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CP24 Breakfast 
Genre Breakfast television Starring Melissa Grelo, Steve Anthony (weekdays)/Gurdeep Ahulwalia, Pooja Handa (weekends) Country of origin Canada Language(s) English Production Location(s) Toronto Broadcast Original channel CP24 Picture format 480i Original airing March 26, 2009 Chronology Preceded by Breakfast Television Related shows Live at 5, Live at 5:30 External links Website CP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
There is also an early weekday edition of CP24 Breakfast titled Before Breakfast that airs from 5:00 - 5:30 a.m.
Contents
History
CP24 Breakfast first aired on March 26, 2009, displacing the simulcast of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television, which is now owned by Rogers Media. On the same day, CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media) relaunched its Toronto-based oldies music radio station, 1050 CHUM, as an all-news radio station CP24 Radio 1050. CP24 Radio operated primairly as a simulcast of CP24's television counterpart, which was later reverted to an all-sports radio format as TSN Radio 1050 as of April 2011. Prior to the launch of CP24 Breakfast, from February 2009, until March 25, 2009, CP24 had its own news inserts during commercial breaks on BT known as More On CP24 in which CP24 anchors would do extended morning news updates. Unofficially Citytv hosts had constantly referred to Breakfast Television being "only on Citytv, Cable 7" several months before CP24 launched its own new morning show.
On March 19, 2011, CP24 extended its morning show with the launch of CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition becoming the first station in Toronto to serve a morning show seven days a week. The program is hosted by Gurdeep Ahulwalia and Pooja Handa.[1][2]
In August 2011, CP24 once again extended its breakfast show to include Before Breakfast, hosted by Lindsey Deluce, which airs weekdays from 5:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.[3][4]
Set
The CP24 studio is on the second floor of 299 Queen Street West. Large north-facing windows look out towards Queen Street. The set and newsroom is home to CP24 Breakfast and most of the other CP24-produced programming.
Presenters
Melissa Grelo co-hosted the Whistler portion of Olympic Morning, CTV's early morning 2010 Olympic coverage.
Weekdays
- Hosts: Melissa Grelo, Steve Anthony
- News Anchor: Lindsey Deluce
- Business (provided by BNN): Michael Kane
- Weather/Remote Host: Nalini Sharma
- Traffic: Bob Summers
- TTC: Jessica Martin
- GO Transit: Jennifer Singh
- Transit: Mika Midolo
- Reporter: Cam Woolley
- eTalk: ?
- Senior Assignment Editor/Breaking News Reporter: Andrea Hartling
Weekends
- Hosts: Gurdeep Ahulwalia (news), Pooja Handa (traffic)
- Weather: Jamie Gutfreund
- Reporter/Remote Host: Katie Simpson
References
- ^ CP24 BREAKFAST Served Fresh Seven Days A Week CTVglobemedia press release, published March 14, 2011.
- ^ Daily dose of CP24 Breakfast starts this weekend www.cp24.com, published March 17, 2011,
- ^ CP24 Breakfast show page which includes Before Breakfast
- ^ CP24 BREAKFAST Begins Broadcasting at 5 a.m. as Toronto’s First Morning News Show Bell Media press release, retrieved August 23, 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 43°38′59″N 79°23′25″W / 43.649701°N 79.390233°W
Categories:- Canadian television talk shows
- Canadian news television series
- 2009 Canadian television series debuts
- Canadian talk radio programs
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