ABC finance guru Alan Kohler announces retirement

September 30, 2026 — 11:14amABC finance presenter Alan Kohler has announced his retirement after 31 years at the national broadcaster.Kohler joined the ABC in 1995, following stints as the editor of The Australian Financial Review and The Age, a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald (all three mastheads owned by Nine) and, more recently, penning columns for The Australian and The New Daily.Alan Kohler is retiring.Oscar ColmanIn a statement published on the ABC website, Kohler said he had “always” loved the ABC, “even more so after I joined it”.“I find it very hard to imagine this wonderful place not being part of my life, but I’m 74 and it’s time to spend more time with my family, including the six grandchildren,” he said.Kohler first joined the ABC as The 7.30 Report’s business and economics correspondent then in 2002 became the 7pm news finance presenter, famed for his dry humour, inventive use of graphics and his “and that’s finance” sign-off.More to comeChris Hook is Culture News Editor Sydney for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.From our partners