John Laws, the veteran Australian talkback radio host dubbed the "Golden Tonsils" for his trademark voice, has died aged 90.
Laws, whose career spanned more than 70 years, was - during his peak - one of the world's highest paid commercial radio hosts. His resume included interviewing 17 Australian prime ministers and countless celebrities.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described Laws as an "iconic voice" while actor and former neighbour Russell Crowe said he was a "mischievous mate".
In the 1990s, he - along with rival Alan Jones - were found to have breached commercial radio rules in a "cash-for-comment" scandal for not disclosing significant payments for on-air endorsements.
In a statement on Sunday, Laws' family said their "beloved father/grandfather/uncle" had died peacefully at his Sydney home earlier that day.
