Genre | Fab larks |
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Running time | 4 hours |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | Absolute Radio |
Hosted by | Christian O'Connell |
Starring |
Christian O'Connell Richie Firth Matt Dyson Jenny Barsby |
Original release | 23 January 2006 – present |
Website | Absolute Radio Website |
Podcast | Absolute Radio Podcast |
The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show is a multi award winning morning radio programme, broadcast on Absolute Radio and presented by Christian O'Connell.
The show runs for four hours, between 6 am and 10 am, Monday to Friday. A daily podcast of the previous morning's show is also produced.
Christian O'Connell (born 7 April 1973) is a British radio presenter. He began presenting on 2CR Radio in Bournemouth in 1999, moving to Juice FM in Liverpool in 2000. He later moved to the weekday breakfast show on XFM and hosting Fighting Talk on BBC 5 Live. After departing from xFM Christian hosted the weekday morning breakfast show on Virgin Radio, now Absolute Radio.
Richie Firth is a British radio co-presenter. He began working at Absolute Radio when several other members of the breakfast show left for different positions elsewhere in Absolute Radio and on other stations. Richie owns a van with cones in it.
Matt Dyson is the resident Sports Reader on Absolute radio since March 2017. He joined the station in October 2015 to become the resident Newsreader after the departure of Andrew Bailey. Matt Dyson formerly worked for the now defunct XFM on the Breakfast Show. He also presents the Fantasy Premier League podcast; Gameweek. Matt Dyson is known on the show for his love of Avocado Pears.
Jenny Barbsy became resident Newsreader in March 2017 taking over from Matt Dyson following the departure of Faye Carruthers from the show.
Andrew Bailey was the news reader for Absolute Radio, reading the news for the Breakfast show. He left the show on 25 September 2015, as well as leaving his position as head of news across the Bauer network, joining Sky News to become Senior News Editor.
Faye Carruthers was the sports reader and a journalist for Absolute Radio, reading the sports news for the Breakfast Show. Faye joined the breakfast show in June 2014 leaving in February 2017.