Alan Kohler signs off after 31 years at the ABC
Finance presenter Alan Kohler left the ABC tonight after a 31-year career covering business news.
Alan Kohler presented his last finance segment at the ABC's Melbourne studios tonight. Kohler is ending a 31-year career covering Australian business and economics.
Kohler joined the ABC in 1995. Before that he worked at The Australian, The Age, and the Australian Financial Review.
He became editor there at 32. His work was known for explaining complex stories in plain language.
Other journalists often buried the news in jargon. Kohler is not retiring.
He is moving away from the structured newsroom to work independently from home. He believes journalism is shifting.
More individuals are now delivering their own content. Traditional media is losing advertising revenue.
The industry faces ongoing challenges. But Kohler remains hopeful about the future.
He says artificial intelligence could make human journalism more valuable.
- 31
- Years at ABC
- 1995
- Joined ABC
- 32
- Editor age
- 24
- Years as business presenter
Why it mattersOne of Australia's most respected business journalists is leaving. This shows another shift in how traditional broadcast media is changing.
AustraliaAustralian viewers who rely on ABC News for business reporting will lose Kohler's distinctive voice, though he plans to continue producing finance content independently.
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