Australian radio icon and talkback legend John Laws has died at the age of 90. He began his career at 3BO in 1953 and went on to work for four of the biggest radio stations in Sydney. His last radio station was 2SM where he worked for 13 years as a morning announcer on the Super Radio Network.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports: A statement from family announced his death, saying the former broadcaster had remained in “good health and even better spirits right up until the last few weeks. Today marks a very difficult day for our family, with the news that our beloved father/grandfather/uncle John Laws has died peacefully at home.”
“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.”
After stepping away from the industry for four years, Laws returned to radio in 2011 with The John Laws Morning Show on 2SM.
Laws received the OBE in 1974, then the CBE in 1978, as well as being awarded International Broadcaster of the Year in 2004. He was inducted into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame, the Australian Media Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Association Hall of Fame during his career.
Jocks’ Journal interviewed John Laws just prior to his retirement. Audio below.
There will never vibe another John Laws. Lots of waanabe’s, and rightly so. When you are up in the stars so high, you can afford to be an arrogant son of a gun. and Laws was.