▁Du av it , ▁a ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁official ; ▁Men ardo ▁ ▁Jim enez ▁and ▁F eli pe ▁G oz on , ▁then ▁Stewart ' s ▁legal ▁advis er . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁take ▁over , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁station ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁G MA ▁Network ▁( R BS , ▁Inc . ▁became ▁G MA , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁rela unch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁G MA ▁Radio - T ele vision ▁Arts ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁D Z XX ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁D W LS ▁in ▁the ▁FM ▁band ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁initial s ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁Lor eto ▁Stewart . ▁ ▁Uncle ▁Bob ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Stewart ▁hosted ▁a ▁musical ▁show ▁which ▁deb uted ▁as ▁The ▁Ma estro ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Bob ▁with ▁pian ist , ▁composer ▁and ▁conduct or ▁Feder ico ▁Eliz al de ▁on ▁the ▁piano . ▁ ▁The ▁one - hour ▁TV ▁show ▁featured ▁Eliz al de ▁playing ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁music ▁from ▁classical ▁to ▁jazz . ▁ ▁After ▁Eliz al de ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁renamed ▁Uncle ▁Bob ▁and ▁Fri ends , ▁with ▁main st ay ▁pian ist ▁Jos el ito ▁P asc ual . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁I mee ▁Mar cos ,