BBC Radio 1 30 September 2017, Radio 1 celebrated its 50th birthday. Tony Blackburn recreated the first ever Radio 1 broadcast on Radio 2, simulcast on pop-up station Radio 1 Vintage, followed by The Radio 1 Breakfast Show celebration, tricast on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 1 Vintage, presented by Tony Blackburn and Nick Grimshaw, featuring former presenters as guests Simon Mayo, Sara Cox and Mike Read. Radio 1 regularly supports charities Comic Relief, Sport Relief and Children in Need. On 18 March 2011, BBC's Radio 1 longest serving breakfast DJ Chris Moyles and sidekick Dave Vitty broadcast for 52 hours as
The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show is the flagship show on RTÉ 2fm. Since 17 February 2014 it has been hosted by Keith Walsh, Bernard O'Shea and Jennifer Maguire under the banner of "Breakfast Republic". The first breakfast show presenter was Declan Meehan, who remained in the slot for just under five months. Marty Whelan took over from Meehan and has the distinction of hosting the breakfast show on four separate occasions. Ian Dempsey is the longest-serving breakfast show presenter, having hosted on two separate occasions for a total of ten years. a. The show was