The radio industry is mourning the loss of a legend.
Arnold Frolows, Triple J’s long-time music director, has died aged 74 after a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.
It is understood Frolows was diagnosed with the disease just a month before his death.
He died in a hospice in Mona Vale, north Sydney, with his partner Christine King at his side.
Frolows was a key figure in establishing the popular radio station in 1974.
He began his career as a research assistant in the Contemporary Radio Unit of the station, which was initially called Double J.
The radio industry is mourning the loss of a legend. Arnold Frolows (left), musical director of Triple J, has died aged 74 after a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.

Frolows was a key figure in establishing the popular radio station in 1974.
From 1981 he worked as a presenter and producer, including the hit Sunday night show, Ambience.
“Arnold joined Double J before it went on air – in fact he was one of its first employees,” said colleague Stuart Matchett in 2014. ABC reports.
‘He acquired a large part of the vinyl that made up the original music library. He programmed the music for many of Double J’s shows.’
He left Triple J in 2003, but continued to work for the ABC, before retiring from radio in 2014.
“I would say that if you’re still interested (in music) and your ears are still excited, it doesn’t matter how old you are,” he told Sydney Morning Herald At the moment.
‘Triple J is always ebbing and flowing with the currents of fashion and style.
“Questions like: ‘Are we playing too much metal and not enough Australian dance and hip hop music?’
Station boss Ron Moss praised Frolows for the incredible work he had done at ABC.
“Arnold has been a wonderful example to the rest of us of what is possible at work and that it is possible, even in a public service environment, to do something really interesting,” Webb said in 2014.
In 2005, Webb credited Frolows’ contributions with being a key part of Triple J’s rise.
In a talk with RadioInfo.
Frolows died just days before his 75th birthday and on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the release of the original Double J.