Mark Stevens of 'Stevens & Pruett' dies

[Aggie]

Mark Stevens, who with on-air partner Jim Pruett created what a colleague described as "radio magic" for Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth listeners for more than a quarter-century, died Tuesday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 76.

 

Stevens spent 40 years in radio but enjoyed his greatest success in partnership with Pruett, first as Hudson and Harrigan at KILT (610 AM) beginning in 1974 and later under their own names at KULF-AM, KEGL-FM in Dallas-Fort Worth and KLOL (101.1 FM) in Houston.

 

A member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, Stevens' radio career began in 1961 at KFJZ in Fort Worth. He also owned a clothing store and night clubs in Dallas-Fort Worth before he came in 1974 to Houston, where he began his partnership with Pruett.

 

"He was the driving wheel of the Stevens and Pruett show, the forward momentum that pushed it through," said former KLOL executive Pat Fant. "They made real magic, uncommon radio magic."

[Aggie]

Warning do not play till all the kids are in safe in school. Uncle Waldo did have a potty mouth.

[alienken]

What a shame, terrible news.
I remember him from 101 klol. Uncle Waldo was hilarious.
We never know when our time is up.

[Aggie]

I liked the way they waited till the kids were in school to start the Uncle Waldo and always said if a kid was listening at home turn the radio off.