Jon Faine

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Jon Faine is a radio personality and host of the morning program on 774 ABC Melbourne, Australia.

Faine was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and immigrated to Sydney, Australia, with his parents at a young age. Later they moved to Melbourne, where he attended Melbourne High School.

In the late 1970s early 1980s, Jon Faine studied Law at Monash University, Clayton campus. Faine began his professional career practising as a solicitor in various Melbourne law firms, also combining work with his love for cars as a motoring reporter for a lawyers' magazine. In 1989, he began working in radio, producing and hosting "The Law Report" on ABC Radio National. Since that time he has worked on various ABC radio and television programs and from 1997 he has hosted ABC's local radio morning program from 8.30am to 12pm in Melbourne, including the Conversation Hour which is heard across Victoria from 11am.

Faine is known for his ability to vigorously debate and foster conversation on politics, law, arts or sports. His political views are known to be left leaning.^{[citation needed]} Enjoying high ratings peaking in September 2002, he was found to be Victoria's top talk-show host (AC Nielsen survey). In 2003 he received the ABC Local Radio 'Broadcaster of the Year' award. Jon has also worked on scripts for a number of TV and feature films and relaxes by working on old cars in his spare time.

[edit] External links

• Jon Faine profile from 774 ABC Melbourne
• 774 ABC Melbourne - Mornings

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