Steve Cannane (born 1970) is a news journalist and current affairs reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He currently presents The Drum on ABC News 24 and is a reporter on Lateline.
He started as a reporter for radio Triple J's current affairs The Morning Show. In 2003, after Francis Leach left the station, Cannane took on the position of host of the show.
In 2004, he worked as a reporter, producer and presenter for Triple J's current affairs program Hack, which broadcast from 5:30pm on weekdays was completely music free and dedicated to news, current affairs and similar pieces of radio journalism and talkback.[1]
He won the 2006 Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing for his Hack stories on "Petrol Sniffing, Pill Testing and the Cost of War".[2]
Cannane also worked on triple j tv and ABC1's pop culture show Mondo Thingo with Amanda Keller and Robbie Buck.
He temporarily presented breakfast on ABC Radio National while the regular presenter pursued other projects.
In 2008, Cannane presented The Hack Half Hour on ABC2.
In 2009, he fronted the ABC1 documentary series Whatever - The Science of Teenagers and he also published a book First Tests: Great Australian Cricketers and the Backyards That Made Them.
In July 2010, Cannane was appointed presenter of ABC News 24's The Drum - a panel discussion program providing news and analysis on issues of the day.
He is also a reporter and fill in presenter on ABC1's late night news and current affairs program, Lateline and has appeared on Ten's The 7PM Project.
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