whilst McGuire was hosting the Nine Network's coverage of the

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Mick Molloy Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts '' The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. ...

filled in for Luke Darcy in October 2010 while he was hosting the

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and joined the show permanently in 2011. In July 2017, Triple M announced that Molloy would host a new national drive show with

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called ''Kennedy and Molloy'' across the

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network in 2018. Molloy finished on the show on Friday 6 October 2017. In September 2017,

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was announced as Molloy's replacement. Anderson started on the show on 23 October. He remained on the show until his resignation on 6 December 2019. ''The Hot Breakfast'' finished on Friday 27 November after 11 years. It was later announced that the '' Marty Sheargold Show'' would replace the show commencing from 18 January 2021.

, Mick Molloy,

and Wil Anderson have previously hosted the show during its tenure.

Regular Segments

Triple M Report with Seb Costello airs throughout the show with the latest news and traffic. Finance with The Barefoot Investor is a segment where

Scott Pape Scott Pape (born 1978) is an author, television presenter and radio commentator. He is best known through the persona, The Barefoot Investor. Early life and career Scott Pape grew up in Ouyen, Victoria, where he held odd jobs – once being paid ...

chats about all things Finance, each Thursday. Crime with Adam Shand is a segment where Herald Sun journalist Adam Shand keeps his pulse on crime in Melbourne, each Wednesday. Music News with Nui Te Koha is a segment where Herald Sun writer Nui Te Koha each week delivers news on musical artists from home and abroad, each Tuesday. Technology with Lior Rauchberger is a segment covering the latest news on technology and gaming, appearing around once a fortnight. Live from Eddie's Desk is a segment where musical artists from home and abroad come into the show and play music.

Audience and ratings

In June 2013, ''The Hot Breakfast'' finished No.1 in the Melbourne FM radio ratings survey for the first time.

References

External links

Official Site
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