Radio icon John Laws will be farewelled at a star-studded state funeral at Sydney’s St Andrew’s Cathedral after seven decades on the air.
Laws, also known as the “Golden Tonsils”, died peacefully aged 90 at his home in Woolloomooloo in Sydney’s CBD earlier this month.
Beginning his career at Bendigo’s 3BO in 1953, Laws spent a whopping 71 years on the air, most notably on Sydney stations 2UE and 2SM.
He famously announced into a golden microphone, which was next to his casket as mourners filed into the church.
Mourners are expected to gather at the historic cathedral from 12.30pm on Wednesday before the service is expected to get under way about 1.30pm.
Some 800 people are expected to attend, including actor Russell Crowe – Laws’ longtime neighbour – as well as singer-songwriter John Williamson, NSW Premier Chris Minns, and broadcasters Ben Fordham and Ray Hadley.
Shock jock Kyle Sandilands said he would not be attending nor watching online because “it’s too emotional”.
“It feels to me like I’ve lost a grandfather. I know that sounds bizarre, but he’s been in my life for a very long time. It’s very sad,” he said on-air.
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