the jocks "if your listenership is up at the end of the year I expect to hear from you. If they're down, expect to hear from me!") At the end of the first 12 months with an unheard of growth in loyal listeners, no-one lost their jobs. However, Russell remained on salary and sought to negotiate the same performance-based contract for himself. Senior management rejected the proposal and Russell resigned to begin his own company, the Broadcast Development Group. (He was later to be contracted to assist the now ailing Radio 702 in its very successful repositioning and transition to 702 Talk Radio). Former Presenters Mark Gillman Alex Jay Kevin Savage Brian Oxley Rafe Lavine Tony Blewitt Tich Mataz Ian F (Also Hosted the 5fm Top 40 with Sasha Martinengo) Sasha Martinengo (Also hosted the 5fm Top 40 with Ian F - Longest on air DJ - 20 years) Darren Scott (Drive time with John Walland, Ray White and Leigh-Ann Mol (née Van der Stadt) Mark Pilgrim with Ray White (Weekend Breakfast Show) Cleone Cassidy Ursula Stapelfeldt (Host of the World Chart Show) Sami Sabiti (Host of the World Chart Show) Koula (Host of the World Chart Show) Nicole Fox Zuraida Jardine Gareth Cliff Derek the Bandit Barney Simon Phil Wright Christina Knight (Knight School The Really Early Morning Show on Weekends) Roger Goode Thando Thabethe Ms Cosmo DJ Fresh (South African DJ) 5FM On-Air Shows Breakfast Shows The Mark Gillman show was hosted by Mark Gillman and supported by Kevin Fine and Ruben Goldberg, Catherine Strydom (Grenfell) and stuntman "DangerBoy". Gillman was best known for his loud personality, and ability to wake people up with his high energy. His slogan "I Love it in the Mornings" was an effective mantra for people looking to start their days off on a positive note. After a brief stint as the host of the drive-time show, Gareth Cliff replaced Gillman as 5fm's Breakfast Show host. With Cliff as the host, the show was supported by Leigh-Ann Mol on News, Mabale Moloi on traffic & Sias DuPlessis on Sport, with the production team featuring Damon Kalvari (Assistant to the Producer), and Thabo Modisane (Executive Producer). The show ended in 2014 when Cliff began an online radio platform, to which all of his team, save DuPlessis & Modisane, followed him. Following Cliff's departure in 2014, DJ Fresh took over the morning show, having hosted