The Morning Rush
| Genre | comedy, talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 4 hours (6-10am) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Home station | Monster Radio RX 93.1 |
| Starring | Chico Garcia Gino Quillamor Rica Garcia |
| Created by | Monster Radio RX 93.1 |
| Original release | 1996 – present |
| Website | http://www.rx931.com/ |
"The Morning Rush" is an award-winning flagship weekday radio show of Monster Radio RX 93.1 hosted by Chico Garcia, and Gino Quillamor from 6-10 am. It is also broadcast every last Saturday of the month from 6-9am as a special that serves as the get together of most of their loyal listeners.
The show first aired on Monster Radio in July 8, 1996 with Chico and Delamar and was moved to 93.9 KCFM (now iFM) in 1998. It then returned to Monster Radio in 2002. The show has a cult following of listeners, who call themselves "Rushers".
Its main feature is the Top Ten (formerly Hot Ten). The DJs would pick a topic for the day and announce it at the start of the show. During the four-hour stretch, listeners would submit their entries for the top ten via SMS or through their Twitter account. The DJs would then pick the best entries and announce the top entries every half-hour, alternating for the bottom half and the top half of the list. The show had strictly followed the rule of only the top ten entries be picked (5 entries for the bottom half, and 5 entries for the top half). Recently, though, to accommodate the sheer amount of entries coming in, they have become latent with the number of entries picked, and would now exceed the usual ten entries. The whole show, in total, would end up with four lists. On every last Saturday of the month, The Morning Rush airs as a special show that aims to be the general meet-up of all the loyal Rushers and the DJs. On their 15th-year anniversary (last July 9, 2011, the second Saturday of the month), they broadcast their show from the Ortigas Park branch of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf .
Recently, with the addition of Gino Quillamor, three new portions have temporarily made it to the show. The "Epic Pic" features various photos of the DJs in hilarious poses. These photos are posted weekly on their Facebook fan page. Recently, "Epic Pics" are now infrequently shown, usually when a significant event happens or a significant guest joins the show. The "Epic Rap-Off" aims to feature the rapping skills of the DJs in a rap-off, usually revolving around a specific theme. Recently, though, "Epic Rap-Offs" are less frequent, only being done when guests are present during the show. More recent are "Scandals" - infrequent random video clips of the three DJs in hilarious or suggestive scenarios.
In 2005, the show had two new members: Brad Turvey and Sarah. Brad Turvey joins every Mondays and Wednesdays while Sarah joins in between those days.
In 2007, They were joined by Karen.
At present, they would sometimes be joined by the Radio 1, their student jocks.
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