Talkback radio veteran John Laws dies aged 90; BBC boss and news chief quit over Trump video outrage
Political leaders and celebrities have led tributes to talkback radio veteran John Laws who has died at the age of 90.
Nicknamed the “Golden Tonsils”, Laws worked in talkback radio for over 70 years. Laws was known as a formidable interviewer of politicians of all persuasions.
John Laws in December 1986.Credit: Doris Thomas/Fairfax Media
Laws’ family announced his death in a statement on Sunday night, saying the former broadcaster had remained in “good health and even better spirits right up until the last few weeks”.
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe described Laws as “a wise mentor, mischievous mate and a very good friend”.
“He worked hard, played harder and loved completely. A legend, in the very best, most Australian, sense of the word,” Crowe wrote on X.
Others who paid tribute to Laws included Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who said he had been “an iconic voice and so much more”.
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