Doug Mulray

Tributes are flowing for veteran Sydney radio broadcaster Doug Mulray who has died, aged 71, radio station Triple M Sydney confirms.

For anyone in comedy, particularly going into radio, he was considered the biggest star in the firmament." "It is a terrible morning. I know my audience, that means ugly," he said. "He was the man, he was a legendary radio performer. He described Mulray as the "true original" adding "if the world is a glass of water — he is a Berocca". "He was radio royalty and an absolute legend," he said.

Legendary Aussie breakfast radio host Doug Mulray has died at the age of 71. “Uncle Doug” – as he was known to many of his longtime listeners – passed away in ...

Uncle Doug was amazingly talented and unbelievably funny, had me in fits of laughter that I didn’t want to turn off the car radio.— Mel Jelfs (@MelJelfs) Hanging with him was the best. He was more adorable, funnier, wiser & gentler in person. I wanted the privacy and I kind of distanced myself... It was kind of like a fantasy.” Mulray was inducted into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in 2019. In the early ’80s, Mulray was recruited to help launch the new Triple M, where he would stay for the majority of his career and attract huge ratings in the highly competitive breakfast slot. In the mid-70s, he moved to Melbourne to headline 3AW’s Mulray & The Man before landing a job at 2JJ (now Triple J) in the late 1970s in NSW. He told the gathering of radio veterans: “We were the right thing, at the right time, in the right place, with the right attitude.” Mulray also once described his days in the top slot at Triple M as “an astounding thing to be part of”. Mulray was best known for helping launch Triple M, where he went on to spend the bulk of his career, becoming an iconic voice on the radio landscape. “Uncle Doug” – as he was known to many of his longtime listeners – passed away in intensive care in a Sydney hospital on Thursday.

The broadcasting star had been admitted to hospital with a chronic illness late last year, reports say.

"I appreciate being remembered fondly by the industry. This move to Triple M would change the Sydney FM radio market forever. White said Mulray was a very private man and since his retirement deliberately kept out of the limelight for the past 20 years. In 2019 Mulray was inducted into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame, for his outstanding lifetime achievement and contribution to radio. He made several successful radio programs, but it was his love for the cut and thrust of breakfast radio that took him to the pinnacle of his career. "His irreverent breakfast show on Sydney's Triple M broke new territory in Australian radio in the 80s and 90s," White said.

RADIO legend and renowned car and motorsport enthusiast Doug Mulray has died at the age of 71. The Commercial Radio Hall of Famer and Sydney's Triple M ...

“You single-handedly, as far as I could see, put commercial FM radio on the map. “You broke the mould. It was a joy to be there.” Or, as he put it: “Well, when you’re ignorant of all detail it’s important that you do a few jokes!” “He instantly dubbed me ‘Neils on Wheels’ at a time where there were one million people listening to his and Andrew Denton’s show. Crompton and Mulray’s relationship had already been cemented through Triple M.

The Australian entertainment industry is today mourning a huge loss, with the death of Sydney radio legend Doug Mulray yesterday at the age of 71.

He was the man, he was a legendary radio performer. “I grew up in awe of him. “I never did it for the money. On his decision to step away from the mic two decades ago, Mulray said “I was pretty keen to get out. Melbourne radio presenter Gavin Miller is among the many to pay tribute. An absolute legend who was very supportive of me when we worked together at Triple M.”

Australian entertainer Doug Mulray has died aged 71. The ACRA Hall of Famer was reportedly battling a chronic illness. Nicknamed "Uncle Doug" ...

Affectionately called “Uncle Doug”, the radio legend was best known for hosting Triple M from 1982 through using his charisma and wit to draw in listeners.

“From the formative years of Triple M, and FM radio … the first ever to take a commercial FM radio station to number one against the then dominant AM radio.” Packer was advised of the show’s content while having dinner with friends and tuned in to see a boy pulling a kangaroo’s testicles. He signed off from shows with the catchphrase “cop you later”. He was then poached by Triple M in 1982. Mulray, during the peak of his career, played a crucial role for Triple M in 1982, two years after it launched.

Never just a one-man band, Mulray brought in the talents of fellow presenters, writers, and producers to complement his work.

Mulray described the award as “a great pleasure and a great privilege,” going on to thank the writers and producers who he had worked with throughout his career. His father, a lawyer, suggested he consider a career in broadcasting after playing the tapes that his son used to send home from his travels in lieu of letters to friends in radio advertising. His formative impact on breakfast radio and broadcast comedy still resounds what is heard on air today, making him one of the most respected and unforgettable voices in Australian radio.” Aimed at an adult audience, the show was a spinoff of Australia’s Funniest Home Videos, featuring racy and risque content that the producers were not able to use, due to the family-friendly nature of the program. It was Mulray who hired a young Andrew Denton as his head writer, dubbing him “Andrew the Boy Wonder From Indoor Cricket”. As Sydney’s breakfast presenter he grew the show from a ratings share of 2.6 per cent to an astonishing 18 per cent.

The airwaves at Sydney's Triple M Sydney were heavy with memories of a radio giant Doug Mulray as colleagues and fans recalled his career.

He was like a god on the FM train, he worked at the station and just dominated it. He was instrumental in changing the face of radio on Triple M and became a household name. He was the man, he was a legendary radio performer. For anyone in comedy, particularly going into radio, he was considered the biggest star in the firmament. He was radio royalty and an absolute legend. He gave a wonderfully humorous and generous speech, speaking highly of the ’social glue’ — people like past staffers Sue and TJ who organise such events like staff reunions.”