Longtime WBAL Radio Talk Show Host Allan Prell Has Died

The broadcast industry lost a legend on Saturday as longtime WBAL Radio talk show host Allan Prell passed away. He was 79.

Prell, who had undergone surgery several months ago, was still active on Facebook -- most recently during the recent presidential election.

A two-time winner of the Edward R. Murrow award, Prell made his mark in radio.

Prell's voice hit the airwaves on three stations that took home AP awards, one being WBAL where he worked from 1982 to the early 2000s.

During his time with WBAL, Prell developed several alter-ego characters like Ali-Elf around this time of year. He also did one show live on the Baltimore beltway.

Prell goes to the car wash.

And finally, we give you, THE WORLD OF ALLAN PRELL.

WBAL reporters, personalities, listeners weighed in on his passing:

Never worked with Allan Prell, but growing up in Balto. and listening to @wbalradio was a big fan of his work R.I.P. https://t.co/DJksy3XEUn — Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) December 13, 2016

.@JohnPattiWBAL @di31815 Both funny "Prell-isms" Always interesting getting into and out of news with Allan Prell https://t.co/lKWOHhMqki — Anne Kramer WBAL (@AnneKramerWBAL) December 13, 2016

RIP, Allan Prell. Thanks for being entertaining and informative. — Pete Kerzel (@masnPete) December 13, 2016

Allan Prell was my first celebrity meeting when I was just a few months old. RIP. @wbalradio — Alex (@VockLobster) December 13, 2016

This article earlier misstated Prell's age. He was 79.