US EditionRadio legend John Laws dies aged 90
- On Sunday, John Laws, veteran Australian talkback broadcaster, died at the age of 90, with The Daily Telegraph reporting he had been in palliative care.
- After stepping back last year, John Laws said on 2SM, `I think it's time for a rest, is what I think`, following health setbacks including his 2021 hospital stay and Caroline's 2020 death.
- Starting at Bendigo's 3BO in 1953 at 18, Laws later worked at Sydney stations 2UE and 2SM and was widely known as the `Golden Tonsils`.
- Tributes poured in from colleagues and listeners on Sunday evening as NSW Premier Chris Minns called Laws a towering figure in Australian radio and extended condolences.
- His legacy mixes influence and controversy, as John Laws was accused in the 'cash for comment' affair and breached Australian Communications and Media Authority codes multiple times.
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Tributes flow for broadcaster John Laws who has died aged 90
John Laws, one of the Australia's most influential talkback radio presenters, has died aged 90. Tributes have been flowing for the legendary broadcaster from former colleagues to politicians who once feared him. His career spanned more than seven decades - not without its controversies.
The Golden Tonsils Fall Silent: John Laws Dead at 90
The broadcaster whose gravelly voice earned him the affectionate nickname “The Golden Tonsils,” John Laws, has died peacefully at his home in Sydney at the age of 90. His family said in a statement that “while fame and prominence had become a mainstay of his life, for us he was always the person who meant so much, away from the microphone, the cameras, and the headlines. “It is comforting to know that John’s was a life lived well—he had remained…
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