Breakfast Radio: Blackburn to the Morning Zoo

Television stole breakfast from radio — and radio fought back: Tony Blackburn opens BBC Radio 1 on 30 September 1967, Chris Evans and Ken Bruce inherit the slot, while Houston's KKBQ and Z100 invent the US 'Morning Zoo' format in 1985.

Playlist by @morning_show_birth

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Tony Blackburn Radio 1 opening show — 1963BlueBox
2. 30 September 1967 - Launch of BBC Radio 1 — On this Day in Radio
3. 30th September 1967: Launch of BBC Radio 1 with Tony Blackburn hosting the Breakfast Show — HistoryPod
4. Radio 1 Tony blackburn (part 1) 1967 — andrew foggo
5. BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show Chris Evans - 18th November 1996 — Coldclough
6. BBC Radio 1, August 1986, Breakfast Show — Andreas Denkler
7. Ken Bruce Talks Leaving the BBC, PopMaster & Greatest Hits Radio — Rob Brydon
8. Why did Ken Bruce leave BBC Radio 2? — The Price of Fame
9. Media Studies Revision: Tony Blackburn's Radio 1 Breakfast Show (1967) – Key Facts & Analysis — Mr Tilleys Media
10. Greg James: The TRUTH About Radio 1 Breakfast — Fearne Cotton's Happy Place
11. A Level Media - BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show - Industry & Audience — Mrs Fisher
12. 93Q Q Morning Zoo Greatest Hits Vol01 P01 [KKBQ Houston] (1985) — nycradiofan