Face of Nation : Faine, 63, insists he’s not retiring but hasn’t revealed details about his future. His Friday finale will be a live show from Melbourne Town Hall with a capacity audience drawn from a ballot.
One of Faine’s final studio interviews on Thursday was with former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten. “I, like many people, are going to miss you,” Mr Shorten told Faine. “There’s plenty of people going ‘thank goodness’,” the presenter quipped in reply.
Formerly a lawyer, Faine joined the ABC in 1989 to produce and present Radio National’s Law Report, before moving on to 3LO and stints on ABC TV’s Investigators, First Edition and Wise UP.
He’s been on 774 ABC Melbourne since 1997 with recent listener numbers of about 350,000. Former News Breakfast presenter Virginia Trioli is scheduled to take over from Faine on Monday.
