Laws has announced his retirement for the second time after 13 years at radio network 2SM.
Talkback radio veteran John Laws has announced his retirement for the second time, following a 13-year stint at radio network 2SM.show on Tuesday that he will retire on November 8, saying it is “time for a rest” in response to a message from a listener.Responding to listener Paul’s message about their own retirement and their love of listening to Laws, the broadcaster nonchalantly said, “cheers Paul, well you’re not going to be hearing it for long”.
“First week of November it’ll be 71 years since I started on radio. So I think, you know, I don’t want to be greedy. I’ve had 71 fantastic years, fantastic years. I had a really, really good time and loved, you know, most of it. Laws said he still feels young and healthy, but that this time his retirement is final, unlike his previous decision in 2007. He returned to radio four years later.
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