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Fran Allison, Don McNeill, Dick Noel, Betty Johnson and the show’s humorous Sam Cowling. The Breakfast Club was a long-run morning variety show on NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating in Chicago, Illinois.
Hosted by Don McNeill (right), the radio program ran from June 23, 1933 through December 27, 1968.
McNeil’s 35½-year run as host remains the longest tenure for an M.C. of a network entertainment program, surpassing Johnny Carson (29½ years) on The Tonight Show and Bob Barker (34? years) on The Price is Right.
