Steven Stewart

Steven Stewart died on 26 October 2026, aged 59. His death was made known through his published obituary and reported on 3 November 2026 by 101.5 WPDH and by Radio Online. No cause of death was disclosed.

Colleagues posted tributes on his Facebook page, with John Runyan writing that he was always available not just for some liners but just to talk. He was survived by his sister, his stepchildren and extended family. A private family celebration of his life is planned for a later date, and the family asked that memorial donations go to the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach or a charity of the donor's choice.

Steven Curran Stewart was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 30 November 1966 and grew up in Raleigh. He remained a devoted fan of the University of North Carolina throughout his life. His obituary recalled that his gift for entertaining people showed early, when he amused family and friends with impressions. He had a sister, Kerri Stewart Hurley. He trained at the North Carolina School of Broadcasting.

Stewart started out as a radio DJ, working at stations that included one in Cheraw, South Carolina. He later moved into voiceover work full time, trading as Zeus The Voice and represented by Atlas Talent Agency in New York and Los Angeles.

His clients included FOX, FOX Sports, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, MLB Network, TNT, Discovery Channel, the Smithsonian Channel and Panasonic. In sport he voiced promotions for the Indianapolis Colts, the Colorado State University Rams and a Cotton Bowl campaign. He was a member of SAG-AFTRA.

In radio he specialised in station imaging. A 2008 interview in Radio And Production said he was then serving more than 100 radio stations and television network affiliates. At 101.5 WPDH, the classic rock station in Poughkeepsie, New York, his station IDs and contest announcements became, in the station's words, an integral part of the listening experience. Sammy Lee, who worked with him on imaging at Z95.3, said he was always fun to work with and that the banter he sent with his recordings always made him laugh.

Stewart met his wife, Peggy Hamden Stewart, while working as a DJ in Cheraw. They were married for 31 years until her death in 2024. He was stepfather to Mac Estridge, Ashton Estridge and Donna Green. Outside work he enjoyed singing, songwriting and playing guitar, lent his voice to church programmes, and loved animals, boating and time with family. He lived in Little River, South Carolina.

Stewart's work belongs to the hidden craft of broadcast imaging, the short spoken identities that give a station or network its sound. His voice reached millions of listeners and viewers who never saw him, and at WPDH it became part of the station's identity for years.