not enough to change the attitude of the Calvinistic SABC. (Minister of Broadcasting, Albert Hertzog, referred to Radio 5 and the others as stations that played: "Die Duiwel se Musiek" (The Devil's Music). Channel 702 was renamed Radio 702 and, on the advice of an American consultant, Bob Hennaberry, the music format changed to straight Top 40 with the introduction of new voices. The star to emerge was the highly talented John Berks (also ex LM) who they head-hunted from Radio 5. Within a year 702 claimed nearly a million listeners from the area then called the PWV while the nationwide Radio 5 could muster less than 150,000. Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) TV and Radio man Malcolm Russell was employed as the new Radio 5 Breakfast Show Host and used the time to plan a way forward against the powerful competition Radio 5 faced. Coincidentally there was a changing of the guard at the SABC. Riaan Eksteen was appointed Director General in 1984. When he learnt that the youth of the nation were listening to 'foreign stations' he is reported to have demanded that Radio 5 be 'fixed or shut'. In 1985 Russell presented a radical and far-reaching plan and was appointed to Programme Director to implement it. He was given a six-month window with his only constraint being 'Don't breach the Broadcast Act.' He immediately began sweeping changes, determined to programme for the listener, not the management. This included: English as the primary broadcast language Best jocks were dismissed and re-engaged on a year's freelance contract with shows named for and designed by them. The music playlist was determined with direct input from the jocks Commercial scheduling was overhauled to be less intrusive Specialised evening shows were launched to combat television (best remembered for Chris Prior - the Rock Professor') Championed FM Stereo (eventually taken nationwide) Broadcasts extended into non-stop (24/7) Re-branded as 5FM with a one-word slogan 'Outrageous!' Introduced the first Talk Show on a Music Station (Chuckle and Chat) The live phone-in Chuckle and Chat Show, presented by David Blood and Tony Sanderson became the most popular property on the air with listenership peaking at around 1 million nightly. Russell made the presenters responsible for their own success or failure with the promise that, when their year's contract expired they would be free to renegotiate based on the audience the shows delivered. (The legend is that he told