Matt Bevan
Matt Bevan is an Australian podcast presenter and current affairs journalist.
He is currently the writer and presenter of the If You're Listening podcast series from ABC News.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Matt Bevan was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, son of ABC Radio presenter Paul Bevan.[2]
As a teenager he reported for ABC Newcastle on a radioactive incident[3] at Merewether High School, where he was a student.
Bevan was heavily involved in theatre in Newcastle prior to beginning his career as a journalist.[4]
He is 35 years old, and married with four children.[5]
Career in journalism[edit]
In 2010, he was employed by the ABC as a radio producer in Newcastle[4], before transferring to ABC Radio Sydney in 2012.
From 2016 to 2021 he was newsreader and reporter for RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly.[5][6]
If You're Listening podcast[edit]
In 2018 he developed, wrote and presented the podcast series Russia, If You're Listening,[6] focused on the Mueller Investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, cyberwarfare by Russia and the Russo-Ukrainian War.[7]
In 2019 the series explored in detail the meeting between Alexander Downer and George Papadopoulos which triggered the initial Crossfire Hurricane FBI investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign. Featuring interviews with both Downer and Papadopoulos, it was called the "most comprehensive exploration of the Downer-Papadopoulos meeting" by The Australian.[8]
The podcast was subsequently renamed America, If You're Listening, to focus on the Presidency of Donald Trump more broadly,[9] then China, If You're Listening, as it shifted focus to Australia-China relations, and Australia, If You're Listening, as it told the history of climate change policy in Australia.[10][11]
On the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, If You're Listening reported exclusively that Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke relied on raw evidence from a single diplomatic cable during a tearful speech on national television following the massacre.[12]
The report found that the cable was subsequently retracted by diplomats, and likely was based on information from the same unreliable source as the widely-cited[13][14][15] UK cable on the massacre, which was declassified in 2017.[12][16]
Recognition[edit]
If You're Listening was awarded best Political, Social & Cultural Affairs podcast at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards.[17]
In 2022, Bevan was named Australian Podcast Host or Presenter of the Year in the Radio Today Podcast Awards for his work on If You're Listening.[18][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Russia, why aren't you listening? Australian journalists wake up to sanctions but ABC's Matt Bevan left out". the Guardian. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Bevan, Scott (2018-12-15). "Familiar radio voice to sing new life tune". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Investigation begins into school radiation scare". ABC News. 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Longworth, Ken (2011-01-05). "Directing keeps a balance for Bevan". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "5 Minutes with Matt Bevan". influencing.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wells, Peter (2018-07-25). "The chaos of the Trump era could be a reality show, says podcaster Matt Bevan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ Wells, Peter (2019-10-16). "Dark material makes for a riveting podcast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Mitchell, Chris (2019-10-06). "Breathless attempts to nail Trump will rebound on partisan journalists". The Australian. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ Wells, Peter (2020-09-08). "ABC's presidential podcast moves past Russia in new season". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ "Matt Bevan launches new If You're Listening show". influencing.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ Varga, Remy (2022-04-23). "Podcasts 2022: What will this election mean for the future of coal in Australia". The Australian. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Previously classified diplomatic cable reveals what PM Bob Hawke thought he knew about the Tiananmen massacre". ABC News. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "At least 10,000 people died in Tiananmen Square massacre, secret British cable alleges". The Independent. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Tiananmen Square protest death toll 'was 10,000'". BBC News. 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Vavra, Shannon (2017-12-24). "Declassified cable estimates 10,000 killed at Tiananmen Square". Axios. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Donald, Alan Ewan. UK cable on Tiananmen Square Massacre. Search this book on
- ↑ "Australian Podcast Awards: 2019 winners". podnews.net. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ↑ "And the Podcast Awards WINNERS are…". Radio Today. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Connery, Tess; Gollasch, Grace (2022-08-25). "Podcast Week: Kicking goals with The Sport, The Imperfects, + more". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
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