Sydney radio personality Vic Davies, who co-hosted the long-running Club Veg show, has died after a short battle with lung cancer.
Davies, 55, passed away at 1.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, five months after being diagnosed with the disease.
He is best known for presenting the comedy music show, Club Veg, along with Mal Lees, which ran for 15 years on various radio stations in NSW.
The segment featured song parodies and comic sketches, most of which were written by Davies.
He got his big break while working as a copywriter for radio ads, landing a gig on the ABC's youth station Triple J in 1984.
He and Lees moved to 2SM in 1987, and were poached by Triple M in 1989.
The station dropped the iconic show in 2002.
His family and a close friend, Rina Ferris, issued a statement on Sunday announcing his death.
"Vic was loved by many and we were honoured to call him our friend. We will always miss him and he will remain in our hearts forever," the statement said.
Stuart Matchett, who worked with Davies in the mid 1980s, remembered him as a humble star with an incredible talent for writing comedy.
"They were so popular because Club Veg was really funny, and the reason why it was really funny was because of Vic," he told AAP.
"He was incredibly fast at doing the parodies and recording multiple vocals.
"He was such a nice guy, everyone liked him."
Davies is survived by his wife, Jodie, his children, Harmony, Carrie, Rick and Jamie, and grandchildren Domenic, Jaxson, Thomas and Mia.
