East Coast Breakfast

On Wednesday morning, a video from East Coast Radio’s 2022 year-end function resurfaced as Darren, Sky, and Carmen tried to uncover which colleague "threw their name away" at the event. Watch the video now on ecr.co.za, select East Coast Breakfast, and find out which of your favourite presenters are featured! Plus, listen to hilarious stories from others about their year-end function fails. Webpage

The East Coast Breakfast Christmas cookies are almost ready to go! You’ve helped them with the flavours: Strawberry Cheesecake & Popping Candy Crumble Cookie for Darren, Carmenello Bear Chocolate for Carmen, OR Sky’s Muscle Milk Tart. But they need your help to figure out what the cookies should look like! So, ask your kids to draw 3 cookies, one for Darren, Sky, and Carmen, and send them to 061 792 9495 on WhatsApp. Webpage

Darren, Sky, and Carmen have reached a truce in the 2024 Cookie Wars! On Monday morning, the public voted for Darren’s flavour: Strawberry Cheesecake & Popping Candy Crumble Cookie, Carmen’s: Caramello Bear Chocolate, and Sky’s: Milk Tart. After being very excited to share the news with Fathima from Sugard Inc., they’ve now hit a snag. Hear what happened at ecr.co.za—select East Coast Breakfast! Webpage

As we approach the blue bottle season, the combination of warm summer waters and easterly winds brings these creatures to our coastline.

The Portuguese man o' war, commonly known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine creature found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is often regarded as the same species as the bluebottle found in the Pacific Ocean.

Vinesh Soogreem from the Angling News South Africa shared some tips and tricks for encountering one of these pain inducing little friends. Webpage

The MasterChef SA Season 5 finalists—Nabila Shamshum, Chanel Brink, and Bridget Mangwandi—joined us on the East Coast Breakfast Podcast to share their journey to the final!

From big wins to comebacks and strategies for the ultimate challenge, they gave us a taste of what to expect in the grand finale, airing this Saturday, 23 November, at 20:30 on S3.

Catch the full conversation on the East Coast Breakfast Podcast online and meet the finalists in person on Thursday afternoon at Umhlanga Crescent by Pick n’ Pay today at 14:30! Webpage

This week, Darren, Sky, and Carmen get into the festive spirit with a Christmas cookie challenge! After turning a simple idea into a competition, each host is getting their own signature Christmas Crunchy Cookie. Fathima Motala from Sugard Inc joins us to bring their cookie dreams to life. Webpage

Schalk Bezuidenhout joined East Coast Breakfast on Wednesday morning to talk about his exciting new show, World's Strangest Jobs, launching on Amazon Prime on the 24th of November. From his global comedy adventures to giving some much-needed Afrikaans dating advice to our producer, WR! Catch the full interview now on our podcast at ecr.co.za—just select East Coast Breakfast! 📻 Webpage

Darren, Sky, and Carmen are creating their East Coast Breakfast Christmas Cookies! On Wednesday morning, Darren called on the children to suggest which cookie flavour best represents him. He even went as far as making a propaganda advertisement, effectively hijacking the entire show! Meanwhile, Carmen Reddy has upped the game by inviting actual MASTERS to help her choose the perfect flavour. Join Darren, Sky, and Carmen at 07h20 on Thursday morning, when the MASTERS will join them live! Webpage

Did you miss East Coast Breakfast on Tuesday morning? Carmen Reddy has come up with the ultimate way to get Darren Maule in the Christmas Spirit – Cookies! That’s it, East Coast Breakfast is launching their very own Christmas Crumble Cookie, and they want you and the kids to get involved! Tune in on Wednesday morning at 06h40 to find out how! Webpage

🍉 Over the weekend, Carmen Reddy was outraged by the price of watermelons, adding to the ongoing discussion of TikTokers raving about the cost of fresh produce! Carmen found Dr. Johnny van der Merwe, an agricultural economist and Managing Director at AMT, which tracks fresh produce prices by the second and predicts trends. He explained exactly why fruit and vegetables are so expensive! 🥦🍎 Have a listen on ecr.co.za, select East Coast Breakfast! 🎧 Webpage