Who was Doug Mulray and how did he die?
VETERAN radio presenter Doug Mulray has died at the age of 71.
Mulray died on March 30, 2023 at a hospital in Sydney, Australia after reportedly battling a chronic illness for several months.
Who was Doug Mulray and what is he famous for?
Born on December 1, 1951, Doug Mulray had a lengthy career spanning both radio and TV.
He began his broadcasting career at 2AD in Armidale, Australia, after doing a broadcasting course.
He then secured a role with Central Coast station 2GO Gosford.
In the mid-1970s, Mulray worked on 3AW Melbourne with “Mulray & The Man”.
Several years later, he took a job in Sydney with ABC’s rock station Triple J, where he built his following.
In 1982, he joined Triple M, which he helped launch.
Mulray also worked for a brief period on 2SM with before moving to Sydney radio station 2WS.
He eventually left that station in July 1999.
In 2014, industry analyst Radio Today rated his breakfast show as the third best Australian metro FM breakfast show of all time.
In TV, Mulray featured on Australian TV shows such as Beauty and the Beast.
In 1992, he hosted the infamous Australia’s Naughtiest Home Videos.
The show’s only episode pulled by Nine Network owner Kerry Packer after 34 minutes.
Mulray was fired and banned from the Nine Network as a result.
He was also the host of Mulray, which ran briefly in the early 1990s on the Seven Network.
Was Doug Mulray married and does he have children?
Mulray was married to Lizzie Muir.
The couple had twins named Thomas Read and Rosemary Kay.
How did Doug Mulray die?
Mulray reportedly died in intensive care in hospital in Sydney.
But his cause of death not been released.
Radio 2GB in Sydney said he “hadn’t been well for a while”.
He was also admitted to hospital in December suffering from a chronic illness, according to reports.