Breakfast in Hollywood

Oldest Lady Is Eighty-Eight

English · Radio

Breakfast in Hollywood is a radio variety program built around host Tom Breneman’s friendly conversations with audience members. The show brings its Hollywood restaurant setting to the air, where guests share personal stories and take part in the warm, informal proceedings.

Rather than following a fictional plot, the program centers on Breneman’s interviews and the personalities of the people who join him. This broadcast features an “oldest lady” who is eighty-eight, offering a glimpse of the human-interest encounters that give the show its character.

The tone is genial and conversational, with the appeal of a lively gathering shaped by its host and guests. It offers an intimate slice of mid-century radio variety, focused on everyday stories and the pleasure of hearing people speak for themselves.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.