Arno und die Morgencrew (English: Arno and the Morning Crew) is the morning show of the Berlin radio station 104.6 RTL. It broadcasts weekdays from 5:00 – 10:00 in the morning. Each Saturday, a summary of the week follows in a “best-of” show from 8:00 – 10:00 in the morning. ^[1] The host of the show is Arno Müller, who is also the director of programming of 104.6 RTL. His co-host has been Katja Desens since 1995.^[2]

History

Arno und die Morgencrew is a morning show in the same vein as American morning radio shows, with a lot of comedy and multiple hosts, sidekicks, traffic pilots, sweepstakes, listener participation, as well as promotions, like “Smash Your Bathroom” or “Ex or Marriage”.^[2]

Within nine months, the show became the leader in listeners in the Berlin market according to the German Media-Analyse, and pointed the way for the German radio scene. Arno und die Morgencrew is one of the most copied shows in Germany.^[3]

Once a year, Arno und die Morgencrew broadcasts from Majorca. Other overseas broadcasts were made from Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Greece, Dubai, Turkey, and Thailand.^[1]

Comedies and categories

• Burhan Yilmaz (Crazy phone)
• Der kleine Nils (English: Little Nils) (Crazy phone)
• Opa Kurt (English: Grandpa Kurt) (Crazy phone)
• Jürgen Kerbel (Crazy phone)
• Marie aus Paris (English: Marie from Paris) (Crazy phone)
• Phillip von Senftleben – the world champion of flirting
• Supermerkel
• Daily Wowi
• Unrequested demand
• Agathe Bauer Songs
• 365 things that you must have done in Berlin and Brandenburg before you die
• Crew vs. You
• The Morning Crew on hold
• Christmas wishes
• Battle of the Sexes
• From 0 to 100
• Loyalty test
• Bavaria wakes up

Awards

• 1993/1994 Research Group Samurai Award on the NAB in Los Angeles, Arno Müller
• 1993 Bild Newspaper “Radio Man of the Year”, Arno Müller
• 2005 German Radio Award, The Best German Morning Show
• 2008 Radio Award, Agathe Bauer Songs
• 2008 Radio Award, Ausbildung für alle (English:Education for All)
• 2011 Golden Lion, 20 Years at RTL, Arno Müller
• 2012 German Radio Award, Life’s Work in Hosting, Arno Müller

References

All of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language Wikipedia article (see "Deutsch" link in the language list). Retrieved on February 26, 2014. The following references are cited by that German-language article: