The discovery of a mysterious disease that claimed the life of the legendary broadcaster “Uncle Doug” Moulay, at the age of 71
Legendary radio host Doug Mulray has died of cirrhosis of the liver, a new report says.
The star known as “Uncle Doug” passed away at the age of 71 on Thursday, after suffering from a chronic illness for several months.
On Saturday, The Daily Telegraph claimed that sources close to the star had revealed that he had died of liver disease.
Cirrhosis is a type of liver damage in which healthy cells are replaced by scar tissue, and it is commonly caused by obesity, hepatitis B and C, alcoholism, or diabetes.
Molay died in intensive care at a Sydney hospital on Thursday night.
Legendary radio host Doug Mulray has died of cirrhosis of the liver, a new report says. Mulray’s last public appearance (center) was at a Triple M meeting at a Sydney hotel seven weeks before he was admitted to hospital last year.
His last public appearance was at a Triple M team meeting held at The Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay seven weeks before he was hospitalized in December last year.
One of the leading voices on Australian radio in the 1980s and 1990s, Mulray is best known for his time in Triple M, which he helped launch and in which he has spent most of his career.
It was a ratings winner in the highly competitive breakfast slot, with one radio industry icon calling it “the Kyle Sandilands of his time – maybe even better”.
It was said that the radio star was a recluse and battling poor health in his later years.
One of the leading voices on Australian radio in the 1980s and 1990s, Mulray is best known for his time in Triple M, which he helped launch and in which he has spent most of his career. Pictured in the 90s
Mulray was inducted into the Commercial Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2019
Mulray, who grew up in Dee Why, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, started his career at 2AD in Armidale and then moved on to 2GO Gosford on the Central Coast.
He rose to notoriety in Mulray and The Man in the mid-1970s on 3AW Melbourne before joining ABC station 2JJ before it was rebranded as Triple J.
He then left to join new commercial station Triple M in 1982, beginning the most successful and well-known chapter of his working life.
His post-Triple M career saw him co-host the 2SM drive slot with Peter FitzSimons. He also worked on Sydney station 2WS (now WSFM) until he left in 1999.
Mulray was inducted into the Commercial Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2019.
One of the leading voices on Australian radio in the 1980s, Mulray (seen in 2010) is best known for his time in Triple M, which he helped launch and has spent most of his career on.
