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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4,806 Episodes
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Trevlyn's study dreams come true despite financial hardships

Willard Batteries has helped Trevlyn Naidoo with a bursary to cover his tuition fees for his first year of ITC studies at the University of Pretoria. The Willard Bursary Fund will assist Trevlyn with a bursary of R68,000 to cover his first-year tuition fees for his ICT studies at the…
4 Feb 5AM 5 min

This is NOT the Secret Sound!

Here is a compilation of some of the wrong answers Martin Bester has received in the latest 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 at 08:00 to see if you can guess the…
4 Feb 2AM 2 min

Helping Octovia to complete her final year of study

Willard Batteries and Good Morning Angels assisted Octovia by providing the funds needed for her Hospitality Studies at Mpumalanga University. The Willard Bursary Fund will assist Octovia with R60,000 towards her tuition fees for Hospitality Studies at Mpumalanga University. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Octovia with R58,000 towards…
3 Feb 5AM 5 min

Passengers left in shock: 'Is there a pilot onboard?'

Passengers on a FlySafair plane might have been left quite shocked after an announcement asked whether there was another pilot onboard. Speaking to Breakfast with Martin Bester, FlySafair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kirby Gordon, explained that the captain of flight FA711 began feeling unwell while preparing for descent.
31 Jan 12AM 5 min

Listeners name Martin Bester's big deck!

After revealing that Breakfast with Martin Bester will be getting their own deck at Loftus Versfeld, listeners shared their ideas for potential names for the deck.
30 Jan 9AM 6 min

Helping a mom care for disabled son after husband dies

On top of having to care for her 14-year-old special needs son, Landi Mostert also lost her husband. Now, she's receiving much-needed help from Good Morning Angels. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Landi with the R30,000 still needed to replace Joshua's chair, as well as another R20,000 for…
29 Jan 1AM 7 min

Fourways café owner pleads for safe return of stolen red duck

A Pineslopes café owner, Marina Appelbaum, spoke to Breakfast with Martin Bester after pleading with the community for the safe return of her red decorative ducky. This specific duck was displayed outside the café, showcasing the café’s Best of Joburg Reader's Choice award. Appelbaum believes it had to be a…
28 Jan 12AM 6 min

Boksburg clinic for abused children robbed and vandalised

Our friends at King Price Insurance are assisting the Boksburg Kidz Clinic with a donation of R80,000 to help restore and replace what is needed to support the most vulnerable children in the East Rand community. The Good Morning Angels Fund added another R50,000 donation towards the rebuilding of the…
22 Jan 2AM 9 min

Cape Town Mayor says 'best city' ranking is due to Stormers success

Speaking about Cape Town's ranking as the best city in the world as ranked by Time Out, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joked that Cape Town's ranking is due to the Stormers' success. Martin Bester also congratulated the mayor on the city's ranking and invited him to come visit Pretoria…
16 Jan 12AM 6 min

Woman pays R23,000 per child for back-to-school

'Breakfast with Martin Bester' discussed some of the absurd items spotted on social media that schools have included on these lists. Parents expressed frustration not only over the inclusion of these items but also the overall cost of sending a child back to school. In addition to the usual stationery…
13 Jan 11PM 19 min

Here is the first Secret Sound of 2025!

Breakfast with Martin Bester has just launched the first Secret Sound for 2025. Stand the chance to win R50,000 if you can correctly guess the 'Secret Sound'. To enter, all you need to do is SMS 'Secret', your name, and what you think the sound is to 37942. SMSs are…
13 Jan 1AM 1 min
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