ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’

Long-time ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler has announced his retirement after three decades with the public broadcaster. He plans to step down in December to spend more time with his family.
Why it matters
Kohler is a prominent figure in Australian media, known for simplifying complex economic issues for the general public.
Alan Kohler has announced he will retired from the ABC after more than three decades. Photograph: ABC Alan Kohler has announced he will retired from the ABC after more than three decades. Photograph: ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’ The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren
Prefer the Guardian on Google Financial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bulletin, will retire in December after three decades as the public broadcaster’s highly-respected financial guru.
Now 74, Kohler has been presenting finance, complete with idiosyncratic graphs, on the ABC for almost a quarter of a century, signing off each evening since 2002 with the catchphrase: “And that’s finance”.
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