Background
Bevan grew up near Merewether in Newcastle.
Bevan grew up near Merewether in Newcastle.
In 1984 Bevan joined The Newcastle Herald as a cadet journalist. He later worked in commercial radio as a news presenter. After a fifteen-month stint in Japan he joined the Nine Network in 1989 as a reporter.
He spent time in Perth working for Nine News.
Bevan moved to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2005, working initially as reporter for the 7.30 Report and a presenter on American Broadcasting Company Local Radio. In 2008 he was posted to Moscow as a correspondent for American Broadcasting Company Television.
In 2010, Bevan returned to Australia to become a presenter on American Broadcasting Company News 24. In January 2016, Bevan resigned from the American Broadcasting Company to start a music career.