The Australian radio industry has lost one of its true talents with news of the passing of Vic Davies. He was 55-years old.
Davies, well known through 2SM and Triple M in Sydney as one-half of Club Veg and various stations across Australia, died on Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm after a short battle with cancer.Vic Davies was diagnosed with lung cancer just five months ago.
Publicist Rina Ferris was one of Vic’s closest friends and had the hard task of announcing the Vic’s passing.
“It is with overwhelming sorrow that I have to announce that Vic Davies passed away on Saturday, 7 November at 1.30pm after a short, courageous battle with cancer,” she said in a statement.
“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”.
“Vic is survived by his beautiful wife, Jodie; his children, Harmony, Carrie, Rick and Jamie; and his grandchildren, Domenic, Jaxson, Thomas and Mia”.
“Rest in peace, my friend”.
“7 June 1954 to 7 November 2009”
Rina was not only a close friend of Vic’s, for many years his wife Jodie was her business partner in her company Ferris Davies PRM.
She said Vic went into a coma on Tuesday and never came back. His family was by his side when he died.
Details of Vic’s funeral will be announced in the next day.
With thanks to Rina Ferris, here is a document of Vic's successful career:
Vic’s awesome reputation precedes him as the clever and witty co-host of
Sydney’s highly successful Club Veg radio show. Firstly with Triple J, then
2SM, 2MMM, 96FM Perth and another 5 year stint at Sydney’s 2MMM.
Vic’s work earned the program many awards including a number of B&T awards,
Rawards and the prestigious New York Radio Festival Award for Best Comedy
Team.
For just on 20 years his wonderfully skewed musical parodies have been seen
and heard all around the country - at various stages being featured
regularly on ABC’s 7:30 Report, Channel 9’s 1991 Logie Awards, Graham
Kennedy’s Newsnight, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes, as well as Channel 7’s
Clive Robertson’s Newsworld and Today Tonight. The clip of his first single
“The Yuppie Rap” from the 1992 album “Members and Guests & Things” is still
being featured on video shows around the country.
His work with Mike Carlton on the Mike Carlton Breakfast Show on Sydney’s
Mix 106.5 in the mid-90’s garnered him more awards including more
international recognition from the New York Radio Festival: Best Feature
Presentation for his hysterical parody on the life of The Beatles in “The
Lost Beatles Demo Tapes”
He co-hosted Channel 7’s 11AM music segments during 1999 and 2000, and MC’d
numerous live concert events including the popular High School dance
spectaculars, the Rock Eisteddfod series during the 90’s.
The Club Veg Album “We Suck”, as well as raising a truckload of money for
the Royal Randwick Children’s Hospital, was nominated for an ARIA Award in
2001. Over the last 2 years on air his radio program raised over $100,000
for the Children’s Hospital.
Since Club Veg disbanded in late 2002 Vic has devoted the time to a
recording career. The result is his first album of cheeky children's
songs, ‘Sik Vic's Naughty Songs For Naughty Kids’, a collection of cute,
mischievous, sparkling songs aimed at “5 years and up and onwards!”
VIC DAVIES IN A NUTSHELL
1984 to 1987 - Triple J (took weekend shift to No. 1 within 6 months)
1987 to 1989 - 2SM (started in nights went to No.1 and did the same for
Breakfast - also had the highest rating share recorded in Nights)
1989 to 1993 - 2MMM (started in nights and within the first two surveys
jumped 7 points - took over breakfast after Doug Mulray, increasing the
breakfast share by 3 points over 12 months)
1993 to 1994 -96.1/ Triple M Perth (increased breakfast share by 3 points
over 12 months)
1995 - 1998 : Worked with Mike Carlton on the award-winning Mix 106.5
Breakfast Show.
1998 to Nov 2002 - 2MMM (started doing mornings and out-rated John Laws
within 2 surveys - moved to drive where we took the shift to number 1 in
2003 as Sydney’s No. 2 FM drive program)
2002 to present Recorded 2 albums “Rugby Rockers” and “Sik Vic’s Naughty
Songs for Naughty Kids”. Currently performing live concerts as well as doing
radio comedy spots for John Laws at 2UE. Sammy and Jason on MIX 106.5FM,
96.1FM PERTH Breakfast Show as well as radio and TV voiceover work and
singing for, voicing, and producing “Australia’s Greatest Bloopers” and
Stupid Behaviour Caught On Tape” specials for Channel 7.
Vic Davies has been at the forefront of Australian radio comedy for 20 years
with his massive success on the legendary Club Veg and his work with Mike
Carlton, John Laws and other radio luminaries.
His love of fishing brought him to the Central Coast in 2003 in search of
his “Holy Grail” - the perfect Flathead.
Confused and luckless, he worked at Star 1045 studios in 2005 till 2007.
