ABC-WXYZ RADIO PRESS PHOTO: THE BREAKFAST CLUB

ABC RADIO WXYZ 1270 The Breakfast Club (Press Photo) 1955

 

ABC RADIO The Breakfast Club WXYZ 1270

 

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.

 

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