Rory McClaren will replace David Bevan as host of ABC Radio Adelaide Mornings in 2025 when Bevan retires at the end of this year.
Rory said:
“I’m thrilled to have been trusted to take over the Mornings program from David Bevan. It’s equal parts exciting and daunting to follow his lead. David has made an immense contribution to the state’s media industry over decades. He’s been a standard setter.
I’ll seek to build on his work, and of those who have gone before him, when I start in the Mornings chair. I firmly believe local voices and stories matter. Local audiences matter, and they will be my priorities.” Listen here.
Rory has been with the ABC since 2021 as state political reporter for ABC News South Australia and a regular contributor to ABC Radio Adelaide’s Spin Cycle political program on a Friday morning. He is also the President of the South Australia Press Club.
ABC Radio Adelaide Manager Graeme Bennett said:
“We are delighted to have Rory as part of the ABC Radio Adelaide team. Rory’s great strengths in political and news coverage across broadcast and online mediums are complemented by his passion for the community he serves.
He is an incredible, fresh talent who has already laid the foundations of connection with our audience and he is natural fit for our long established role in holding those in power accountable and reflecting the life of our city.”
Rory begins on mornings in January 2025.