BBC1 Breakfast show Essay

Task 5.

You will create an essay based on the following.

From the 02/10/2017 Big Breakfast show discuss how Program producers adapt the content of the Big Breakfast show to meet the needs of its audience(s) whilst satisfying it remit to inform, entertain and educate. You will as part of the essay:

·      discuss the strategies taken by  R1 to maintain and grow audience levels with the target audience.

Reflect on the difference between commercial radio and Public service broadcasting.

The BBC 1 breakfast show first aired on the 30 September 1967 first hosted by Tony Blackburn. The target audience of the BBC1 breakfast show is males and females 15-29 years old. The current host, who took over from Chris Moyles, is Nick Grimshaw. Nick is a 33 year old (28 when he started hosting the breakfast show). The BBC1 breakfast show producers have consistently had young presenters, the oldest being Chris Moyles (38) who hosted the show for over 8 years. The hosts being a very similar age to the target audience helps to keep the audience interested in the show. This is because it helps the audience to relate to the host. the host nick gri