Broadcaster was inducted into the Australian Radio Hall of Fame in 2003 and received an Aria lifetime achievement award in 2008

• John Laws, Australian radio’s ‘Golden Tonsils’ who dominated airwaves for six decades - obituary

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The one-time biggest name in Australian talkback radio, John Laws, has died aged 90.

A member of the Australian Media Hall of Fame, Laws attracted 2 million listeners to his morning radio program at the height of his popularity during a career that spanned more than seven decades.

Source: Guardian - World News