November 9, 2025 • 6 mins
Rest in Peace, John Laws.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
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Speaker 2 (00:14):
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Speaker 1 (00:18):
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
John Lewis passed away peacefully on Saturday. He had robust health.
He lived. He did have some troubles when he was young.
He got polio when he was young, and they didn't
he was going to make past his twenties really and
he lived to ninety. Yeah, he had lived a very
extraordinary life. John Lawsy, you grew up in born in
New Guinea and came to like if he are but
(00:43):
over in New Guinea and came over here and really
set the radio world on five. For any broadcaster, they
all know about John laws And I started. I knew
of him when I was a kid because he was
just you know, he was the only game in town.
But when I started in radio in nineteen ninety, we
used to have to play his show. So I was
(01:04):
over in Western Australia, so we'd have to record the
feed over in Western Australia because we're three hours behind,
and then we'd run at nine o'clock in the morning,
so he'd record it and replay it and replay it
and that's what I really really fell in love with
John Lewes as far as a broadcaster, because he just
had that ability and beautiful voye and the theater of
the mind as well. His voice was great, but he
(01:25):
understood the theory of the mind and he used to
sell off the show would start with the el presidentate theme.
You know, he knew the theater. He knew the theater.
He was like a matador coming out into the ring
and then you'd hear.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Hello world, this is John law.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
And he had his finger in so many pies when
you look at Lawsy like he'd advertised Valveleene.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
You know, when you go to work with Valveleine, so
do millions of other Australians.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He dabbled in poetry.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Our love was.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Once like a healthy tree that stretched the times out
like a new baby.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Who does it?
Speaker 1 (02:01):
He had album.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Albums he sung. He had trucking right, trucking albums. My
little boy.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That is standing and it's.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Not a bit of spoken word, is it? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Is that singing?
Speaker 2 (02:17):
One of the tracks he's done was You've let Yourself
Go True. And you know, I don't think we were
great mates because I don't know what he made of me.
I think he might have scared I think I scared
him a little bit. But we did hang out and
there'd be a couple of times. When my book came
out in twenty seventeen, I went for an interview with
(02:38):
him and it was quite of a hostile interview, but
it was. It went for half an hour, and my
agent later on she said, what the hell was that
all about? And I said, it was fun. It was
like a fun bit of band. You ambushed him, Well,
he just got the theater. I remember the first time
we spoke to him on our radio show. I think
this is probably about twenty twelve thereabouts.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
What are you blaming me for?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Well, and we lost you on the line. I thought,
oh my god, this is our big chance to talk
to you, and you're gone. I blamed you, John, because
you're the reason Jonesy got into radio.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yep?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm responsible to that.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
And I was talking to Kyle about this and Doug
Murray about John laws. I said, what's Lawsy? It's like
he hates you, and he goes, yeah, you don't know.
Kyle said the same thing. Sometimes I think that he
just hates me, but he didn't. He just had that.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
It was just him.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
It was just him. And we remember we did a
co lab with him and the dollies, so the dollies,
so I approached him. So the dollies and our little
dolls were in our TV had and we're going to
be hosting the Radio Awards Radio's Night of Nights, which
is sadly no longer the ACRA Awards. So the dollies
(03:52):
were sent out into the land to find the greatest
radio host and we were enrolled by none other than
John Laws.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Jonesy and Amanda.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
He'll see.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Now, go and find me the greatest ACRO hosts in
the land.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Wait, they've got to be good.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
They've got to each do not fail me.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I can keep your hero. I heard that, so explaining
that to him, and it came through it. It's on YouTube.
You can check it out. It's pretty cool. But I
think we really have to pay homage to Lawsy and
his callers. And if I said to you Pike's Nursery,
you would know this call. It's from a few years
ago now, but it's just pure laws.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Good morning, John, Good morning, ma'am.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
I wonder if you could help me now.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I heard if you are about before mentioning three different nurseries,
then what are you looking for? I'm not going I
want to man advice. Yes, Bonsai Bonzai, Yes, sweet, I'll
(05:03):
tell you what to do ring Pike's nurseries? What nurses Pikes?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Pikes?
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Yes, p y k e s I? What are my
men to deserve this?
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Would you spell that again for me? Hey?
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I A Did you try?
Speaker 1 (05:25):
No?
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Ma'am said no, I said p y y y s
p hy is in Yankee, k is in kilo, he
is in echo, s is in stupid Pikes, p y
k e s Pike's nurseries? That's Would you spell that
(05:46):
to me? Would you spell to me what you've got
written down?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Y I P.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
Will we try it again, ma'am? Okay, you ready? Now?
Speaker 1 (05:59):
You got your pencil handy okay?
Speaker 3 (06:02):
P no P.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
As in piddle? Why as in yank? Hey, I save
me from this p pe. You've got the p there,
that's right? Why?
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Why as in yankee? That's right? Okay?
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Then you have a K.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
I do.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Hey as in kill?
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yes I will? I will I throw myself right down
the microphone, choke you to death in a minute. That's
what I'm
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Getting appruciating Thank you, thank you, thank you John, thank
you absolutely above me.
My Heart podcasts here, more Gold one on one point
seven podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Playlists and listen live on the Free iHeart app.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
New Jersey and Amanda jam Nas.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
John Lewis passed away peacefully on Saturday. He had robust health.
He lived. He did have some troubles when he was young.
He got polio when he was young, and they didn't
he was going to make past his twenties really and
he lived to ninety. Yeah, he had lived a very
extraordinary life. John Lawsy, you grew up in born in
New Guinea and came to like if he are but
(00:43):
over in New Guinea and came over here and really
set the radio world on five. For any broadcaster, they
all know about John laws And I started. I knew
of him when I was a kid because he was
just you know, he was the only game in town.
But when I started in radio in nineteen ninety, we
used to have to play his show. So I was
(01:04):
over in Western Australia, so we'd have to record the
feed over in Western Australia because we're three hours behind,
and then we'd run at nine o'clock in the morning,
so he'd record it and replay it and replay it
and that's what I really really fell in love with
John Lewes as far as a broadcaster, because he just
had that ability and beautiful voye and the theater of
the mind as well. His voice was great, but he
(01:25):
understood the theory of the mind and he used to
sell off the show would start with the el presidentate theme.
You know, he knew the theater. He knew the theater.
He was like a matador coming out into the ring
and then you'd hear.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Hello world, this is John law.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
And he had his finger in so many pies when
you look at Lawsy like he'd advertised Valveleene.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
You know, when you go to work with Valveleine, so
do millions of other Australians.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He dabbled in poetry.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Our love was.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Once like a healthy tree that stretched the times out
like a new baby.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Who does it?
Speaker 1 (02:01):
He had album.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Albums he sung. He had trucking right, trucking albums. My
little boy.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That is standing and it's.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Not a bit of spoken word, is it? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Is that singing?
Speaker 2 (02:17):
One of the tracks he's done was You've let Yourself
Go True. And you know, I don't think we were
great mates because I don't know what he made of me.
I think he might have scared I think I scared
him a little bit. But we did hang out and
there'd be a couple of times. When my book came
out in twenty seventeen, I went for an interview with
(02:38):
him and it was quite of a hostile interview, but
it was. It went for half an hour, and my
agent later on she said, what the hell was that
all about? And I said, it was fun. It was
like a fun bit of band. You ambushed him, Well,
he just got the theater. I remember the first time
we spoke to him on our radio show. I think
this is probably about twenty twelve thereabouts.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
What are you blaming me for?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Well, and we lost you on the line. I thought,
oh my god, this is our big chance to talk
to you, and you're gone. I blamed you, John, because
you're the reason Jonesy got into radio.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yep?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm responsible to that.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
And I was talking to Kyle about this and Doug
Murray about John laws. I said, what's Lawsy? It's like
he hates you, and he goes, yeah, you don't know.
Kyle said the same thing. Sometimes I think that he
just hates me, but he didn't. He just had that.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
It was just him.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
It was just him. And we remember we did a
co lab with him and the dollies, so the dollies,
so I approached him. So the dollies and our little
dolls were in our TV had and we're going to
be hosting the Radio Awards Radio's Night of Nights, which
is sadly no longer the ACRA Awards. So the dollies
(03:52):
were sent out into the land to find the greatest
radio host and we were enrolled by none other than
John Laws.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Jonesy and Amanda.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
He'll see.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Now, go and find me the greatest ACRO hosts in
the land.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Wait, they've got to be good.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
They've got to each do not fail me.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I can keep your hero. I heard that, so explaining
that to him, and it came through it. It's on YouTube.
You can check it out. It's pretty cool. But I
think we really have to pay homage to Lawsy and
his callers. And if I said to you Pike's Nursery,
you would know this call. It's from a few years
ago now, but it's just pure laws.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Good morning, John, Good morning, ma'am.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
I wonder if you could help me now.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I heard if you are about before mentioning three different nurseries,
then what are you looking for? I'm not going I
want to man advice. Yes, Bonsai Bonzai, Yes, sweet, I'll
(05:03):
tell you what to do ring Pike's nurseries? What nurses Pikes?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Pikes?
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Yes, p y k e s I? What are my
men to deserve this?
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Would you spell that again for me? Hey?
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I A Did you try?
Speaker 1 (05:25):
No?
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Ma'am said no, I said p y y y s
p hy is in Yankee, k is in kilo, he
is in echo, s is in stupid Pikes, p y
k e s Pike's nurseries? That's Would you spell that
(05:46):
to me? Would you spell to me what you've got
written down?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Y I P.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
Will we try it again, ma'am? Okay, you ready? Now?
Speaker 1 (05:59):
You got your pencil handy okay?
Speaker 3 (06:02):
P no P.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
As in piddle? Why as in yank? Hey, I save
me from this p pe. You've got the p there,
that's right? Why?
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Why as in yankee? That's right? Okay?
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Then you have a K.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
I do.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Hey as in kill?
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yes I will? I will I throw myself right down
the microphone, choke you to death in a minute. That's
what I'm
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Getting appruciating Thank you, thank you, thank you John, thank
you absolutely above me.
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