The biggest name in Australian talkback radio, John "Lawsie" Laws, has passed away aged 90.

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

Former colleagues and friends took to social media on Sunday evening to pay tribute to the man known as "the golden tonsils", who died one year after hanging up his microphone.

"John Laws was one of the true originals," Kyle Sandilands said on X.

"You could never mistake him for anyone else. He said what he thought, didn't care who he offended, but could also show deep compassion when required.

"I'm devastated to have lost a mentor and a mate. Radio won't be the same without him."

Born in New Guinea on

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