Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester

Breakfast with Martin Bester

Breakfast with Martin Bester
Martin Bester has been driving Mzansi to work and keeping us company, or in stitches, or tears, every Monday to Friday from 06:00-09:00. The Breakfast family, or rather your morning family, takes an authentic approach to storytelling. Martin Bester's in-depth radio knowledge ensures that Breakfast with Martin Bester remains an annually award-winning show; but more importantly, he knows what his audience wants to hear. Martin responds with beautifully crafted storytelling that genuinely builds anticipation and a community around that "What's next?!" moment.

The team keeps his listeners grinning from ear to ear as they try to figure out what the 'Secret Sound' was this week, or which music powerhouse will play live during 'Friday Live.' Tune in on Tuesdays and find out 'How Hard Can it Be?' as the team giggles their way through trying their hand at something new. Imagine Martin Bester playing the didgeridoo or tattooing someone live on air…for the first time! Too funny!

Show Features:
• Good Morning Angels
• Secret Sound
• Friday's My Day
• Morning Family Quiz
• Throwback Thursday
• How Hard Can It Be
• Friday Live
• Confession Session
Daily English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News
4,739 Episodes
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How Hard Can It Be to eat tomato sauce on a KitKat?

On this How Hard Can It Be the Breakfast team try some questionable food combinations courtesy of TikTok. Tomato sauce on KitKat chocolate isn't the only weird one, but it might just be the worst.
18 Jun 2024 2AM 8 min

Ending Period Poverty for schoolgirls across South Africa

It’s all about Girl Power and the Dads who love them! Good Morning Angels and SPAR Women’s Challenge Tshwane managed to raise R220,000 to put vending machines stocked with sanitary towels in schools across South Africa.
12 Jun 2024 3AM 33 min

Superfans meet singer Demi Lee Moore live on air

After Jacaranda FM listener and Demi Lee Moore superfan Maryke Kruger reached out to Martin Bester, the team just had to invite her and her husband to meet their favourite singer. Kruger told Martin Bester that she wanted to surprise her husband, Wian Kruger, by getting him to meet Moore…
7 Jun 2024 3AM 3 min

The Angels of Middelburg come together for 14-year-old AJ Bothma

The Good Morning Angels Fund contributed R50,000 towards the Bothma's Fundraising efforts to help AJ with his medical needs. Although young AJ Bothma will never be able to play rugby or cricket again, he and his family remain positive through the help of their community and Good Morning Angels.
6 Jun 2024 4AM 16 min

This is what a coalition government will look like for SA

On Wednesday, 29 May 2024, South Africans came together to practice their democratic right and vote in the seventh democratic election since 1994. The results are in, and for the first time since the 1994 elections, the ANC did not win an outright majority (over 50%) to govern the country…
3 Jun 2024 1AM 13 min

Is Ozempic a good way to lose weight?

Back by popular demand, Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to registered clinical dietician-nutritionist Tabitha Hume about common diets people follow to lose weight and their health impacts. Hume also spoke about the celebrity wonder drug Ozempic that has the entire world talking.
27 May 2024 7AM 4 min

"Carbs make you fat": Common diet myths debunked

Back by popular demand, Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to registered clinical dietician-nutritionist Tabitha Hume about common diets people follow to lose weight and the health impacts of these diets.
27 May 2024 3AM 20 min

Spreading the warmth and love of WarmFees 2024

Wednesday on Good Morning Angels, Martin Bester and the Round Table kicked off WarmFees 2024 by assisting New Jerusalem Children’s Home with R25,000 and 200 brand-new blankets to keep the children warm this winter.
22 May 2024 2AM 8 min

How Hard Can It Be to be a sports presenter

On this How Hard Can It Be sport, presenter Xola Ntshinga challenged the rest of the team to be sports presenters. Both Martin Bester and Philicity Reeken tried to read sports bulletins while trying to pronounce some of the most difficult sports star names.
21 May 2024 3AM 9 min

One if the leading causes of eating disorders

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Tabitha Hume, a registered clinical dietician-nutritionist, about the increase in eating disorders among children and body image-related issues impacted by social media. According to Hume, counting calories can easily become an obsession and is one of the leading causes of eating disorders.
20 May 2024 4AM 15 min

How to spot if your child has an eating disorder

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Tabitha Hume, a registered clinical dietician-nutritionist, about the increase in eating disorders among children and body image-related issues impacted by social media.
20 May 2024 2AM 12 min

Here is Martin Bester brand-new Secret Sound for R50,000

Breakfast with Martin Bester has R50,000 to give away on the new Secret Sound. Listeners stand the chance to win R50,000 if they correctly guess the 'Secret Sound'. Listen to Breakfast with Martin Bester every weekday from 06:00 to 09:00 to see if you can guess the next sound. To…
14 May 2024 2AM 1 min

What to do when you fall victim to spiking on the road

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Richard Brussow, founder of the National Hijacking Prevention Academy, on preventing hijackings and spiking. As hijacking incidents continue to rise and pose a threat to all South Africans, Martin Bester spoke to hijacking specialist Richard Brussow on what to do when you are faced…
13 May 2024 3AM 7 min
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