After a career spanning almost 40 years, ABC Radio Adelaide Mornings presenter David Bevan has announced he will leave the ABC at the end of the year.
For over two decades David Bevan has presented ABC Radio Adelaide’s front page, the all-important 8:30 to 9am segment as part of the Breakfast program before hosting Mornings from 9am, teasing out the daily issues affecting South Australians.
David Bevan began his career with the ABC in 1986 as a cadet with ABC Radio News.
After a brief stint with the Adelaide Advertiser, he returned to the ABC in 1993 where he has remained since.
David originally held roles for ABC TV and ABC News covering state politics including as the ABC’s State Political Reporter.
His 1994 book A Case to Answer, chronicled the extraordinary arrest and trial in Adelaide of Ivan Polyukhovich, accused of Nazi War Crimes in Ukraine.
In 2000 he began producing 891 ABC Radio Adelaide Drive and co-hosted Mornings with Philip Satchell in 2001.
In 2002 he was joined by Matthew Abraham on Mornings before they took over Breakfast in 2011. Their Breakfast program dominated the Adelaide Breakfast market for six years.
David has hosted Mornings on his own since 2017.
Reflecting on his long career, David said: “It’s been a privilege to work with the ABC’s most successful radio station.”
“People in Adelaide might not realise it, but, 891 is more embedded in the life of this city than any other ABC radio station in any capital city.”
“I will be forever grateful to ABC management, my colleagues and our audience.”
David lists reporting on the toppling of first-term Premier Dean Brown in a late-night party coup and the September 11 attacks as memorable moments.
He said “I’ll never forget the phone call from my manager Graeme Bennett at 4am after the September 11 attacks. “He said, David, I think you’ll need to be in early, some aircraft have flown into the World Trade Centre in New York.”
Bennett said: “David has built a unique and enduring legacy with ABC Radio Adelaide audiences.
“His fearless interviewing and unrivalled analysis of South Australian politics has been a hallmark of what we strive to bring our listeners every day. No doubt those audiences will be disappointed by this news, but can be reassured that what David has worked so hard to create will remain a central theme of our coverage of SA politics in the years ahead.”
Announcements about ABC Radio Adelaide line ups will be made in the coming days.