ABC Radio Adelaide has announced Rory McClaren as the host of ABC Radio Adelaide Mornings in 2025. Rory will take on the role following the announcement that long time presenter David Bevan will retire at the end of the year.

“I’m thrilled to have been trusted to take over the Mornings program from David Bevan. Rory said “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.”

Rory joined the ABC in 2021 and is the state political reporter with ABC News South Australia.

He has covered politics full time at state and federal level since 2015, including stints in Canberra.

No stranger to ABC Radio Adelaide audiences, Rory has been a regular contributor to ABC Radio Adelaide’s landmark “Spin Cycle” program which examines SA politics on Friday morning.

Before he joined the ABC, Rory worked across a variety of commercial broadcast and print media organisations.

Rory is also the President of the South Australia Press Club.