David James Koch, (pronounced Kosh), nicknamed Kochie (pronounced Kosh-ee), (born 7 March 1956) is an Australian television personality and financial commentator. He currently presents Seven Network's Sunrise morning program each weekday, as co-host with Melissa Doyle. Koch and Doyle also co-host another Seven Network production Where Are They Now. Koch hosts Australia's top-rated small business show, Kochie's Business Builders, which airs on Sundays on the Seven Network. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... FINANCIAL is the weekly English-language newspaper with offices in Tbilisi, Georgia and Kiev, Ukraine. ... The word commentator has many different meanings. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... FINANCIAL is the weekly English-language newspaper with offices in Tbilisi, Georgia and Kiev, Ukraine. ... The word commentator has many different meanings. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... For the British television program, see Sky News Sunrise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Where Are They Now is a television show that airs on Australias Seven Network. ...

Financial journalism

Koch founded Personal Investment magazine and My Business magazine, the largest-circulation small business magazine in Australia. He also provides business and financial commentary for several publications, including Pacific Magazines and AFR Investor. He was formerly associated with Palamedia, a media organisation devoted to business and financial news.

Koch was a director of the NSW Small Business Development Corporation for eight years after its inception in 1996. As a former business owner and operator and now director of Pinstripe Media Pty Ltd, David speaks regularly at corporate events about small business, finance and investment issues.

Recognition

Nominated for a Silver Logie in 2004 and 2005 for Best TV Presenter, Koch has helped Seven and Sunrise's ratings against the Nine Network's Today program. The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... Today is an Australian morning television program broadcast weekdays from 6am on the Nine Network. ...

Koch has written several practical books on family and business financial management; he has also published a book of jokes compiled from his daily joke segment on TV, this was parodied in an episode of the Chaser's War on Everything where reading jokes from "Kochie" was the only thing that got a laugh at a stand-up comedy club. In a survey conducted by Money Management newspaper, his peers recognised him as one of the 10 most influential people of all time in the financial services industry.^{[citation needed]}

"Kochie" as he is known, is frequently parodied on the television show Comedy Inc., played by Paul McCarthy. Reader's Digest listed him in the top 50 Most Trusted Australians.^{[citation needed]} Comedy Inc. ... Paul McCarthy is an Australian actor probably best known for starring in CrackerJack and in the sketch series Comedy Inc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 2007, readers of Banking and Finance Magazine voted Koch Australia's Best Finance Journalist while the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia presented him with the "Small Business Champion award" in recognition of his support of Australian small business.^{[citation needed]}

He was named 2007 Australian Father of the Year by the Australian Father's Day Council on 31 August, 2007.^[1] The Australian Father Of The Year award is an Australian award to honor the finest example of Australian fatherhood. ...

He appeared on Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2007 and he appeared on All Saints in 2004 as an Elvis impersonater. Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... All Saints is a popular medical drama on Australian television. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ...

Koch is a die hard supporter of Port Adelaide Power in the AFL. Port Adelaide Football Club logo Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, nicknamed The Power in the Australian Football League (AFL), and nicknamed The Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). ...

Criticism

Since leading Sunrise to ratings success over rival Nine Network program Today, Koch has become a frequent target for criticism from management and on-air talent from the rival network and from the ABC series Media Watch. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... This article is about the Australian television program. ...

In April 2006, Koch walked the Kokoda Track in remembrance of Anzac Day. He was accompanied by his son A.J.; his brother and nephew; fellow newsreader Natalie Barr's husband Andrew; politicians Joe Hockey and Kevin Rudd, and Rudd's son. Their journey was documented for Sunrise and finished with a televised Anzac Day service, during which Koch's group controversially wore t-shirts advertising a Seven News, which were prominently visible in the Sunrise program's broadcast. Koch strenuously denied any impropriety. For the World War II battle, see Kokoda Track campaign. ... Anzac Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Anzac Day is also a public holiday in the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and... Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is a journalist, newsreader and television presenter born in Bunbury, Western Australia. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Joseph Benedict Joe Hockey (born 2 August 1965), Australian politician, is the Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. ...

In May 2006, Koch and Sunrise program co-host Melissa Doyle were acquitted of contempt charges in a Melbourne Local Court. The charge arose after the name of a 14-year-old boy was published in a case in which the boy sought a guardianship order against his parents. The Seven Network and the show's producer were found guilty of the offence and convicted.^[2] For the British television program, see Sky News Sunrise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ...

On May 9, 2006, Koch covered the Beaconsfield mine rescue live from Beaconsfield when the trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb were rescued. Todd Russell was a fan of Sunrise, and had been sending messages to Koch while trapped through rescue workers.^[3] While being transported to the hospital, Koch claimed that Russell invited him into the ambulance.^[4] After Koch's claim was not able to be verified by the emergency workers in charge of the vehicle, the Nine Network later aired an advertisement showing Koch jumping into the ambulance, describing him as an "ambulance chaser".^[5] Koch later appeared on the ABC's The Glass House and talked about the incident, defending his actions. is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Beaconsfield The Beaconsfield mine collapse occurred on April 25, 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. ...

In an October 2007 column for The Sun-Herald, Koch plagiarised verbatim three lines from a column in The Sunday Telegraph. He stated to Media Watch: "... it has since been pointed out to me that these 3 sentences look as though they came from a similar story in another newspaper. While that was not obvious in the research brief it isn't an excuse and I take full responsibility for the mistake."^[6] The Sydney Morning Herald is one of the most prestigious and important newspapers in Australia, published daily in Sydney, the largest city in Australia. ... The Daily Telegraph is a tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation. ...

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References

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External links

• Sunrise on Seven
• Pinstripe Media Pty Ltd
• My Business TV - small business show
• David Koch's biography
• Interview on WHO.com with Mel and Kochie about their Cool the Globe campaign