Jacaranda FM 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
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Future 50: Supahot Geysers and the hard road of building a local manufacturing business

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
Supahot Geysers manufactures geysers in South Africa for homes and developments, helping restore thousands of warm showers every month. Every established business owner eventually learns the same lesson: growth is rarely built through comfort. Supahot Geysers, led by Shaaz Moosa, is a strong example of that reality. The business manufactures…
19 May 3PM 6 min

Ford Head of Marketing shares more about exciting new Ford Territory

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
Welcoming Ford to the Breakfast with Martin Bester family! Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Ford Head of Marketing Tarryn Knight about the all-new Ford Territory. The Ford Territory is a trusted partner that empowers modern living, helping customers break free from daily routines and familiar default outings to create…
19 May 4AM 8 min

Here is the third Feel Good Secret Sound worth R40 000

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
To celebrate Jacaranda FM’s 40th birthday, Breakfast with Martin Bester will give away R40,000 weekly on the Secret Sound. This is the second one.
18 May 2AM 1 min

Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez eats like a "five-year-old"

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
There might be a perception that celebrities always have their lives in order, with most of them following strict lifestyles and healthy eating habits. But that might not always be the case. Singer, actress and businesswoman Selena Gomez is keeping things a little more relatable with her eating habits. Her…
18 May 1AM 2 min

How do you pronounce Charlize Theron's name?

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
After Charlize Theron went viral following a podcast interview, it sparked a debate about how her name, and other names, should actually be pronounced. People have different accents, and sometimes that impacts how they pronounce names.
13 May 2AM 19 min

Future 50: The Pole Yard - From backyard operation to national timber supplier

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
The Pole Yard is a home-grown South African business specialising in outdoor timber and home improvement products. Directed and run by Leeroy Deane, John Els and James Griffiths, the company manufactures and supplies a wide range of timber products, including poles, fencing, decking, jungle gyms, rustic garden furniture and garden…
12 May 5AM 6 min

Asking For A Friend: My husband does nothing around the house

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
In this week's Asking For A Friend, Anonymous reached out to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' and our listeners to ask how she can get her husband to start pulling his weight in and around the house. This is definitely not an isolated issue, with many men and women feeling the…
12 May 5AM 29 min

Date My Mom finale: Maché Lewis chooses the lucky guy to go on a date with

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
On Wednesday, 6 May, Breakfast with Martin Bester’s Date My Mom came to an end when we invited Maché Lewis and the top three guys she had to choose from to the Jacaranda FM studio. After getting to know the men a little better and asking her burning questions, she…
6 May 4AM 30 min

Joburg woman cries after winning R50,000 on the Secret Sound

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
Sandra from Honeydew, Johannesburg nearly had us in tears after Martin Bester revealed that she had correctly guessed the most recent Feel Good Secret Sound and won R50,000.
30 Apr 2AM 3 min

Meet our Date My Mom winner - Maché Lewis

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
After numerous entries, a top 10 finalists round, and then a top two, ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester’ finally found the mom we want to help find a date for Mother’s Day. Now it’s time to find Maché Lewis a date. If you want a date with Maché or know someone…
29 Apr 3AM 15 min

Future 50: Van Ryn Rubber - Four decades of manufacturing excellence in Pinetown

Podcast  |  Jacaranda FM | Breakfast with Martin Bester
Founded in 1979, Van Ryn Rubber has grown into a high-volume rubber manufacturing business based in Maxmead. Now led by Shannon Proctor, the company has evolved over more than four decades into a manufacturer supplying industries across South Africa and international markets, producing high-specification components used in automotive, industrial and…
29 Apr 2AM 6 min
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