Kochie signs off: Breakfast TV shake-up as Sunrise host David Koch takes ‘extended leave’ and Matt Shirvington steps up to replace him
Sunrise co-anchor David ‘Kochie’ Koch is taking extended leave so he can attend his daughter’s wedding in London.
The father of four, 66, who has hosted Channel Seven’s breakfast show since 2002, will be off work for about three weeks.
He announced his temporary exit in the closing moments of Thursday’s broadcast.
Sunrise co-anchor David ‘Kochie’ Koch (centre right) is taking extended leave so he can attend his daughter’s wedding in London. The father of four, 66, will be off work for about three weeks
Koch, who just weeks ago was forced to leave work early due to a bout of laryngitis, said he was looking forward to walking his daughter Georgie down the aisle.
But he admitted he was slightly nervous because he hadn’t yet met the family of his future son-in-law Alex Merkel.
‘We’re all sharing a house with him and his parents for a week before the wedding and we’ve never met them,’ he said.
Koch said he was looking forward to walking his daughter Georgie (left) down the aisle at her wedding to Alex Merkel (right). The couple, who live in London, got engaged last September
‘It’ll either be Father of the Bride or Nightmare on Elm Street,’ he joked.
Alex and Georgie, who live in London, got engaged in September last year.
Koch’s temporary replacement on Sunrise is Olympian-turned-sportscaster Matt Shirvington, who appears to now be his regular fill-in.
Koch’s temporary replacement on Sunrise is Olympian-turned-sportscaster Matt Shirvington (right, with Natalie Barr), who appears to now be his regular fill-in
In the past, Weekend Sunrise co-anchor Matt Doran was typically the go-to stand-in for Koch whenever he took time off.
But Doran seems to have fallen out of favour with Seven executives since his infamous botched interview with Adele that resulted in a blitz of negative headlines.
Koch will be back on the Sunrise desk with Natalie Barr in the middle of next month.
In the past, Weekend Sunrise co-anchor Matt Doran (right) was typically the go-to stand-in for Koch whenever he took time off. However, Doran seems to have fallen out of favour since his infamous botched interview with Adele that resulted in a blitz of negative headlines
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