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NBC to serve up 'Breakfast at Wimbledon' again

 
By Mel Bracht | Published: July 3, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

As NBC celebrates the 30th anniversary of "Breakfast at Wimbledon,” tennis fans can thank NBC executives who agreed to give up their Saturday morning cartoon block and a "bathroom emergency” for getting the tradition started.

photo - The Williams sisters — Venus, left, and Serena — will play for the women’s title during Saturday’s Breakfast at Wimbledon. AP PHOTO
The Williams sisters — Venus, left, and Serena — will play for the women’s title during Saturday’s Breakfast at Wimbledon. AP PHOTO

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Coverage begins at 8 a.m. Saturday with the Williams sisters battling for the women’s championship. Ted Robinson hosts the coverage, joined by analysts John McEnroe and Mary Carillo and reporter Jimmy Roberts.

In 1979, NBC sports executive producer Don Ohlmeyer saw live coverage of the finals as opportunity to take advantage of the growing popularity of the sport with the emergence of stars like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg.

A young associate producer, Bob Basche, suggested that a 9 a.

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