David ‘Kochie’ Koch quits Sunrise after two decades

May 29, 2023 8:40

David ‘Kochie’ Koch is set to leave Seven’s breakfast program Sunrise after 21 years in the job.

As the longest-serving breakfast television host in Australian history, Koch will step away from the top-rating show in two weeks.

David ‘Kochie’ Koch is leaving Sunrise after 21 years

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.

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Peter M 29 May 23

Kochie was a great and engaging host on 2GB talkback breakfast radio and successfully transferred and expanded those skills and that experience, virtually to create talkback television. Quite a spectrum from starting in print, finance journalism.

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