Morning Personality "Dave Pratt In The Morning"
98Kupd
From a humble "DOUBLEWIDE" trailer in a Guadalupe dirt lot, "The Morning Mayor" quickly built KUPD into a national rock power for over 2 decades with the most loyal and passionate following in the history of Arizona radio. Dave Pratt re-branded the entire station creating logos, branding, identity, colors, marketing, events and more, all of which are still in use today by KUPD. In fact, even 2 decades later KUPD still serves as a living Pratt museum. Dave Pratt changed the station from just KUPD to 98KUPD "Arizona's Real Rock", created "The Big Red Radio", "Dave Pratt Red Cards", "U-Fest Concerts" and more. At only 19 years old, Pratt even designed the station logo which is still being used today. Dave Pratt has won numerous awards including "America's Rock Station of the Year", "America's Rock Personality of the Year" and "America's Most Influential Rock Personality" in addition to nearly 50 local, Arizona awards in similar categories.Radio and Records named Howard Stern, the "Grease Man" and Dave Pratt as the original 3 "shock jocks"..Dave Pratt and the Sex Machine Band released over 100 original songs, 3 albums and a home video from Celebrity Theater. Over 20 years, this band sold more recordings than any local band in the history of Arizona.Loyal listeners raised millions of dollars for Arizona charities including the "Dave Pratt Dental Clinic for Kids", serving underprivileged youth.Although KUPD is no longer the rock power of yesterday, it is still on the air as a tribute to Pratt's loyal listeners.By naming his parent company Doublewide Productions, it is a throwback tribute to the small doublewide trailer in Guadalupe that housed KUPD radio during Pratt's initial years. Naming his company Doublewide Productions is a tribute to the way good radio should be, embedded in the community, relevant and fun! Star Worldwide Networks is the media distributor for Doublewide Productions.If You Don't Deserve it........WHO DOES?