Radio legend Philip Brady dead at 85 after secret cancer battle - one week after announcing his retirement from 3AW Australian radio star Philip Brady died in Melbourne on Tuesday aged 85 after a secret cancer battle.
The veteran presenter's death came just one week after he announced his retirement from 3AW talkback radio, after 30 years with the network.
Brady was diagnosed with terminal cancer on December 5 and resigned from his position at 3AW exactly two months later.
Australian radio star Philip Brady died in Melbourne on Tuesday aged 85 after a secret cancer battle.
Brady was one of the most recognisable faces of Melbourne talkback radio in the '60s and '70s, as the host of several popular programs on 3AK.