In the early days, 702 hosted major promotions such as the Concert in the Park to benefit Operation Hunger, with a multiracial audience at Ellis Park Stadium. Over the years as the station evolved into a 24-hour news channel, it pioneered "702 eye-witness news", broadcasting full news bulletins every hour and headlines on the half-hour. Some of the other popular presenters were Mike Mills on the afternoon show; former Ireland, Lions and Transvaal rugby player, John Robbie, who began as a late night talk show host, with Talk at Ten, then Talk at Nine (currently hosted by Aubrey Masango), eventually moving to the main morning talk show; former Manchester United goalkeeper, Gary Bailey, and many others who popularised the station. Also heard on Radio 702 in the early 1980s was American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.