The Big Breakfast to change direction and work towards a lighter style concentrating mainly on entertainment and humour. The first two presenters were Chris Evans (from 1992 to 1994) and Gaby Roslin (1992 to 1996). At its height in 1993, viewing figures reached around two million per edition, and it was the highest rated UK breakfast television programme. Along with Evans and Roslin, Bob Geldof presented a short-lived political interview slot. His wife Paula Yates interviewed people whilst lying on a bed, and the puppet characters Zig and Zag created morning mayhem in the bathroom with Evans in a slot called 'The Crunch'.
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